Apache County vs Navajo County

A side-by-side comparison of Apache County and Navajo County: population, income, housing, and more.

Apache County and Navajo County are counties in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Navajo County has the higher population (107,744 vs 65,680 in Apache County). Navajo County has the higher median household income ($52,752 vs $40,338 in Apache County). Navajo County has the higher median home value ($186,100 vs $68,500 in Apache County).

Population, income & housing

	Apache County	Navajo County
Population	65,680	107,744
Median age	36.2 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$40,338	$52,752
Median home value	$68,500	$186,100
Median gross rent	$647	$832
Housing units	29,001	56,946
Homeownership rate	79.1%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Apache County	Navajo County
Population	71,511 → 65,680 (-8.2%)	109,270 → 107,744 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$32,508 → $40,338 (+24.1%)	$40,067 → $52,752 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$59,900 → $68,500 (+14.4%)	$126,100 → $186,100 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$506 → $647 (+27.9%)	$720 → $832 (+15.6%)

Apache County

Population

71,51165,680

Median household income

$32,508$40,338

Median home value

$59,900$68,500

Median gross rent

$506$647

Navajo County

Population

109,270107,744

Median household income

$40,067$52,752

Median home value

$126,100$186,100

Median gross rent

$720$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Apache County	Navajo County
Under 5	6.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	19.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.6%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.2%
75 and over	6.2%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Apache County	Navajo County
White (non-Hispanic)	18.6%	42.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71.4%	41.9%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Apache County	Navajo County
No high school diploma	15.1%	14.0%
High school graduate	31.2%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Apache County	Navajo County
Drove alone	80.5%	75.6%
Carpooled	4.7%	9.6%
Public transit	0.6%	0.8%
Walked	4.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.3%	8.9%
Other means	0.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Apache County	Navajo County
1-unit, detached	70.1%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	19.5%

Poverty & households

	Apache County	Navajo County
Poverty rate	31.2%	24.7%
Average household size	3.14	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1988	1988