Apache Junction vs Maricopa

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

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

Maricopa has the higher population (62,986 vs 39,746 in Apache Junction). Maricopa has the higher median household income ($94,208 vs $58,619 in Apache Junction). Maricopa has the higher median home value ($338,600 vs $196,700 in Apache Junction).

Population, income & housing

	Apache Junction	Maricopa
Population	39,746	62,986
Median age	52.6 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,619	$94,208
Median home value	$196,700	$338,600
Median gross rent	$1,019	$1,919
Housing units	21,979	21,979
Homeownership rate	77.7%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Apache Junction	Maricopa
Population	40,592 → 39,746 (-2.1%)	48,629 → 62,986 (+29.5%)
Median household income	$45,653 → $58,619 (+28.4%)	$74,515 → $94,208 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$105,600 → $196,700 (+86.3%)	$202,100 → $338,600 (+67.5%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,019 (+25.2%)	$1,384 → $1,919 (+38.7%)

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

Maricopa

Population

48,62962,986

Median household income

$74,515$94,208

Median home value

$202,100$338,600

Median gross rent

$1,384$1,919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Apache Junction	Maricopa
Under 5	5.0%	6.3%
5 to 17	10.8%	21.2%
18 to 24	5.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	15.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.0%	8.8%
65 to 74	15.8%	9.5%
75 and over	17.9%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Apache Junction	Maricopa
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	45.8%
Black or African American	1.5%	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	2.0%
Asian	1.6%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	28.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Apache Junction	Maricopa
No high school diploma	12.8%	7.6%
High school graduate	34.1%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Apache Junction	Maricopa
Drove alone	73.9%	64.1%
Carpooled	8.0%	12.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	1.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	20.7%
Other means	2.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Apache Junction	Maricopa
1-unit, detached	40.0%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.4%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	48.6%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Apache Junction	Maricopa
Poverty rate	11.0%	6.7%
Average household size	2.20	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	29	38
Median year structure built	1993	2007