Blackwater vs San Manuel

A side-by-side comparison of Blackwater and San Manuel: population, income, housing, and more.

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

San Manuel has the higher population (3,269 vs 2,245 in Blackwater). Blackwater has the higher median home value ($214,900 vs $112,600 in San Manuel). Since 2019, Blackwater's population has grown faster (+35.2% vs -11.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Blackwater	San Manuel
Population	2,245	3,269
Median age	28.8 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,333
Median home value	$214,900	$112,600
Median gross rent	—	$740
Housing units	686	1,595
Homeownership rate	60.0%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.5%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blackwater	San Manuel
Population	1,660 → 2,245 (+35.2%)	3,692 → 3,269 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$33,036 → $25,917 (-21.5%)	$42,543 → $48,333 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$151,400 → $214,900 (+41.9%)	$73,000 → $112,600 (+54.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$870 → $740 (-14.9%)

Blackwater

Population

1,6602,245

Median household income

$33,036$25,917

Median home value

$151,400$214,900

San Manuel

Population

3,6923,269

Median household income

$42,543$48,333

Median home value

$73,000$112,600

Median gross rent

$870$740

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blackwater	San Manuel
Under 5	9.7%	2.5%
5 to 17	25.5%	12.1%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.0%
25 to 34	14.3%	10.0%
35 to 44	8.7%	8.0%
45 to 54	14.2%	8.6%
55 to 64	9.0%	24.0%
65 to 74	2.4%	12.9%
75 and over	8.0%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blackwater	San Manuel
White (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	45.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	44.6%	48.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blackwater	San Manuel
No high school diploma	25.4%	11.7%
High school graduate	50.4%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blackwater	San Manuel
Drove alone	69.3%	68.9%
Carpooled	28.3%	30.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	0.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blackwater	San Manuel
1-unit, detached	79.9%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	15.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Blackwater	San Manuel
Poverty rate	39.0%	21.4%
Average household size	3.32	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	20	39
Median year structure built	2002	1957