Avra Valley vs South Tucson

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

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

Avra Valley has the higher population (6,364 vs 4,601 in South Tucson). Avra Valley has the higher median household income ($53,085 vs $33,734 in South Tucson). Avra Valley has the higher median home value ($156,200 vs $152,300 in South Tucson).

Population, income & housing

	Avra Valley	South Tucson
Population	6,364	4,601
Median age	40.4 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,085	$33,734
Median home value	$156,200	$152,300
Median gross rent	—	$968
Housing units	2,461	1,791
Homeownership rate	75.9%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avra Valley	South Tucson
Population	6,203 → 6,364 (+2.6%)	5,667 → 4,601 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$46,893 → $53,085 (+13.2%)	$24,967 → $33,734 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$93,600 → $156,200 (+66.9%)	$84,200 → $152,300 (+80.9%)
Median gross rent	$864 → $685 (-20.7%)	$630 → $968 (+53.7%)

Avra Valley

Population

6,2036,364

Median household income

$46,893$53,085

Median home value

$93,600$156,200

Median gross rent

$864$685

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)

	Avra Valley	South Tucson
Under 5	9.6%	3.3%
5 to 17	15.6%	26.5%
18 to 24	9.2%	9.7%
25 to 34	11.0%	9.1%
35 to 44	9.1%	14.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	8.3%
55 to 64	15.4%	16.0%
65 to 74	11.9%	7.2%
75 and over	4.7%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avra Valley	South Tucson
White (non-Hispanic)	63.4%	8.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	12.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	10.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	25.2%	74.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avra Valley	South Tucson
No high school diploma	7.2%	38.5%
High school graduate	39.6%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avra Valley	South Tucson
Drove alone	79.5%	53.6%
Carpooled	15.5%	24.7%
Public transit	0.0%	10.1%
Walked	0.6%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	5.2%
Other means	0.8%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avra Valley	South Tucson
1-unit, detached	27.4%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.0%
Mobile home & other	72.6%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Avra Valley	South Tucson
Poverty rate	20.2%	35.2%
Average household size	2.70	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	32	19
Median year structure built	1996	1967