Ajo vs South Tucson

A side-by-side comparison of Ajo and South Tucson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Tucson has the higher population (4,601 vs 3,783 in Ajo). Ajo has the higher median household income ($56,364 vs $33,734 in South Tucson). South Tucson has the higher median home value ($152,300 vs $126,400 in Ajo).

Population, income & housing

	Ajo	South Tucson
Population	3,783	4,601
Median age	47.4 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,364	$33,734
Median home value	$126,400	$152,300
Median gross rent	$914	$968
Housing units	2,078	1,791
Homeownership rate	72.5%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ajo	South Tucson
Population	2,841 → 3,783 (+33.2%)	5,667 → 4,601 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$36,743 → $56,364 (+53.4%)	$24,967 → $33,734 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$75,200 → $126,400 (+68.1%)	$84,200 → $152,300 (+80.9%)
Median gross rent	$860 → $914 (+6.3%)	$630 → $968 (+53.7%)

Ajo

Population

2,8413,783

Median household income

$36,743$56,364

Median home value

$75,200$126,400

Median gross rent

$860$914

South Tucson

Population

5,6674,601

Median household income

$24,967$33,734

Median home value

$84,200$152,300

Median gross rent

$630$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ajo	South Tucson
Under 5	2.3%	3.3%
5 to 17	13.9%	26.5%
18 to 24	10.4%	9.7%
25 to 34	9.9%	9.1%
35 to 44	10.5%	14.5%
45 to 54	9.3%	8.3%
55 to 64	15.4%	16.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	7.2%
75 and over	16.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ajo	South Tucson
White (non-Hispanic)	61.0%	8.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.9%	12.5%
Asian	1.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	28.2%	74.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ajo	South Tucson
No high school diploma	13.0%	38.5%
High school graduate	23.9%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ajo	South Tucson
Drove alone	74.0%	53.6%
Carpooled	10.1%	24.7%
Public transit	0.0%	10.1%
Walked	4.2%	4.4%
Bicycle	6.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ajo	South Tucson
1-unit, detached	87.4%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.1%
20 or more units	3.3%	11.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Ajo	South Tucson
Poverty rate	10.9%	35.2%
Average household size	2.29	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1961	1967