Graham County vs Santa Cruz County

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

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

Santa Cruz County has the higher population (48,209 vs 38,860 in Graham County). Graham County has the higher median household income ($67,326 vs $53,614 in Santa Cruz County). Santa Cruz County has the higher median home value ($216,100 vs $202,700 in Graham County).

Population, income & housing

	Graham County	Santa Cruz County
Population	38,860	48,209
Median age	34.4 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$67,326	$53,614
Median home value	$202,700	$216,100
Median gross rent	$890	$781
Housing units	13,941	18,997
Homeownership rate	73.5%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Graham County	Santa Cruz County
Population	37,996 → 38,860 (+2.3%)	46,480 → 48,209 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$51,353 → $67,326 (+31.1%)	$41,259 → $53,614 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$138,700 → $202,700 (+46.1%)	$151,200 → $216,100 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $890 (+15.7%)	$675 → $781 (+15.7%)

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

Santa Cruz County

Population

46,48048,209

Median household income

$41,259$53,614

Median home value

$151,200$216,100

Median gross rent

$675$781

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Graham County	Santa Cruz County
Under 5	6.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.0%	19.8%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.0%
25 to 34	14.8%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.6%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.1%
55 to 64	10.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	11.0%
75 and over	5.7%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Graham County	Santa Cruz County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.1%	15.3%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10.8%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	30.3%	82.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Graham County	Santa Cruz County
No high school diploma	15.8%	22.3%
High school graduate	30.3%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Graham County	Santa Cruz County
Drove alone	78.8%	78.5%
Carpooled	13.7%	11.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.7%
Walked	1.1%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.6%	6.3%
Other means	1.5%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Graham County	Santa Cruz County
1-unit, detached	74.6%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	5.2%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Graham County	Santa Cruz County
Poverty rate	17.7%	20.2%
Average household size	2.87	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1987	1990