Second Mesa vs Shongopovi

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

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

Second Mesa has the higher population (1,206 vs 1,131 in Shongopovi). Second Mesa has the higher median household income ($42,778 vs $32,708 in Shongopovi). Second Mesa has the higher median home value ($77,200 vs $76,200 in Shongopovi).

Population, income & housing

	Second Mesa	Shongopovi
Population	1,206	1,131
Median age	26.6 yrs	26.4 yrs
Median household income	$42,778	$32,708
Median home value	$77,200	$76,200
Housing units	379	317
Homeownership rate	77.6%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	24.4%	30.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Second Mesa	Shongopovi
Population	1,823 → 1,206 (-33.8%)	1,017 → 1,131 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$36,563 → $42,778 (+17.0%)	$32,708 → $32,708 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$86,300 → $77,200 (-10.5%)	$86,300 → $76,200 (-11.7%)
Median gross rent	$454 → $346 (-23.8%)	—

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

Shongopovi

Population

1,0171,131

Median household income

$32,708$32,708

Median home value

$86,300$76,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Second Mesa	Shongopovi
Under 5	8.2%	7.4%
5 to 17	20.5%	30.0%
18 to 24	11.5%	11.4%
25 to 34	18.1%	16.3%
35 to 44	9.2%	9.2%
45 to 54	5.3%	7.6%
55 to 64	9.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	15.9%	3.6%
75 and over	2.2%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Second Mesa	Shongopovi
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	100.0%	96.5%
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%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Second Mesa	Shongopovi
No high school diploma	14.1%	16.1%
High school graduate	48.7%	55.6%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Second Mesa	Shongopovi
Drove alone	60.5%	78.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	5.7%
Walked	5.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.9%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Second Mesa	Shongopovi
1-unit, detached	60.7%	60.6%
1-unit, attached	24.0%	24.0%
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	15.3%	15.5%

Poverty & households

	Second Mesa	Shongopovi
Poverty rate	44.3%	47.9%
Average household size	3.92	4.44
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1980	1976