Apache Junction vs Coolidge

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

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

Apache Junction has the higher population (39,746 vs 15,300 in Coolidge). Apache Junction has the higher median household income ($58,619 vs $57,161 in Coolidge). Coolidge has the higher median home value ($203,100 vs $196,700 in Apache Junction).

Population, income & housing

	Apache Junction	Coolidge
Population	39,746	15,300
Median age	52.6 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,619	$57,161
Median home value	$196,700	$203,100
Median gross rent	$1,019	$1,150
Housing units	21,979	5,455
Homeownership rate	77.7%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	15.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Apache Junction	Coolidge
Population	40,592 → 39,746 (-2.1%)	12,685 → 15,300 (+20.6%)
Median household income	$45,653 → $58,619 (+28.4%)	$49,266 → $57,161 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$105,600 → $196,700 (+86.3%)	$113,100 → $203,100 (+79.6%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,019 (+25.2%)	$842 → $1,150 (+36.6%)

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

Coolidge

Population

12,68515,300

Median household income

$49,266$57,161

Median home value

$113,100$203,100

Median gross rent

$842$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Apache Junction	Coolidge
Under 5	5.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	10.8%	21.0%
18 to 24	5.2%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.9%	15.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	14.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	8.9%
65 to 74	15.8%	8.4%
75 and over	17.9%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Apache Junction	Coolidge
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	32.0%
Black or African American	1.5%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	5.3%
Asian	1.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	54.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Apache Junction	Coolidge
No high school diploma	12.8%	14.2%
High school graduate	34.1%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Apache Junction	Coolidge
Drove alone	73.9%	74.1%
Carpooled	8.0%	14.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.6%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.9%	8.0%
Other means	2.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Apache Junction	Coolidge
1-unit, detached	40.0%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	2.7%
20 or more units	2.1%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	48.6%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Apache Junction	Coolidge
Poverty rate	11.0%	22.2%
Average household size	2.20	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1993	1999