Pima vs Safford

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

Pima 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 2,910 in Pima). Pima has the higher median household income ($97,238 vs $65,727 in Safford). Pima has the higher median home value ($261,700 vs $191,600 in Safford).

Population, income & housing

	Pima	Safford
Population	2,910	10,217
Median age	35.0 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$97,238	$65,727
Median home value	$261,700	$191,600
Median gross rent	$1,047	$976
Housing units	1,174	4,132
Homeownership rate	68.4%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pima	Safford
Population	2,513 → 2,910 (+15.8%)	9,749 → 10,217 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $97,238 (+110.2%)	$50,255 → $65,727 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$138,300 → $261,700 (+89.2%)	$150,700 → $191,600 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	$963 → $1,047 (+8.7%)	$713 → $976 (+36.9%)

Pima

Population

2,5132,910

Median household income

$46,250$97,238

Median home value

$138,300$261,700

Median gross rent

$963$1,047

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)

	Pima	Safford
Under 5	4.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	21.3%	19.8%
18 to 24	15.1%	13.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	15.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	16.2%	8.5%
55 to 64	8.2%	9.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	7.9%
75 and over	5.3%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pima	Safford
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	50.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	15.9%	46.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pima	Safford
No high school diploma	9.2%	12.3%
High school graduate	26.0%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	46.9%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pima	Safford
Drove alone	74.7%	81.3%
Carpooled	21.1%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.2%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pima	Safford
1-unit, detached	66.0%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Pima	Safford
Poverty rate	5.2%	13.3%
Average household size	2.88	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1985	1978