San Manuel vs Superior

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

San Manuel and Superior 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 2,470 in Superior). San Manuel has the higher median household income ($48,333 vs $42,050 in Superior). Superior has the higher median home value ($136,700 vs $112,600 in San Manuel).

Population, income & housing

	San Manuel	Superior
Population	3,269	2,470
Median age	56.1 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,333	$42,050
Median home value	$112,600	$136,700
Median gross rent	$740	$792
Housing units	1,595	1,311
Homeownership rate	81.8%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Manuel	Superior
Population	3,692 → 3,269 (-11.5%)	3,071 → 2,470 (-19.6%)
Median household income	$42,543 → $48,333 (+13.6%)	$33,399 → $42,050 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$73,000 → $112,600 (+54.2%)	$90,500 → $136,700 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$870 → $740 (-14.9%)	$814 → $792 (-2.7%)

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

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)

	San Manuel	Superior
Under 5	2.5%	2.1%
5 to 17	12.1%	9.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.0%	13.0%
35 to 44	8.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.5%
55 to 64	24.0%	9.4%
65 to 74	12.9%	23.2%
75 and over	14.9%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Manuel	Superior
White (non-Hispanic)	45.9%	33.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	48.1%	59.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Manuel	Superior
No high school diploma	11.7%	12.7%
High school graduate	36.9%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Manuel	Superior
Drove alone	68.9%	66.8%
Carpooled	30.1%	19.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	0.1%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Manuel	Superior
1-unit, detached	85.8%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	San Manuel	Superior
Poverty rate	21.4%	15.8%
Average household size	2.12	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	39	29
Median year structure built	1957	1952