Gila County vs Graham County

A side-by-side comparison of Gila County and Graham County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gila County has the higher population (53,610 vs 38,860 in Graham County). Graham County has the higher median household income ($67,326 vs $59,089 in Gila County). Gila County has the higher median home value ($247,000 vs $202,700 in Graham County).

Population, income & housing

	Gila County	Graham County
Population	53,610	38,860
Median age	51.4 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,089	$67,326
Median home value	$247,000	$202,700
Median gross rent	$1,001	$890
Housing units	32,614	13,941
Homeownership rate	77.2%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gila County	Graham County
Population	53,546 → 53,610 (+0.1%)	37,996 → 38,860 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$43,524 → $59,089 (+35.8%)	$51,353 → $67,326 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$165,800 → $247,000 (+49.0%)	$138,700 → $202,700 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $1,001 (+22.7%)	$769 → $890 (+15.7%)

Gila County

Population

53,54653,610

Median household income

$43,524$59,089

Median home value

$165,800$247,000

Median gross rent

$816$1,001

Graham County

Population

37,99638,860

Median household income

$51,353$67,326

Median home value

$138,700$202,700

Median gross rent

$769$890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gila County	Graham County
Under 5	4.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.6%	20.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	9.7%
25 to 34	9.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	9.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.6%	10.1%
65 to 74	17.9%	8.6%
75 and over	12.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gila County	Graham County
White (non-Hispanic)	62.0%	53.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.7%	10.8%
Asian	0.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	30.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gila County	Graham County
No high school diploma	10.4%	15.8%
High school graduate	31.4%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gila County	Graham County
Drove alone	68.3%	78.8%
Carpooled	16.9%	13.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	2.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	4.6%
Other means	1.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gila County	Graham County
1-unit, detached	72.1%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Gila County	Graham County
Poverty rate	17.8%	17.7%
Average household size	2.25	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1985	1987