Bitter Springs, AZ

Census Place

2024 Population

504

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ruben Gallego

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

29.9

13.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.74%

3.83% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$70,750

90.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$62,000

Population & Diversity

Bitter Springs, AZ is home to a population of 504 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 25.2 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (479 people) in Bitter Springs, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 19 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 6 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Bitter Springs, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bitter Springs, AZ was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bitter Springs, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bitter Springs, AZ

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
479 ± 153
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
19 ± 23
American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
6 ± 9

1.19%

Hispanic Population

6 people

1.19% of the people in Bitter Springs, AZ are hispanic (6 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arizona.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
491,277 ± 16,626 people
India
45,077 ± 5,197 people
Canada
39,505 ± 4,867 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 491,277 Arizona residents, followed by India with 45,077 and Canada with 39,505.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
3 ± 15
Vietnam
3 ± 20

Bitter Springs, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bitter Springs, AZ.

Economy

The economy of Bitter Springs, AZ employs 181 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bitter Springs, AZ were Construction (55 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (36 people), and Retail Trade (26 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($53,750), Retail Trade ($46,786), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($42,500).

Employment

Occupations

181

2024 Value

± 104

21.5%

1 Year growth

± 73.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bitter Springs, AZ grew at a rate of 21.5%, from 149 employees to 181 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bitter Springs, AZ, are Production Occupations (43 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (34 people), and Material Moving Occupations (24 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bitter Springs, AZ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arizona (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

181

2024 Value

± 104

21.5%

1 Year growth

± 73.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bitter Springs, AZ grew at a rate of 21.5%, from 149 employees to 181 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bitter Springs, AZ, are Construction (55 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (36 people), and Retail Trade (26 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,250

Median earning men ± $23,738

$32,596

Median earning women ± $5,731

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($52,188) and Construction ($26,902).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($43,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,938), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($33,125).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Bitter Springs, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (46.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.54%)
Green Party

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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

Mark Kelly

Senator from Arizona

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.{{cite news |last1=Edmondson |first1=Catie |title=Mark Kelly Defeats Martha McSally in Crucial Arizona Senate Race |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/us/politics/arizona-mark-kelly.html |access-date=2 December 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=4 November 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Pathé |first1=Simone |title=Arizona Governor to Appoint Martha McSally to McCain's Senate Seat |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2018/12/18/arizona-governor-to-appoint-martha-mcsally-to-mccains-senate-seat/ |website=Roll Call |publisher=FiscalNote |access-date=2 December 2020 |url-access=subscription|date=18 December 2018 |language=en}}

Ruben Gallego

Senator from Arizona

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bitter Springs, AZ was $62,000 in 2024, which is 0.186 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $64,300 to $62,000, a 3.58% decrease. The homeownership rate in Bitter Springs, AZ is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bitter Springs, AZ have an average commute time of 32.5 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.

Housing

Property

$62,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,571

$120

Median Property Taxes

±$66

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.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,750

Median Household Income

± $53,440

120

Number of Households

± 59

In 2024, the median household income of the 120 households in Bitter Springs, AZ grew to $70,750 from the previous year's value of $37,115.

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.

Wage Distribution

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

0.456

2024 Wage GINI in Arizona

0.457

2023 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2024, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arizona across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (63%)
Carpooled (37%)

In 2024, 63% of workers in Bitter Springs, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (37%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bitter Springs, AZ have a longer commute time (32.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.08% of the workforce in Bitter Springs, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bitter Springs, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.74% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bitter Springs, AZ (39 out of 504 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 35 - 44.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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