Sacaton vs San Manuel

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

Sacaton 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 2,999 in Sacaton). San Manuel has the higher median home value ($112,600 vs $102,700 in Sacaton). Since 2019, Sacaton's population has grown faster (+64.4% vs -11.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Sacaton	San Manuel
Population	2,999	3,269
Median age	30.6 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,333
Median home value	$102,700	$112,600
Median gross rent	$249	$740
Housing units	724	1,595
Homeownership rate	64.9%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	18.4%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sacaton	San Manuel
Population	1,824 → 2,999 (+64.4%)	3,692 → 3,269 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$16,216 → $29,347 (+81.0%)	$42,543 → $48,333 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$94,600 → $102,700 (+8.6%)	$73,000 → $112,600 (+54.2%)
Median gross rent	$322 → $249 (-22.7%)	$870 → $740 (-14.9%)

Sacaton

Population

1,8242,999

Median household income

$16,216$29,347

Median home value

$94,600$102,700

Median gross rent

$322$249

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)

	Sacaton	San Manuel
Under 5	5.1%	2.5%
5 to 17	20.9%	12.1%
18 to 24	12.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	18.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	8.0%
45 to 54	9.3%	8.6%
55 to 64	12.6%	24.0%
65 to 74	5.4%	12.9%
75 and over	5.1%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sacaton	San Manuel
White (non-Hispanic)	8.4%	45.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	79.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	48.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sacaton	San Manuel
No high school diploma	19.9%	11.7%
High school graduate	38.9%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sacaton	San Manuel
Drove alone	94.2%	68.9%
Carpooled	5.2%	30.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sacaton	San Manuel
1-unit, detached	96.8%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Sacaton	San Manuel
Poverty rate	29.9%	21.4%
Average household size	3.60	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	23	39
Median year structure built	1993	1957