Gadsden vs Tacna

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

Gadsden and Tacna 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 457 in Tacna). Gadsden has the higher median household income ($41,504 vs $40,733 in Tacna). Gadsden has the higher median home value ($169,600 vs $121,200 in Tacna).

Population, income & housing

	Gadsden	Tacna
Population	696	457
Median age	24.2 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$41,504	$40,733
Median home value	$169,600	$121,200
Median gross rent	$483	$714
Housing units	279	287
Homeownership rate	33.3%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gadsden	Tacna
Population	510 → 696 (+36.5%)	637 → 457 (-28.3%)
Median household income	$44,271 → $41,504 (-6.3%)	$32,299 → $40,733 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$128,700 → $169,600 (+31.8%)	$85,900 → $121,200 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$930 → $483 (-48.1%)	$767 → $714 (-6.9%)

Gadsden

Population

510696

Median household income

$44,271$41,504

Median home value

$128,700$169,600

Median gross rent

$930$483

Tacna

Population

637457

Median household income

$32,299$40,733

Median home value

$85,900$121,200

Median gross rent

$767$714

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gadsden	Tacna
Under 5	16.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	25.9%	14.9%
18 to 24	23.3%	11.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	16.4%
35 to 44	4.7%	1.1%
45 to 54	9.3%	13.1%
55 to 64	8.0%	14.4%
65 to 74	4.5%	16.0%
75 and over	7.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gadsden	Tacna
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	37.6%
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%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	60.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gadsden	Tacna
No high school diploma	60.8%	31.6%
High school graduate	3.8%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gadsden	Tacna
Drove alone	41.4%	80.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	19.9%
Public transit	58.6%	0.0%
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)

	Gadsden	Tacna
1-unit, detached	81.4%	38.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
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	18.6%	58.2%

Poverty & households

	Gadsden	Tacna
Poverty rate	27.2%	17.1%
Average household size	2.64	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	62	18
Median year structure built	1977	1981