South Tucson vs Three Points

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

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

Three Points has the higher population (5,033 vs 4,601 in South Tucson). Three Points has the higher median household income ($53,083 vs $33,734 in South Tucson). South Tucson has the higher median home value ($152,300 vs $147,900 in Three Points).

Population, income & housing

	South Tucson	Three Points
Population	4,601	5,033
Median age	36.1 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$33,734	$53,083
Median home value	$152,300	$147,900
Median gross rent	$968	$988
Housing units	1,791	2,282
Homeownership rate	31.9%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Tucson	Three Points
Population	5,667 → 4,601 (-18.8%)	4,801 → 5,033 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$24,967 → $33,734 (+35.1%)	$44,861 → $53,083 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$84,200 → $152,300 (+80.9%)	$92,900 → $147,900 (+59.2%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $968 (+53.7%)	$691 → $988 (+43.0%)

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

Three Points

Population

4,8015,033

Median household income

$44,861$53,083

Median home value

$92,900$147,900

Median gross rent

$691$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Tucson	Three Points
Under 5	3.3%	7.2%
5 to 17	26.5%	17.0%
18 to 24	9.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	14.9%
35 to 44	14.5%	9.3%
45 to 54	8.3%	11.6%
55 to 64	16.0%	10.6%
65 to 74	7.2%	16.5%
75 and over	5.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Tucson	Three Points
White (non-Hispanic)	8.4%	44.3%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.5%	2.1%
Asian	0.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	74.8%	45.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Tucson	Three Points
No high school diploma	38.5%	24.8%
High school graduate	28.6%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Tucson	Three Points
Drove alone	53.6%	83.4%
Carpooled	24.7%	7.3%
Public transit	10.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	6.2%
Other means	2.1%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Tucson	Three Points
1-unit, detached	56.9%	23.4%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	76.6%

Poverty & households

	South Tucson	Three Points
Poverty rate	35.2%	13.5%
Average household size	3.01	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	19	36
Median year structure built	1967	1989