Marana vs Sahuarita

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

Marana and Sahuarita 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 35,012 in Sahuarita). Marana has the higher median household income ($108,256 vs $100,719 in Sahuarita). Marana has the higher median home value ($380,100 vs $341,800 in Sahuarita).

Population, income & housing

	Marana	Sahuarita
Population	54,487	35,012
Median age	41.5 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$108,256	$100,719
Median home value	$380,100	$341,800
Median gross rent	$1,702	$1,763
Housing units	22,368	13,438
Homeownership rate	83.3%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.0%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marana	Sahuarita
Population	45,279 → 54,487 (+20.3%)	29,905 → 35,012 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$85,812 → $108,256 (+26.2%)	$80,525 → $100,719 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$252,100 → $380,100 (+50.8%)	$214,100 → $341,800 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,212 → $1,702 (+40.4%)	$1,392 → $1,763 (+26.7%)

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

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)

	Marana	Sahuarita
Under 5	5.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.0%	20.2%
18 to 24	6.5%	8.7%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.3%
55 to 64	11.9%	8.4%
65 to 74	13.2%	10.5%
75 and over	8.6%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marana	Sahuarita
White (non-Hispanic)	61.1%	56.0%
Black or African American	3.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	26.2%	36.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marana	Sahuarita
No high school diploma	4.1%	5.4%
High school graduate	17.4%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	29.7%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marana	Sahuarita
Drove alone	67.8%	72.8%
Carpooled	9.2%	10.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.1%	14.3%
Other means	1.1%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marana	Sahuarita
1-unit, detached	88.8%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.4%
20 or more units	2.2%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Marana	Sahuarita
Poverty rate	5.4%	8.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	2007	2006