Catalina Foothills vs Sahuarita

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

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

Catalina Foothills has the higher population (51,756 vs 35,012 in Sahuarita). Catalina Foothills has the higher median household income ($113,201 vs $100,719 in Sahuarita). Catalina Foothills has the higher median home value ($604,100 vs $341,800 in Sahuarita).

Population, income & housing

	Catalina Foothills	Sahuarita
Population	51,756	35,012
Median age	55.9 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$113,201	$100,719
Median home value	$604,100	$341,800
Median gross rent	$1,332	$1,763
Housing units	27,783	13,438
Homeownership rate	75.6%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.8%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Catalina Foothills	Sahuarita
Population	50,454 → 51,756 (+2.6%)	29,905 → 35,012 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$92,929 → $113,201 (+21.8%)	$80,525 → $100,719 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$440,100 → $604,100 (+37.3%)	$214,100 → $341,800 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,061 → $1,332 (+25.5%)	$1,392 → $1,763 (+26.7%)

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

Sahuarita

Population

29,90535,012

Median household income

$80,525$100,719

Median home value

$214,100$341,800

Median gross rent

$1,392$1,763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Sahuarita
Under 5	2.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	12.3%	20.2%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.7%
25 to 34	6.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	9.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.3%
55 to 64	16.4%	8.4%
65 to 74	19.8%	10.5%
75 and over	15.1%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Sahuarita
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	56.0%
Black or African American	2.1%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	6.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.8%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	36.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Catalina Foothills	Sahuarita
No high school diploma	1.5%	5.4%
High school graduate	7.9%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	39.1%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Sahuarita
Drove alone	69.3%	72.8%
Carpooled	6.3%	10.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.6%	14.3%
Other means	2.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Sahuarita
1-unit, detached	65.0%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	12.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	0.4%
20 or more units	9.0%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Catalina Foothills	Sahuarita
Poverty rate	4.6%	8.4%
Average household size	2.12	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1985	2006