Catalina vs South Tucson

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

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

Catalina has the higher population (6,908 vs 4,601 in South Tucson). Catalina has the higher median household income ($79,092 vs $33,734 in South Tucson). Catalina has the higher median home value ($267,800 vs $152,300 in South Tucson).

Population, income & housing

	Catalina	South Tucson
Population	6,908	4,601
Median age	54.6 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$79,092	$33,734
Median home value	$267,800	$152,300
Median gross rent	$1,108	$968
Housing units	3,215	1,791
Homeownership rate	86.4%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Catalina	South Tucson
Population	7,910 → 6,908 (-12.7%)	5,667 → 4,601 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $79,092 (+40.6%)	$24,967 → $33,734 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$167,900 → $267,800 (+59.5%)	$84,200 → $152,300 (+80.9%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,108 (+22.8%)	$630 → $968 (+53.7%)

Catalina

Population

7,9106,908

Median household income

$56,250$79,092

Median home value

$167,900$267,800

Median gross rent

$902$1,108

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)

	Catalina	South Tucson
Under 5	3.2%	3.3%
5 to 17	11.0%	26.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	9.7%
25 to 34	10.2%	9.1%
35 to 44	9.2%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.1%	8.3%
55 to 64	19.5%	16.0%
65 to 74	20.2%	7.2%
75 and over	9.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Catalina	South Tucson
White (non-Hispanic)	69.2%	8.4%
Black or African American	1.9%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	12.5%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	26.1%	74.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Catalina	South Tucson
No high school diploma	10.5%	38.5%
High school graduate	22.0%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Catalina	South Tucson
Drove alone	76.2%	53.6%
Carpooled	11.0%	24.7%
Public transit	0.0%	10.1%
Walked	1.3%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	5.2%
Other means	0.9%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Catalina	South Tucson
1-unit, detached	60.2%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.0%
Mobile home & other	38.6%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Catalina	South Tucson
Poverty rate	3.6%	35.2%
Average household size	2.32	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	32	19
Median year structure built	1995	1967