Donovan Estates vs Gadsden

A side-by-side comparison of Donovan Estates and Gadsden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gadsden has the higher population (696 vs 623 in Donovan Estates). Gadsden has the higher median household income ($41,504 vs $39,018 in Donovan Estates). Gadsden has the higher median home value ($169,600 vs $159,500 in Donovan Estates).

Population, income & housing

	Donovan Estates	Gadsden
Population	623	696
Median age	58.4 yrs	24.2 yrs
Median household income	$39,018	$41,504
Median home value	$159,500	$169,600
Median gross rent	—	$483
Housing units	282	279
Homeownership rate	70.2%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Donovan Estates	Gadsden
Population	1,394 → 623 (-55.3%)	510 → 696 (+36.5%)
Median household income	$44,167 → $39,018 (-11.7%)	$44,271 → $41,504 (-6.3%)
Median home value	$77,500 → $159,500 (+105.8%)	$128,700 → $169,600 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$868 → $737 (-15.1%)	$930 → $483 (-48.1%)

Donovan Estates

Population

1,394623

Median household income

$44,167$39,018

Median home value

$77,500$159,500

Median gross rent

$868$737

Gadsden

Population

510696

Median household income

$44,271$41,504

Median home value

$128,700$169,600

Median gross rent

$930$483

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Donovan Estates	Gadsden
Under 5	0.0%	16.8%
5 to 17	14.6%	25.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	23.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.7%	4.7%
45 to 54	1.8%	9.3%
55 to 64	18.6%	8.0%
65 to 74	18.0%	4.5%
75 and over	21.2%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Donovan Estates	Gadsden
White (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	97.9%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Donovan Estates	Gadsden
No high school diploma	46.5%	60.8%
High school graduate	20.8%	3.8%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Donovan Estates	Gadsden
Drove alone	96.6%	41.4%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	58.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Donovan Estates	Gadsden
1-unit, detached	53.5%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46.5%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Donovan Estates	Gadsden
Poverty rate	5.0%	27.2%
Average household size	2.21	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	17	62
Median year structure built	1976	1977