Apache Junction vs Eloy

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

Apache Junction and Eloy 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 16,671 in Eloy). Apache Junction has the higher median household income ($58,619 vs $54,080 in Eloy). Eloy has the higher median home value ($243,600 vs $196,700 in Apache Junction).

Population, income & housing

	Apache Junction	Eloy
Population	39,746	16,671
Median age	52.6 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,619	$54,080
Median home value	$196,700	$243,600
Median gross rent	$1,019	$938
Housing units	21,979	4,894
Homeownership rate	77.7%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Apache Junction	Eloy
Population	40,592 → 39,746 (-2.1%)	18,666 → 16,671 (-10.7%)
Median household income	$45,653 → $58,619 (+28.4%)	$39,835 → $54,080 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$105,600 → $196,700 (+86.3%)	$100,100 → $243,600 (+143.4%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,019 (+25.2%)	$718 → $938 (+30.6%)

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

Eloy

Population

18,66616,671

Median household income

$39,835$54,080

Median home value

$100,100$243,600

Median gross rent

$718$938

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Apache Junction	Eloy
Under 5	5.0%	2.8%
5 to 17	10.8%	10.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	18.6%
35 to 44	9.3%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.0%
65 to 74	15.8%	12.3%
75 and over	17.9%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Apache Junction	Eloy
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	34.8%
Black or African American	1.5%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	4.6%
Asian	1.6%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.5%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	47.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Apache Junction	Eloy
No high school diploma	12.8%	23.6%
High school graduate	34.1%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Apache Junction	Eloy
Drove alone	73.9%	67.6%
Carpooled	8.0%	19.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	1.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	12.9%	8.5%
Other means	2.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Apache Junction	Eloy
1-unit, detached	40.0%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	3.9%
20 or more units	2.1%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	48.6%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Apache Junction	Eloy
Poverty rate	11.0%	21.3%
Average household size	2.20	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1993	1998