Fort Apache vs Indian Wells

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Apache and Indian Wells: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Apache and Indian Wells are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Indian Wells has the higher population (325 vs 239 in Fort Apache). Indian Wells has the higher median home value ($72,200 vs $55,500 in Fort Apache). Since 2019, Fort Apache's population has grown faster (+26.5% vs +8.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Apache	Indian Wells
Population	239	325
Median age	31.0 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,938
Median home value	$55,500	$72,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,088
Housing units	81	106
Homeownership rate	65.8%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	2.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	29.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Apache	Indian Wells
Population	189 → 239 (+26.5%)	301 → 325 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$76,250 → $73,393 (-3.7%)	$29,712 → $45,938 (+54.6%)
Median home value	$70,800 → $55,500 (-21.6%)	$62,000 → $72,200 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$427 → $425 (-0.5%)	$958 → $1,088 (+13.6%)

Fort Apache

Population

189239

Median household income

$76,250$73,393

Median home value

$70,800$55,500

Median gross rent

$427$425

Indian Wells

Population

301325

Median household income

$29,712$45,938

Median home value

$62,000$72,200

Median gross rent

$958$1,088

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Apache	Indian Wells
Under 5	7.9%	2.8%
5 to 17	41.8%	22.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	15.4%
25 to 34	25.5%	5.2%
35 to 44	8.4%	2.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	15.1%
55 to 64	3.8%	9.2%
65 to 74	2.9%	20.9%
75 and over	9.6%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Apache	Indian Wells
White (non-Hispanic)	6.7%	3.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93.3%	89.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Apache	Indian Wells
No high school diploma	12.5%	33.3%
High school graduate	16.7%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	65.0%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Apache	Indian Wells
Drove alone	100.0%	68.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	16.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	14.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Apache	Indian Wells
1-unit, detached	71.6%	93.4%
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	28.4%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Fort Apache	Indian Wells
Poverty rate	41.4%	36.7%
Average household size	3.14	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	—	57
Median year structure built	1994	1988