Cactus Flats vs Safford

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

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

Safford has the higher population (10,217 vs 1,550 in Cactus Flats). Cactus Flats has the higher median household income ($75,160 vs $65,727 in Safford). Cactus Flats has the higher median home value ($288,600 vs $191,600 in Safford).

Population, income & housing

	Cactus Flats	Safford
Population	1,550	10,217
Median age	42.4 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$75,160	$65,727
Median home value	$288,600	$191,600
Median gross rent	$233	$976
Housing units	638	4,132
Homeownership rate	86.2%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cactus Flats	Safford
Population	1,372 → 1,550 (+13.0%)	9,749 → 10,217 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$43,974 → $75,160 (+70.9%)	$50,255 → $65,727 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$164,500 → $288,600 (+75.4%)	$150,700 → $191,600 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	$232 → $233 (+0.4%)	$713 → $976 (+36.9%)

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

Safford

Population

9,74910,217

Median household income

$50,255$65,727

Median home value

$150,700$191,600

Median gross rent

$713$976

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cactus Flats	Safford
Under 5	11.5%	7.1%
5 to 17	19.5%	19.8%
18 to 24	5.0%	13.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	15.3%
35 to 44	17.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	8.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	9.3%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.9%
75 and over	5.0%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cactus Flats	Safford
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	50.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	46.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cactus Flats	Safford
No high school diploma	6.4%	12.3%
High school graduate	39.6%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	50.9%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cactus Flats	Safford
Drove alone	97.2%	81.3%
Carpooled	2.8%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cactus Flats	Safford
1-unit, detached	60.5%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	37.5%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Cactus Flats	Safford
Poverty rate	8.7%	13.3%
Average household size	2.67	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1995	1978