Kearny vs Sacaton

A side-by-side comparison of Kearny and Sacaton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sacaton has the higher population (2,999 vs 2,245 in Kearny). Kearny has the higher median home value ($125,700 vs $102,700 in Sacaton). Since 2019, Sacaton's population has grown faster (+64.4% vs -0.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Kearny	Sacaton
Population	2,245	2,999
Median age	42.1 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,688	—
Median home value	$125,700	$102,700
Median gross rent	$904	$249
Housing units	1,010	724
Homeownership rate	80.2%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	18.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kearny	Sacaton
Population	2,250 → 2,245 (-0.2%)	1,824 → 2,999 (+64.4%)
Median household income	$56,094 → $49,688 (-11.4%)	$16,216 → $29,347 (+81.0%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $125,700 (+36.3%)	$94,600 → $102,700 (+8.6%)
Median gross rent	$977 → $904 (-7.5%)	$322 → $249 (-22.7%)

Kearny

Population

2,2502,245

Median household income

$56,094$49,688

Median home value

$92,200$125,700

Median gross rent

$977$904

Sacaton

Population

1,8242,999

Median household income

$16,216$29,347

Median home value

$94,600$102,700

Median gross rent

$322$249

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kearny	Sacaton
Under 5	5.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	19.1%	20.9%
18 to 24	4.9%	12.5%
25 to 34	16.5%	18.2%
35 to 44	5.6%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	9.3%
55 to 64	9.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	18.9%	5.4%
75 and over	7.3%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kearny	Sacaton
White (non-Hispanic)	59.0%	8.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	79.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	39.5%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kearny	Sacaton
No high school diploma	8.8%	19.9%
High school graduate	40.8%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kearny	Sacaton
Drove alone	64.6%	94.2%
Carpooled	17.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kearny	Sacaton
1-unit, detached	90.7%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kearny	Sacaton
Poverty rate	11.2%	29.9%
Average household size	2.58	3.60
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1967	1993