North Fork vs Second Mesa

A side-by-side comparison of North Fork and Second Mesa: population, income, housing, and more.

North Fork and Second Mesa are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Fork has the higher population (1,454 vs 1,206 in Second Mesa). North Fork has the higher median household income ($89,700 vs $42,778 in Second Mesa). North Fork has the higher median home value ($88,100 vs $77,200 in Second Mesa).

Population, income & housing

	North Fork	Second Mesa
Population	1,454	1,206
Median age	42.4 yrs	26.6 yrs
Median household income	$89,700	$42,778
Median home value	$88,100	$77,200
Median gross rent	$768	—
Housing units	539	379
Homeownership rate	68.8%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	24.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Fork	Second Mesa
Population	1,676 → 1,454 (-13.2%)	1,823 → 1,206 (-33.8%)
Median household income	$50,793 → $89,700 (+76.6%)	$36,563 → $42,778 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$53,900 → $88,100 (+63.5%)	$86,300 → $77,200 (-10.5%)
Median gross rent	$582 → $768 (+32.0%)	$454 → $346 (-23.8%)

North Fork

Population

1,6761,454

Median household income

$50,793$89,700

Median home value

$53,900$88,100

Median gross rent

$582$768

Second Mesa

Population

1,8231,206

Median household income

$36,563$42,778

Median home value

$86,300$77,200

Median gross rent

$454$346

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Fork	Second Mesa
Under 5	2.5%	8.2%
5 to 17	19.9%	20.5%
18 to 24	8.8%	11.5%
25 to 34	16.0%	18.1%
35 to 44	10.0%	9.2%
45 to 54	14.8%	5.3%
55 to 64	21.7%	9.0%
65 to 74	5.4%	15.9%
75 and over	0.9%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Fork	Second Mesa
White (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	96.4%	100.0%
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+

	North Fork	Second Mesa
No high school diploma	13.0%	14.1%
High school graduate	43.5%	48.7%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Fork	Second Mesa
Drove alone	67.9%	60.5%
Carpooled	17.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.4%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	33.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Fork	Second Mesa
1-unit, detached	79.8%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	24.0%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	North Fork	Second Mesa
Poverty rate	14.5%	44.3%
Average household size	2.97	3.92
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1989	1980