Catalina Foothills vs Marana

A side-by-side comparison of Catalina Foothills and Marana: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marana has the higher population (54,487 vs 51,756 in Catalina Foothills). Catalina Foothills has the higher median household income ($113,201 vs $108,256 in Marana). Catalina Foothills has the higher median home value ($604,100 vs $380,100 in Marana).

Population, income & housing

	Catalina Foothills	Marana
Population	51,756	54,487
Median age	55.9 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$113,201	$108,256
Median home value	$604,100	$380,100
Median gross rent	$1,332	$1,702
Housing units	27,783	22,368
Homeownership rate	75.6%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.8%	47.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Catalina Foothills	Marana
Population	50,454 → 51,756 (+2.6%)	45,279 → 54,487 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$92,929 → $113,201 (+21.8%)	$85,812 → $108,256 (+26.2%)
Median home value	$440,100 → $604,100 (+37.3%)	$252,100 → $380,100 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,061 → $1,332 (+25.5%)	$1,212 → $1,702 (+40.4%)

Catalina Foothills

Population

50,45451,756

Median household income

$92,929$113,201

Median home value

$440,100$604,100

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,332

Marana

Population

45,27954,487

Median household income

$85,812$108,256

Median home value

$252,100$380,100

Median gross rent

$1,212$1,702

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Marana
Under 5	2.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	12.3%	17.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.5%
25 to 34	6.9%	11.1%
35 to 44	9.2%	14.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	16.4%	11.9%
65 to 74	19.8%	13.2%
75 and over	15.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Marana
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	61.1%
Black or African American	2.1%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	1.0%
Asian	6.1%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	26.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Catalina Foothills	Marana
No high school diploma	1.5%	4.1%
High school graduate	7.9%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	39.1%	17.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Marana
Drove alone	69.3%	67.8%
Carpooled	6.3%	9.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	20.6%	21.1%
Other means	2.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Marana
1-unit, detached	65.0%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	12.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	2.1%
20 or more units	9.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Catalina Foothills	Marana
Poverty rate	4.6%	5.4%
Average household size	2.12	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1985	2007