Golden Valley vs Scenic

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

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

Golden Valley has the higher population (7,999 vs 1,931 in Scenic). Golden Valley has the higher median household income ($43,940 vs $32,629 in Scenic). Scenic has the higher median home value ($223,900 vs $153,000 in Golden Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Valley	Scenic
Population	7,999	1,931
Median age	61.5 yrs	62.7 yrs
Median household income	$43,940	$32,629
Median home value	$153,000	$223,900
Median gross rent	$1,156	—
Housing units	4,515	1,019
Homeownership rate	91.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Valley	Scenic
Population	9,079 → 7,999 (-11.9%)	1,701 → 1,931 (+13.5%)
Median household income	$38,955 → $43,940 (+12.8%)	$44,902 → $32,629 (-27.3%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $153,000 (+87.5%)	$207,000 → $223,900 (+8.2%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $1,156 (+53.5%)	—

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

Scenic

Population

1,7011,931

Median household income

$44,902$32,629

Median home value

$207,000$223,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Valley	Scenic
Under 5	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.8%	16.9%
18 to 24	3.1%	7.4%
25 to 34	7.4%	4.1%
35 to 44	3.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	13.6%	2.2%
55 to 64	20.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	18.5%	27.3%
75 and over	23.7%	19.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Valley	Scenic
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	80.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.4%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Valley	Scenic
No high school diploma	26.3%	20.9%
High school graduate	37.1%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Valley	Scenic
Drove alone	55.5%	88.5%
Carpooled	30.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	11.5%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Valley	Scenic
1-unit, detached	37.3%	60.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	61.4%	39.8%

Poverty & households

	Golden Valley	Scenic
Poverty rate	22.5%	25.5%
Average household size	2.08	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	26	18
Median year structure built	1999	2005