Clifton vs Morenci

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton and Morenci: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clifton has the higher population (3,845 vs 1,514 in Morenci). Clifton has the higher median household income ($84,457 vs $79,800 in Morenci). Since 2019, Clifton's population has grown faster (+3.8% vs -3.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Morenci
Population	3,845	1,514
Median age	24.9 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$84,457	$79,800
Median home value	$66,000	—
Median gross rent	$592	$554
Housing units	1,419	910
Homeownership rate	40.2%	4.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Morenci
Population	3,703 → 3,845 (+3.8%)	1,576 → 1,514 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$69,472 → $84,457 (+21.6%)	$66,184 → $79,800 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$48,500 → $66,000 (+36.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$465 → $592 (+27.3%)	$436 → $554 (+27.1%)

Clifton

Population

3,7033,845

Median household income

$69,472$84,457

Median home value

$48,500$66,000

Median gross rent

$465$592

Morenci

Population

1,5761,514

Median household income

$66,184$79,800

Median gross rent

$436$554

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Morenci
Under 5	10.1%	7.2%
5 to 17	30.5%	7.6%
18 to 24	9.7%	14.1%
25 to 34	13.4%	20.1%
35 to 44	21.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	4.2%	21.0%
55 to 64	6.3%	15.5%
65 to 74	2.7%	0.7%
75 and over	2.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Morenci
White (non-Hispanic)	37.2%	46.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.2%	2.2%
Asian	0.0%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	54.6%	40.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Morenci
No high school diploma	13.2%	9.9%
High school graduate	36.9%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Morenci
Drove alone	77.4%	80.7%
Carpooled	18.2%	15.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Morenci
1-unit, detached	87.8%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	11.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Morenci
Poverty rate	7.3%	5.7%
Average household size	3.65	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	23	8
Median year structure built	1978	1979