Fort Apache vs Shumway

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

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

Fort Apache has the higher population (239 vs 178 in Shumway). Shumway has the higher median home value ($147,000 vs $55,500 in Fort Apache). Since 2019, Shumway's population has grown faster (+64.8% vs +26.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Apache	Shumway
Population	239	178
Median age	31.0 yrs	64.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$54,705
Median home value	$55,500	$147,000
Housing units	81	160
Homeownership rate	65.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	59.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Apache	Shumway
Population	189 → 239 (+26.5%)	108 → 178 (+64.8%)
Median household income	$76,250 → $73,393 (-3.7%)	$46,486 → $54,705 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$70,800 → $55,500 (-21.6%)	$141,600 → $147,000 (+3.8%)
Median gross rent	$427 → $425 (-0.5%)	—

Fort Apache

Population

189239

Median household income

$76,250$73,393

Median home value

$70,800$55,500

Median gross rent

$427$425

Shumway

Population

108178

Median household income

$46,486$54,705

Median home value

$141,600$147,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Apache	Shumway
Under 5	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	41.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	25.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	3.8%	55.1%
65 to 74	2.9%	14.0%
75 and over	9.6%	30.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Apache	Shumway
White (non-Hispanic)	6.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93.3%	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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Apache	Shumway
No high school diploma	12.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	16.7%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	65.0%	6.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	59.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Apache	Shumway
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Apache	Shumway
1-unit, detached	71.6%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fort Apache	Shumway
Poverty rate	41.4%	0.0%
Average household size	3.14	1.47
Median year structure built	1994	2003