Gila Crossing vs St. Johns

A side-by-side comparison of Gila Crossing and St. Johns: population, income, housing, and more.

Gila Crossing and St. Johns are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gila Crossing has the higher population (965 vs 596 in St. Johns). Gila Crossing has the higher median household income ($53,846 vs $51,583 in St. Johns). Since 2019, Gila Crossing's population has grown faster (+23.2% vs -11.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Gila Crossing	St. Johns
Population	965	596
Median age	29.9 yrs	28.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,846	$51,583
Median home value	—	$323,300
Housing units	172	161
Homeownership rate	80.2%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gila Crossing	St. Johns
Population	783 → 965 (+23.2%)	675 → 596 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$31,875 → $53,846 (+68.9%)	$57,321 → $51,583 (-10.0%)
Median home value	$153,300 → $302,200 (+97.1%)	$143,800 → $323,300 (+124.8%)

Gila Crossing

Population

783965

Median household income

$31,875$53,846

Median home value

$153,300$302,200

St. Johns

Population

675596

Median household income

$57,321$51,583

Median home value

$143,800$323,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gila Crossing	St. Johns
Under 5	6.9%	2.9%
5 to 17	26.1%	18.0%
18 to 24	9.4%	20.6%
25 to 34	18.2%	15.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	7.4%
55 to 64	4.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	3.9%
75 and over	1.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gila Crossing	St. Johns
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	48.6%	57.4%
Asian	5.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	8.8%	0.7%
Two or more races	9.0%	19.8%
Hispanic or Latino	28.3%	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gila Crossing	St. Johns
No high school diploma	55.3%	20.6%
High school graduate	27.7%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	13.2%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gila Crossing	St. Johns
Drove alone	70.2%	60.4%
Carpooled	6.7%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	28.3%
Other means	23.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gila Crossing	St. Johns
1-unit, detached	89.5%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Gila Crossing	St. Johns
Poverty rate	29.8%	24.8%
Average household size	5.61	3.70
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	2003	2007