Sacaton vs Superior

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

Sacaton and Superior 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 2,470 in Superior). Superior has the higher median home value ($136,700 vs $102,700 in Sacaton). Since 2019, Sacaton's population has grown faster (+64.4% vs -19.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Sacaton	Superior
Population	2,999	2,470
Median age	30.6 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$42,050
Median home value	$102,700	$136,700
Median gross rent	$249	$792
Housing units	724	1,311
Homeownership rate	64.9%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	18.4%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sacaton	Superior
Population	1,824 → 2,999 (+64.4%)	3,071 → 2,470 (-19.6%)
Median household income	$16,216 → $29,347 (+81.0%)	$33,399 → $42,050 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$94,600 → $102,700 (+8.6%)	$90,500 → $136,700 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$322 → $249 (-22.7%)	$814 → $792 (-2.7%)

Sacaton

Population

1,8242,999

Median household income

$16,216$29,347

Median home value

$94,600$102,700

Median gross rent

$322$249

Superior

Population

3,0712,470

Median household income

$33,399$42,050

Median home value

$90,500$136,700

Median gross rent

$814$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sacaton	Superior
Under 5	5.1%	2.1%
5 to 17	20.9%	9.6%
18 to 24	12.5%	7.2%
25 to 34	18.2%	13.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	9.3%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	9.4%
65 to 74	5.4%	23.2%
75 and over	5.1%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sacaton	Superior
White (non-Hispanic)	8.4%	33.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	79.6%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	59.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sacaton	Superior
No high school diploma	19.9%	12.7%
High school graduate	38.9%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sacaton	Superior
Drove alone	94.2%	66.8%
Carpooled	5.2%	19.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sacaton	Superior
1-unit, detached	96.8%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Sacaton	Superior
Poverty rate	29.9%	15.8%
Average household size	3.60	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1993	1952