Shongopovi vs Whitecone

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

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

Shongopovi has the higher population (1,131 vs 942 in Whitecone). Shongopovi has the higher median household income ($32,708 vs $28,500 in Whitecone). Whitecone has the higher median home value ($130,900 vs $76,200 in Shongopovi).

Population, income & housing

	Shongopovi	Whitecone
Population	1,131	942
Median age	26.4 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$32,708	$28,500
Median home value	$76,200	$130,900
Median gross rent	—	$842
Housing units	317	390
Homeownership rate	67.8%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	2.6%
Unemployment rate	30.7%	12.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shongopovi	Whitecone
Population	1,017 → 1,131 (+11.2%)	871 → 942 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$32,708 → $32,708 (+0.0%)	$17,344 → $28,500 (+64.3%)
Median home value	$86,300 → $76,200 (-11.7%)	$68,800 → $130,900 (+90.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$635 → $842 (+32.6%)

Shongopovi

Population

1,0171,131

Median household income

$32,708$32,708

Median home value

$86,300$76,200

Whitecone

Population

871942

Median household income

$17,344$28,500

Median home value

$68,800$130,900

Median gross rent

$635$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shongopovi	Whitecone
Under 5	7.4%	8.2%
5 to 17	30.0%	23.5%
18 to 24	11.4%	10.3%
25 to 34	16.3%	9.7%
35 to 44	9.2%	11.0%
45 to 54	7.6%	8.4%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	3.6%	7.2%
75 and over	1.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shongopovi	Whitecone
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	96.5%	98.3%
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	3.5%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shongopovi	Whitecone
No high school diploma	16.1%	30.3%
High school graduate	55.6%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shongopovi	Whitecone
Drove alone	78.4%	67.9%
Carpooled	5.7%	3.6%
Public transit	5.7%	6.6%
Walked	0.0%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	17.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shongopovi	Whitecone
1-unit, detached	60.6%	95.1%
1-unit, attached	24.0%	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	15.5%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Shongopovi	Whitecone
Poverty rate	47.9%	58.0%
Average household size	4.44	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	25	49
Median year structure built	1976	1991