Hondah vs Rainbow City

A side-by-side comparison of Hondah and Rainbow City: population, income, housing, and more.

Hondah and Rainbow City are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rainbow City has the higher population (901 vs 860 in Hondah). Rainbow City has the higher median home value ($92,700 vs $91,700 in Hondah). Since 2019, Hondah's population has grown faster (-7.9% vs -13.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Hondah	Rainbow City
Population	860	901
Median age	30.0 yrs	28.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$16,953
Median home value	$91,700	$92,700
Housing units	303	219
Homeownership rate	100.0%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	3.9%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	31.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hondah	Rainbow City
Population	934 → 860 (-7.9%)	1,041 → 901 (-13.4%)
Median household income	$52,639 → $59,148 (+12.4%)	$22,375 → $16,953 (-24.2%)
Median home value	$74,500 → $91,700 (+23.1%)	$54,500 → $92,700 (+70.1%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $731 (+8.0%)	—

Hondah

Population

934860

Median household income

$52,639$59,148

Median home value

$74,500$91,700

Median gross rent

$677$731

Rainbow City

Population

1,041901

Median household income

$22,375$16,953

Median home value

$54,500$92,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hondah	Rainbow City
Under 5	4.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	31.0%	35.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.6%	7.2%
35 to 44	5.2%	7.5%
45 to 54	14.0%	14.3%
55 to 64	24.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	0.0%	4.1%
75 and over	0.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hondah	Rainbow City
White (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	84.0%	96.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hondah	Rainbow City
No high school diploma	2.4%	33.2%
High school graduate	27.3%	47.1%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hondah	Rainbow City
Drove alone	86.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	7.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hondah	Rainbow City
1-unit, detached	69.0%	96.8%
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	31.0%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Hondah	Rainbow City
Poverty rate	1.9%	58.8%
Average household size	3.81	4.62
Mean commute (minutes)	36	—
Median year structure built	1995	1985