Golden Valley vs New Kingman-Butler

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Valley and New Kingman-Butler: population, income, housing, and more.

Golden Valley and New Kingman-Butler are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Kingman-Butler has the higher population (14,281 vs 7,999 in Golden Valley). Golden Valley has the higher median household income ($43,940 vs $42,604 in New Kingman-Butler). Golden Valley has the higher median home value ($153,000 vs $100,500 in New Kingman-Butler).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Valley	New Kingman-Butler
Population	7,999	14,281
Median age	61.5 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$43,940	$42,604
Median home value	$153,000	$100,500
Median gross rent	$1,156	$936
Housing units	4,515	6,529
Homeownership rate	91.4%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Valley	New Kingman-Butler
Population	9,079 → 7,999 (-11.9%)	13,933 → 14,281 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$38,955 → $43,940 (+12.8%)	$36,823 → $42,604 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $153,000 (+87.5%)	$71,200 → $100,500 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $1,156 (+53.5%)	$786 → $936 (+19.1%)

Golden Valley

Population

9,0797,999

Median household income

$38,955$43,940

Median home value

$81,600$153,000

Median gross rent

$753$1,156

New Kingman-Butler

Population

13,93314,281

Median household income

$36,823$42,604

Median home value

$71,200$100,500

Median gross rent

$786$936

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Valley	New Kingman-Butler
Under 5	2.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	6.8%	14.1%
18 to 24	3.1%	7.9%
25 to 34	7.4%	9.8%
35 to 44	3.6%	9.7%
45 to 54	13.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	20.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	18.5%	14.0%
75 and over	23.7%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Valley	New Kingman-Butler
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	72.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.9%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.4%	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Valley	New Kingman-Butler
No high school diploma	26.3%	16.1%
High school graduate	37.1%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Valley	New Kingman-Butler
Drove alone	55.5%	71.1%
Carpooled	30.2%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	11.0%
Other means	2.6%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Valley	New Kingman-Butler
1-unit, detached	37.3%	31.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	61.4%	60.7%

Poverty & households

	Golden Valley	New Kingman-Butler
Poverty rate	22.5%	24.1%
Average household size	2.08	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1999	1989