South Tucson vs Summit

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

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

South Tucson has the higher population (4,601 vs 4,410 in Summit). Summit has the higher median household income ($43,484 vs $33,734 in South Tucson). South Tucson has the higher median home value ($152,300 vs $151,000 in Summit).

Population, income & housing

	South Tucson	Summit
Population	4,601	4,410
Median age	36.1 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$33,734	$43,484
Median home value	$152,300	$151,000
Median gross rent	$968	$603
Housing units	1,791	1,488
Homeownership rate	31.9%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	5.0%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	25.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Tucson	Summit
Population	5,667 → 4,601 (-18.8%)	4,707 → 4,410 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$24,967 → $33,734 (+35.1%)	$37,275 → $43,484 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$84,200 → $152,300 (+80.9%)	$68,600 → $151,000 (+120.1%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $968 (+53.7%)	$717 → $603 (-15.9%)

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

Summit

Population

4,7074,410

Median household income

$37,275$43,484

Median home value

$68,600$151,000

Median gross rent

$717$603

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Tucson	Summit
Under 5	3.3%	4.1%
5 to 17	26.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	9.7%	11.9%
25 to 34	9.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	11.1%
45 to 54	8.3%	14.5%
55 to 64	16.0%	18.9%
65 to 74	7.2%	9.3%
75 and over	5.5%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Tucson	Summit
White (non-Hispanic)	8.4%	8.4%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	74.8%	89.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Tucson	Summit
No high school diploma	38.5%	40.8%
High school graduate	28.6%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	2.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Tucson	Summit
Drove alone	53.6%	75.8%
Carpooled	24.7%	19.6%
Public transit	10.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	4.5%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Tucson	Summit
1-unit, detached	56.9%	18.5%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	79.8%

Poverty & households

	South Tucson	Summit
Poverty rate	35.2%	30.0%
Average household size	3.01	3.54
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1967	1986