San Carlos vs Tonto Basin

A side-by-side comparison of San Carlos and Tonto Basin: population, income, housing, and more.

San Carlos and Tonto Basin are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Carlos has the higher population (4,769 vs 1,593 in Tonto Basin). Tonto Basin has the higher median household income ($50,871 vs $50,814 in San Carlos). Tonto Basin has the higher median home value ($253,400 vs $67,700 in San Carlos).

Population, income & housing

	San Carlos	Tonto Basin
Population	4,769	1,593
Median age	28.4 yrs	70.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,814	$50,871
Median home value	$67,700	$253,400
Median gross rent	$397	—
Housing units	1,280	1,285
Homeownership rate	57.1%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	18.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Carlos	Tonto Basin
Population	4,451 → 4,769 (+7.1%)	1,685 → 1,593 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$23,750 → $50,814 (+114.0%)	$42,215 → $50,871 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$33,400 → $67,700 (+102.7%)	$131,100 → $253,400 (+93.3%)
Median gross rent	$388 → $397 (+2.3%)	$550 → $795 (+44.5%)

San Carlos

Population

4,4514,769

Median household income

$23,750$50,814

Median home value

$33,400$67,700

Median gross rent

$388$397

Tonto Basin

Population

1,6851,593

Median household income

$42,215$50,871

Median home value

$131,100$253,400

Median gross rent

$550$795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Carlos	Tonto Basin
Under 5	7.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	23.8%	4.8%
18 to 24	12.7%	2.0%
25 to 34	17.9%	3.6%
35 to 44	13.3%	2.0%
45 to 54	8.0%	18.6%
55 to 64	9.2%	5.7%
65 to 74	6.2%	30.6%
75 and over	1.7%	30.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Carlos	Tonto Basin
White (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	90.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	64.5%	1.6%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	32.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Carlos	Tonto Basin
No high school diploma	14.8%	15.2%
High school graduate	51.2%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	1.6%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Carlos	Tonto Basin
Drove alone	62.5%	58.4%
Carpooled	31.2%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	29.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Carlos	Tonto Basin
1-unit, detached	84.0%	38.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	57.8%

Poverty & households

	San Carlos	Tonto Basin
Poverty rate	44.2%	18.0%
Average household size	4.05	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1989	1999