Arivaca Junction vs Elephant Head

A side-by-side comparison of Arivaca Junction and Elephant Head: population, income, housing, and more.

Arivaca Junction and Elephant Head are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arivaca Junction has the higher population (650 vs 572 in Elephant Head). Arivaca Junction has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $51,103 in Elephant Head). Elephant Head has the higher median home value ($292,600 vs $148,300 in Arivaca Junction).

Population, income & housing

	Arivaca Junction	Elephant Head
Population	650	572
Median age	51.5 yrs	60.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$51,103
Median home value	$148,300	$292,600
Housing units	273	247
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arivaca Junction	Elephant Head
Population	1,248 → 650 (-47.9%)	844 → 572 (-32.2%)
Median household income	$43,684 → $66,250 (+51.7%)	$51,250 → $51,103 (-0.3%)
Median home value	$89,900 → $148,300 (+65.0%)	$170,000 → $292,600 (+72.1%)

Arivaca Junction

Population

1,248650

Median household income

$43,684$66,250

Median home value

$89,900$148,300

Elephant Head

Population

844572

Median household income

$51,250$51,103

Median home value

$170,000$292,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arivaca Junction	Elephant Head
Under 5	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.8%	18.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.1%	5.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	1.7%
55 to 64	22.5%	17.5%
65 to 74	14.6%	19.8%
75 and over	9.5%	24.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arivaca Junction	Elephant Head
White (non-Hispanic)	16.2%	70.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	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	80.8%	29.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arivaca Junction	Elephant Head
No high school diploma	37.3%	11.0%
High school graduate	34.7%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	3.6%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arivaca Junction	Elephant Head
Drove alone	91.1%	74.8%
Carpooled	3.4%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	22.7%
Other means	5.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arivaca Junction	Elephant Head
1-unit, detached	88.3%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	46.6%

Poverty & households

	Arivaca Junction	Elephant Head
Poverty rate	2.6%	3.0%
Average household size	2.56	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	26	36
Median year structure built	1978	1993