Arivaca Junction vs Sells

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

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

Sells has the higher population (2,200 vs 650 in Arivaca Junction). Arivaca Junction has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $34,138 in Sells). Since 2019, Sells's population has grown faster (-15.7% vs -47.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Arivaca Junction	Sells
Population	650	2,200
Median age	51.5 yrs	24.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$34,138
Median home value	$148,300	—
Median gross rent	—	$432
Housing units	273	665
Homeownership rate	100.0%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	16.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arivaca Junction	Sells
Population	1,248 → 650 (-47.9%)	2,609 → 2,200 (-15.7%)
Median household income	$43,684 → $66,250 (+51.7%)	$32,019 → $34,138 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$89,900 → $148,300 (+65.0%)	$54,200 → $42,400 (-21.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$448 → $432 (-3.6%)

Arivaca Junction

Population

1,248650

Median household income

$43,684$66,250

Median home value

$89,900$148,300

Sells

Population

2,6092,200

Median household income

$32,019$34,138

Median home value

$54,200$42,400

Median gross rent

$448$432

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arivaca Junction	Sells
Under 5	4.3%	10.0%
5 to 17	7.8%	25.5%
18 to 24	10.3%	14.8%
25 to 34	9.1%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	9.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	22.5%	9.8%
65 to 74	14.6%	6.3%
75 and over	9.5%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arivaca Junction	Sells
White (non-Hispanic)	16.2%	10.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	81.6%
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%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	80.8%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arivaca Junction	Sells
No high school diploma	37.3%	25.8%
High school graduate	34.7%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	3.6%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arivaca Junction	Sells
Drove alone	91.1%	61.5%
Carpooled	3.4%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.1%
Other means	5.4%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arivaca Junction	Sells
1-unit, detached	88.3%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.4%
20 or more units	7.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Arivaca Junction	Sells
Poverty rate	2.6%	46.8%
Average household size	2.56	3.75
Mean commute (minutes)	26	16
Median year structure built	1978	1979