Arivaca Junction vs Santa Rosa

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

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

Santa Rosa has the higher population (690 vs 650 in Arivaca Junction). Arivaca Junction has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $52,708 in Santa Rosa). Arivaca Junction has the higher median home value ($148,300 vs $94,300 in Santa Rosa).

Population, income & housing

	Arivaca Junction	Santa Rosa
Population	650	690
Median age	51.5 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$52,708
Median home value	$148,300	$94,300
Median gross rent	—	$688
Housing units	273	192
Homeownership rate	100.0%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	1.1%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	13.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arivaca Junction	Santa Rosa
Population	1,248 → 650 (-47.9%)	536 → 690 (+28.7%)
Median household income	$43,684 → $66,250 (+51.7%)	$28,194 → $52,708 (+86.9%)
Median home value	$89,900 → $148,300 (+65.0%)	$75,900 → $94,300 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$621 → $688 (+10.8%)

Arivaca Junction

Population

1,248650

Median household income

$43,684$66,250

Median home value

$89,900$148,300

Santa Rosa

Population

536690

Median household income

$28,194$52,708

Median home value

$75,900$94,300

Median gross rent

$621$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arivaca Junction	Santa Rosa
Under 5	4.3%	0.6%
5 to 17	7.8%	26.4%
18 to 24	10.3%	20.1%
25 to 34	9.1%	8.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	15.9%
45 to 54	10.2%	8.8%
55 to 64	22.5%	6.5%
65 to 74	14.6%	11.6%
75 and over	9.5%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arivaca Junction	Santa Rosa
White (non-Hispanic)	16.2%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arivaca Junction	Santa Rosa
No high school diploma	37.3%	12.3%
High school graduate	34.7%	62.2%
Some college or associate's	3.6%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	1.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arivaca Junction	Santa Rosa
Drove alone	91.1%	72.5%
Carpooled	3.4%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.5%
Other means	5.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arivaca Junction	Santa Rosa
1-unit, detached	88.3%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Arivaca Junction	Santa Rosa
Poverty rate	2.6%	27.0%
Average household size	2.56	4.83
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1978	1980