Bitter Springs, AZ

Census Place

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2023 Population
435
16.3% 1-year growth
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
34.6
6.74% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
8.05%
31.6% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$37,115
6.51% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$64,300
13.2% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
149
22.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Bitter Springs, AZ had a population of 435 people with a median age of 34.6 and a median household income of $37,115. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Bitter Springs, AZ grew from 374 to 435, a 16.3% increase and its median household income grew from $34,848 to $37,115, a 6.51% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bitter Springs, AZ are American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (95.2%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.76%), Other (Hispanic) (2.07%), White (Non-Hispanic) (0%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Bitter Springs, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Bitter Springs, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Bitter Springs, AZ was $64,300, and the homeownership rate was 100%.

Most people in Bitter Springs, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Bitter Springs, AZ was 1 car per household.

Population & Diversity

Bitter Springs, AZ is home to a population of 435 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0% of Bitter Springs, AZ residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2023, there were 34.5 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (414 people) in Bitter Springs, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 9 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%
2023 Citizenship
100%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Bitter Springs, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Bitter Springs, AZ was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bitter Springs, AZ
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    414 ± 140
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    12 ± 14
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    9 ± 13
2.07%
Hispanic Population
9 people

In 2023, there were 34.5 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (414 people) in Bitter Springs, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 9 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.07% of the people in Bitter Springs, AZ are hispanic (9 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bitter Springs, AZ as a share of the total population.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3 ± 20
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    3 ± 15
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    0 ± 24

Bitter Springs, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Bitter Springs, AZ employs 149 people. In 2023, the largest industries in Bitter Springs, AZ were Construction (45 people), Accommodation & Food Services (23 people), and Retail Trade (22 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($70,893), Retail Trade ($45,833), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,750).

Occupations

149
2023 Value
± 101
22.1%
1 Year growth
± 86.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bitter Springs, AZ grew at a rate of 22.1%, from 122 employees to 149 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bitter Springs, AZ, are Production Occupations (40 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (22 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (17 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bitter Springs, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

149
2023 Value
± 101
22.1%
1 Year growth
± 86.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bitter Springs, AZ grew at a rate of 22.1%, from 122 employees to 149 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bitter Springs, AZ, are Construction (45 people), Accommodation & Food Services (23 people), and Retail Trade (22 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bitter Springs, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Bitter Springs, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$27,273
Median earning men ± $28,657
$33,558
Median earning women ± $6,103

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($26,193), Public Administration ($N/A), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($N/A).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Retail Trade ($43,438), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,750), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($33,864).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.3%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.15M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.3% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.21%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Arizona

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Mark Kelly
Senator from Arizona3
Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.
Ruben Gallego
Senator from Arizona1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Arizona

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arizona have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.11% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.22% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.42M), Some college (1.42M), and Bachelors Degree (1.06M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bitter Springs, AZ was $64,300 in 2023, which is 0.212 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $56,800 to $64,300, a 13.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Bitter Springs, AZ is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Bitter Springs, AZ have an average commute time of 27.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bitter Springs, AZ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Property

$64,300
Median Property Value 2023
±$24,961
$124
Median Property Taxes
±$63

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bitter Springs, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bitter Springs, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Bitter Springs, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$37,115
Median Household Income
± $9,253
124
Number of Households
± 55

In 2023, the median household income of the 124 households in Bitter Springs, AZ grew to $37,115 from the previous year's value of $34,848.

The following chart displays the households in Bitter Springs, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $35k - $40k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bitter Springs, AZ is from Bitter Springs, AZ.
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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (76.5%)
  2. Carpooled (23.5%)
  3. Public Transit (0%)

In 2023, 76.5% of workers in Bitter Springs, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (23.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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Commute Time

27.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bitter Springs, AZ have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.03% of the workforce in Bitter Springs, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bitter Springs, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bitter Springs, AZ have 1 car.

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Poverty & Diversity

8.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bitter Springs, AZ (35 out of 435 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 15.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bitter Springs, AZ is Native American, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

84.4% of the population of Bitter Springs, AZ has health coverage, with 8.28% on employee plans, 63.9% on Medicaid, 8.05% on Medicare, 4.14% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arizona see 1,505 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.25% decrease from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1509 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 549 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.5% under 18 years, 23.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

15.6%
Uninsured
8.28%
Employer Coverage
63.9%
Medicaid
8.05%
Medicare
4.14%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bitter Springs, AZ declined by 26.9% from 21.4% to 15.6%.

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