Golden Shores vs Meadview

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Shores and Meadview: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Meadview has the higher population (1,624 vs 1,319 in Golden Shores). Golden Shores has the higher median household income ($60,927 vs $57,064 in Meadview). Golden Shores has the higher median home value ($206,800 vs $152,400 in Meadview).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Shores	Meadview
Population	1,319	1,624
Median age	68.7 yrs	69.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,927	$57,064
Median home value	$206,800	$152,400
Median gross rent	$929	—
Housing units	1,623	1,426
Homeownership rate	50.8%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	29.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Shores	Meadview
Population	945 → 1,319 (+39.6%)	1,211 → 1,624 (+34.1%)
Median household income	$28,542 → $60,927 (+113.5%)	$47,588 → $57,064 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$74,900 → $206,800 (+176.1%)	$105,000 → $152,400 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $929 (+21.1%)	—

Golden Shores

Population

9451,319

Median household income

$28,542$60,927

Median home value

$74,900$206,800

Median gross rent

$767$929

Meadview

Population

1,2111,624

Median household income

$47,588$57,064

Median home value

$105,000$152,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Shores	Meadview
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.0%	3.8%
35 to 44	3.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	6.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	29.6%	15.0%
65 to 74	41.2%	37.4%
75 and over	15.8%	30.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Shores	Meadview
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Shores	Meadview
No high school diploma	10.5%	13.5%
High school graduate	48.2%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Shores	Meadview
Drove alone	100.0%	83.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	17.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Shores	Meadview
1-unit, detached	44.1%	31.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55.9%	68.7%

Poverty & households

	Golden Shores	Meadview
Poverty rate	3.6%	14.0%
Average household size	1.39	1.89
Median year structure built	1986	1991