Sahuarita vs Tucson

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

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

Tucson has the higher population (543,348 vs 35,012 in Sahuarita). Sahuarita has the higher median household income ($100,719 vs $54,546 in Tucson). Sahuarita has the higher median home value ($341,800 vs $242,200 in Tucson).

Population, income & housing

	Sahuarita	Tucson
Population	35,012	543,348
Median age	36.4 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$100,719	$54,546
Median home value	$341,800	$242,200
Median gross rent	$1,763	$1,079
Housing units	13,438	245,836
Homeownership rate	79.4%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.4%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sahuarita	Tucson
Population	29,905 → 35,012 (+17.1%)	541,482 → 543,348 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$80,525 → $100,719 (+25.1%)	$43,425 → $54,546 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$214,100 → $341,800 (+59.6%)	$155,300 → $242,200 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,392 → $1,763 (+26.7%)	$846 → $1,079 (+27.5%)

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

Tucson

Population

541,482543,348

Median household income

$43,425$54,546

Median home value

$155,300$242,200

Median gross rent

$846$1,079

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sahuarita	Tucson
Under 5	6.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	20.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	15.2%
25 to 34	11.7%	15.6%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.4%
55 to 64	8.4%	11.0%
65 to 74	10.5%	9.0%
75 and over	10.7%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sahuarita	Tucson
White (non-Hispanic)	56.0%	43.7%
Black or African American	2.8%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.4%
Asian	1.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	36.0%	42.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sahuarita	Tucson
No high school diploma	5.4%	12.7%
High school graduate	17.9%	23.0%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.7%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sahuarita	Tucson
Drove alone	72.8%	69.5%
Carpooled	10.8%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.4%
Walked	0.3%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	14.3%	12.4%
Other means	1.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sahuarita	Tucson
1-unit, detached	86.9%	51.8%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	12.0%
20 or more units	4.1%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Sahuarita	Tucson
Poverty rate	8.4%	18.8%
Average household size	2.88	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	2006	1979