Apache Junction vs San Tan Valley

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

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

San Tan Valley has the higher population (105,231 vs 39,746 in Apache Junction). San Tan Valley has the higher median household income ($93,642 vs $58,619 in Apache Junction). San Tan Valley has the higher median home value ($365,900 vs $196,700 in Apache Junction).

Population, income & housing

	Apache Junction	San Tan Valley
Population	39,746	105,231
Median age	52.6 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,619	$93,642
Median home value	$196,700	$365,900
Median gross rent	$1,019	$1,857
Housing units	21,979	36,381
Homeownership rate	77.7%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Apache Junction	San Tan Valley
Population	40,592 → 39,746 (-2.1%)	96,692 → 105,231 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$45,653 → $58,619 (+28.4%)	$67,880 → $93,642 (+38.0%)
Median home value	$105,600 → $196,700 (+86.3%)	$212,900 → $365,900 (+71.9%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,019 (+25.2%)	$1,356 → $1,857 (+36.9%)

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

San Tan Valley

Population

96,692105,231

Median household income

$67,880$93,642

Median home value

$212,900$365,900

Median gross rent

$1,356$1,857

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Apache Junction	San Tan Valley
Under 5	5.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	10.8%	21.0%
18 to 24	5.2%	8.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	16.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.0%	10.3%
65 to 74	15.8%	8.5%
75 and over	17.9%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Apache Junction	San Tan Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	62.8%
Black or African American	1.5%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	2.0%
Asian	1.6%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Apache Junction	San Tan Valley
No high school diploma	12.8%	6.6%
High school graduate	34.1%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Apache Junction	San Tan Valley
Drove alone	73.9%	71.9%
Carpooled	8.0%	10.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.9%	15.6%
Other means	2.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Apache Junction	San Tan Valley
1-unit, detached	40.0%	95.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48.6%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Apache Junction	San Tan Valley
Poverty rate	11.0%	7.5%
Average household size	2.20	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	29	36
Median year structure built	1993	2006