Apache Junction vs Casa Grande

A side-by-side comparison of Apache Junction and Casa Grande: population, income, housing, and more.

Apache Junction and Casa Grande are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Casa Grande has the higher population (57,590 vs 39,746 in Apache Junction). Casa Grande has the higher median household income ($66,354 vs $58,619 in Apache Junction). Casa Grande has the higher median home value ($258,200 vs $196,700 in Apache Junction).

Population, income & housing

	Apache Junction	Casa Grande
Population	39,746	57,590
Median age	52.6 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,619	$66,354
Median home value	$196,700	$258,200
Median gross rent	$1,019	$1,315
Housing units	21,979	24,282
Homeownership rate	77.7%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Apache Junction	Casa Grande
Population	40,592 → 39,746 (-2.1%)	55,653 → 57,590 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$45,653 → $58,619 (+28.4%)	$52,841 → $66,354 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$105,600 → $196,700 (+86.3%)	$150,400 → $258,200 (+71.7%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,019 (+25.2%)	$957 → $1,315 (+37.4%)

Apache Junction

Population

40,59239,746

Median household income

$45,653$58,619

Median home value

$105,600$196,700

Median gross rent

$814$1,019

Casa Grande

Population

55,65357,590

Median household income

$52,841$66,354

Median home value

$150,400$258,200

Median gross rent

$957$1,315

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Apache Junction	Casa Grande
Under 5	5.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	10.8%	17.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	9.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	14.1%
35 to 44	9.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.0%	9.8%
65 to 74	15.8%	10.2%
75 and over	17.9%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Apache Junction	Casa Grande
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	43.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	2.3%
Asian	1.6%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	43.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Apache Junction	Casa Grande
No high school diploma	12.8%	10.9%
High school graduate	34.1%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Apache Junction	Casa Grande
Drove alone	73.9%	76.7%
Carpooled	8.0%	10.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	12.9%	10.0%
Other means	2.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Apache Junction	Casa Grande
1-unit, detached	40.0%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	4.9%
20 or more units	2.1%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	48.6%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Apache Junction	Casa Grande
Poverty rate	11.0%	14.1%
Average household size	2.20	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1993	2002