Kayenta vs Show Low

A side-by-side comparison of Kayenta and Show Low: population, income, housing, and more.

Kayenta and Show Low are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Show Low has the higher population (11,913 vs 5,651 in Kayenta). Show Low has the higher median household income ($63,376 vs $60,925 in Kayenta). Show Low has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $37,900 in Kayenta).

Population, income & housing

	Kayenta	Show Low
Population	5,651	11,913
Median age	27.8 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,925	$63,376
Median home value	$37,900	$275,000
Median gross rent	$786	$1,055
Housing units	1,882	7,989
Homeownership rate	53.8%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kayenta	Show Low
Population	5,512 → 5,651 (+2.5%)	11,130 → 11,913 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$31,389 → $60,925 (+94.1%)	$46,310 → $63,376 (+36.9%)
Median home value	$54,200 → $37,900 (-30.1%)	$170,800 → $275,000 (+61.0%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $786 (+27.2%)	$930 → $1,055 (+13.4%)

Kayenta

Population

5,5125,651

Median household income

$31,389$60,925

Median home value

$54,200$37,900

Median gross rent

$618$786

Show Low

Population

11,13011,913

Median household income

$46,310$63,376

Median home value

$170,800$275,000

Median gross rent

$930$1,055

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kayenta	Show Low
Under 5	6.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	27.8%	15.0%
18 to 24	11.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	17.3%	8.6%
35 to 44	9.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	8.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	9.4%	11.3%
65 to 74	7.8%	18.6%
75 and over	1.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kayenta	Show Low
White (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	76.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	94.4%	2.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kayenta	Show Low
No high school diploma	9.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	39.6%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kayenta	Show Low
Drove alone	82.6%	72.7%
Carpooled	5.6%	15.8%
Public transit	2.4%	0.6%
Walked	3.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.5%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kayenta	Show Low
1-unit, detached	57.3%	59.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	37.9%	23.8%

Poverty & households

	Kayenta	Show Low
Poverty rate	26.3%	11.0%
Average household size	3.33	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1991	1997