Cactus Flats vs Central

A side-by-side comparison of Cactus Flats and Central: population, income, housing, and more.

Cactus Flats and Central are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cactus Flats has the higher population (1,550 vs 273 in Central). Central has the higher median household income ($94,478 vs $75,160 in Cactus Flats). Central has the higher median home value ($422,900 vs $288,600 in Cactus Flats).

Population, income & housing

	Cactus Flats	Central
Population	1,550	273
Median age	42.4 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$75,160	$94,478
Median home value	$288,600	$422,900
Median gross rent	$233	—
Housing units	638	150
Homeownership rate	86.2%	55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	77.9%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cactus Flats	Central
Population	1,372 → 1,550 (+13.0%)	323 → 273 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$43,974 → $75,160 (+70.9%)	$76,354 → $94,478 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$164,500 → $288,600 (+75.4%)	$191,300 → $422,900 (+121.1%)
Median gross rent	$232 → $233 (+0.4%)	$1,054 → $1,703 (+61.6%)

Cactus Flats

Population

1,3721,550

Median household income

$43,974$75,160

Median home value

$164,500$288,600

Median gross rent

$232$233

Central

Population

323273

Median household income

$76,354$94,478

Median home value

$191,300$422,900

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,703

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cactus Flats	Central
Under 5	11.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.5%	19.4%
18 to 24	5.0%	2.6%
25 to 34	10.5%	24.5%
35 to 44	17.2%	1.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	22.3%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.3%
65 to 74	7.2%	15.0%
75 and over	5.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cactus Flats	Central
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	75.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	24.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cactus Flats	Central
No high school diploma	6.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.6%	6.6%
Some college or associate's	50.9%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	52.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	25.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cactus Flats	Central
Drove alone	97.2%	77.7%
Carpooled	2.8%	22.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cactus Flats	Central
1-unit, detached	60.5%	55.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	44.7%
Mobile home & other	37.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cactus Flats	Central
Poverty rate	8.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.67	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	21	31
Median year structure built	1995	1976