Flowing Wells vs Tucson Estates

A side-by-side comparison of Flowing Wells and Tucson Estates: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Flowing Wells has the higher population (16,989 vs 12,687 in Tucson Estates). Tucson Estates has the higher median household income ($66,813 vs $40,769 in Flowing Wells). Tucson Estates has the higher median home value ($190,200 vs $51,800 in Flowing Wells).

Population, income & housing

	Flowing Wells	Tucson Estates
Population	16,989	12,687
Median age	38.2 yrs	54.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,769	$66,813
Median home value	$51,800	$190,200
Median gross rent	$1,123	$1,168
Housing units	7,934	6,608
Homeownership rate	70.3%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Flowing Wells	Tucson Estates
Population	15,755 → 16,989 (+7.8%)	11,960 → 12,687 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$38,434 → $40,769 (+6.1%)	$48,566 → $66,813 (+37.6%)
Median home value	$65,100 → $51,800 (-20.4%)	$132,200 → $190,200 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$895 → $1,123 (+25.5%)	$995 → $1,168 (+17.4%)

Flowing Wells

Population

15,75516,989

Median household income

$38,434$40,769

Median home value

$65,100$51,800

Median gross rent

$895$1,123

Tucson Estates

Population

11,96012,687

Median household income

$48,566$66,813

Median home value

$132,200$190,200

Median gross rent

$995$1,168

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Flowing Wells	Tucson Estates
Under 5	6.7%	2.7%
5 to 17	15.7%	12.7%
18 to 24	10.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.6%	7.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	8.6%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.3%	18.9%
75 and over	6.6%	17.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Flowing Wells	Tucson Estates
White (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	54.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	1.6%
Asian	1.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	45.8%	40.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Flowing Wells	Tucson Estates
No high school diploma	19.3%	11.6%
High school graduate	27.8%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Flowing Wells	Tucson Estates
Drove alone	71.2%	75.7%
Carpooled	15.6%	11.8%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.8%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	11.5%
Other means	0.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Flowing Wells	Tucson Estates
1-unit, detached	26.6%	38.1%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	61.8%	57.5%

Poverty & households

	Flowing Wells	Tucson Estates
Poverty rate	21.4%	7.3%
Average household size	2.40	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	21	33
Median year structure built	1980	1992