Cactus Flats vs Swift Trail Junction

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

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

Swift Trail Junction has the higher population (2,889 vs 1,550 in Cactus Flats). Cactus Flats has the higher median household income ($75,160 vs $58,105 in Swift Trail Junction). Cactus Flats has the higher median home value ($288,600 vs $184,000 in Swift Trail Junction).

Population, income & housing

	Cactus Flats	Swift Trail Junction
Population	1,550	2,889
Median age	42.4 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$75,160	$58,105
Median home value	$288,600	$184,000
Median gross rent	$233	$873
Housing units	638	840
Homeownership rate	86.2%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cactus Flats	Swift Trail Junction
Population	1,372 → 1,550 (+13.0%)	2,915 → 2,889 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$43,974 → $75,160 (+70.9%)	$54,632 → $58,105 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$164,500 → $288,600 (+75.4%)	$96,300 → $184,000 (+91.1%)
Median gross rent	$232 → $233 (+0.4%)	$902 → $873 (-3.2%)

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

Swift Trail Junction

Population

2,9152,889

Median household income

$54,632$58,105

Median home value

$96,300$184,000

Median gross rent

$902$873

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cactus Flats	Swift Trail Junction
Under 5	11.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	19.5%	14.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.5%	18.8%
35 to 44	17.2%	20.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	10.8%
65 to 74	7.2%	8.0%
75 and over	5.0%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cactus Flats	Swift Trail Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	51.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	38.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cactus Flats	Swift Trail Junction
No high school diploma	6.4%	27.3%
High school graduate	39.6%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	50.9%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cactus Flats	Swift Trail Junction
Drove alone	97.2%	72.0%
Carpooled	2.8%	26.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cactus Flats	Swift Trail Junction
1-unit, detached	60.5%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	37.5%	32.6%

Poverty & households

	Cactus Flats	Swift Trail Junction
Poverty rate	8.7%	18.8%
Average household size	2.67	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1995	2000