Oak Creek Canyon vs Tonalea

A side-by-side comparison of Oak Creek Canyon and Tonalea: population, income, housing, and more.

Oak Creek Canyon and Tonalea are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oak Creek Canyon has the higher population (321 vs 275 in Tonalea). Oak Creek Canyon has the higher median household income ($37,330 vs $34,044 in Tonalea). Since 2019, Oak Creek Canyon's population has grown faster (+8.8% vs -14.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tonalea
Population	321	275
Median age	67.8 yrs	21.9 yrs
Median household income	$37,330	$34,044
Median home value	$326,900	—
Median gross rent	$1,292	$940
Housing units	427	105
Homeownership rate	74.7%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tonalea
Population	295 → 321 (+8.8%)	320 → 275 (-14.1%)
Median household income	$24,420 → $37,330 (+52.9%)	$26,250 → $34,044 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$456,500 → $326,900 (-28.4%)	$71,100 → $9,999 (-85.9%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $1,292 (+76.7%)	$856 → $940 (+9.8%)

Oak Creek Canyon

Population

295321

Median household income

$24,420$37,330

Median home value

$456,500$326,900

Median gross rent

$731$1,292

Tonalea

Population

320275

Median household income

$26,250$34,044

Median home value

$71,100$9,999

Median gross rent

$856$940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tonalea
Under 5	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	5.9%	31.6%
18 to 24	3.4%	13.1%
25 to 34	9.3%	8.7%
35 to 44	3.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	5.3%	10.5%
55 to 64	17.8%	8.7%
65 to 74	31.8%	3.3%
75 and over	23.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tonalea
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	100.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tonalea
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.9%
High school graduate	21.6%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	51.9%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tonalea
Drove alone	51.9%	60.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.9%	22.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.8%	16.7%
Other means	9.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tonalea
1-unit, detached	34.0%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45.9%	23.8%

Poverty & households

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tonalea
Poverty rate	23.2%	57.1%
Average household size	1.43	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	11	16
Median year structure built	1982	1987