Arivaca vs Topawa

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

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

Arivaca has the higher population (494 vs 358 in Topawa). Topawa has the higher median household income ($35,625 vs $31,791 in Arivaca). Topawa has the higher median home value ($106,300 vs $78,700 in Arivaca).

Population, income & housing

	Arivaca	Topawa
Population	494	358
Median age	57.3 yrs	26.0 yrs
Median household income	$31,791	$35,625
Median home value	$78,700	$106,300
Housing units	385	138
Homeownership rate	84.9%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arivaca	Topawa
Population	723 → 494 (-31.7%)	400 → 358 (-10.5%)
Median household income	$30,977 → $31,791 (+2.6%)	$20,875 → $35,625 (+70.7%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $78,700 (-20.5%)	$51,700 → $106,300 (+105.6%)

Arivaca

Population

723494

Median household income

$30,977$31,791

Median home value

$99,000$78,700

Topawa

Population

400358

Median household income

$20,875$35,625

Median home value

$51,700$106,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arivaca	Topawa
Under 5	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.3%	29.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	18.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	3.6%
45 to 54	32.2%	10.3%
55 to 64	14.8%	8.1%
65 to 74	24.1%	13.1%
75 and over	19.2%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arivaca	Topawa
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	100.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arivaca	Topawa
No high school diploma	13.5%	24.3%
High school graduate	45.7%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arivaca	Topawa
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arivaca	Topawa
1-unit, detached	44.9%	100.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arivaca	Topawa
Poverty rate	34.0%	41.1%
Average household size	1.70	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1986	1976