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Gila Bend, AZ

1,871 Population
64.4 square miles 29.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±8.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 37.7 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Arizona: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$28,785 ±$12,912 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: $43,395 ±$277
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Arizona: $40,736 ±$241
$49,786 ±$20,251 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: $84,703 ±$507
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Arizona: $76,872 ±$414

35.6% ±21.2% (666  ±432) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 11.2% 544,541 (±0.2% / ±10,757)
  • more than double the rate in Arizona: 12.8% 907,125 (±0.2% / ±14,212)

14.1 minutes ±5.2 (12,745  ±6,485) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 26.5 51,148,672 (±0.1 / ±367,593)
  • about half the figure in Arizona: 25.5 70,317,520 (±0.1 / ±410,503)

Families

728 ±120 Number of households
  • the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 1,854,535 ±4,374
  • Arizona: 2,796,790 ±6,018
2.6 ±0.5 (1,871  ±481) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 2.6 4,853,716 (±0 / ±673)
  • about the same as the figure in Arizona: 2.5 7,105,986

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

780 ±119 Number of housing units
  • the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 2,030,723 ±463
  • Arizona: 3,142,443 ±466

$120,400 ±$13,571 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: $401,400 ±$1,981
  • about one-third of the amount in Arizona: $358,900 ±$1,200

5.5% ±6.8% (103  ±129.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 14.7% 717,865 (±0.2% / ±10,900.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Arizona: 14.9% 1,069,460 (±0.2% / ±13,475.1)

Social

59.8% ±11% (793  ±232.9) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 89.5% 3,015,669 (±0.4% / ±13,897.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Arizona: 89.1% 4,446,105 (±0.3% / ±16,725.9)
6.4% ±5.7% (85  ±77.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 34.6% 1,165,233 (±0.3% / ±8,283.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Arizona: 32.6% 1,627,462 (±0.2% / ±10,137.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

26.9% ±14.4% (503  ±299) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 13.9% 684,927
  • more than double the rate in Arizona: 12.9% 935,586

3.9% ±4.6% (54  ±65) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 7.2% 274,181 (±0.1% / ±4,153)
  • about half the rate in Arizona: 8.1% 459,818 (±0.1% / ±4,961)
54 Total veterans ±65 54 Male ±65 N/A Female ±14

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