Blackwater, AZ

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2022 Population
2,128
10.8% 1-year growth
US Senator
Kyrsten Sinema
Independent Party
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
27.6
6.44% 1-year decrease
2022 Poverty Rate
50.8%
30.7% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$25,917
21.8% 1-year decline
2022 Median Property Value
$207,700
20.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Blackwater, AZ had a population of 2.13k people with a median age of 27.6 and a median household income of $25,917. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Blackwater, AZ grew from 1,920 to 2,128, a 10.8% increase and its median household income declined from $33,148 to $25,917, a −21.8% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Blackwater, AZ are American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (62.3%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (26.6%), Other (Hispanic) (5.64%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.43%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.17%).

None of the households in Blackwater, 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 Blackwater, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Blackwater, AZ was $207,700, and the homeownership rate was 62.4%.

Most people in Blackwater, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Blackwater, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Blackwater, AZ is home to a population of 2.13k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.987% of Blackwater, AZ residents were born outside of the country (21 people).

In 2022, there were 2.35 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.33k people) in Blackwater, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 565 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) and 120 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%
2022 Citizenship
99.4%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 100% of Blackwater, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Blackwater, AZ was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Blackwater, AZ
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    1.33k ± 665
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
    565 ± 364
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    120 ± 83
33.4%
Hispanic Population
710 people

In 2022, there were 2.35 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.33k people) in Blackwater, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 565 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) and 120 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

33.4% of the people in Blackwater, AZ are hispanic (710 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Blackwater, AZ as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.987%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
21 people
1.3%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
25 people

As of 2022, 0.987% of Blackwater, AZ residents (21 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Blackwater, AZ was 1.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

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

Blackwater, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), NaNN times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Blackwater, AZ employs 477 people. The largest industries in Blackwater, AZ are Public Administration (170 people), Construction (99 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (72 people), and the highest paying industries are Accommodation & Food Services ($40,446), Total ($38,854), and Public Administration ($38,839).

Occupations

477
2022 Value
± 216
−0.418%
1 Year decline
± 60%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Blackwater, AZ declined at a rate of −0.418%, from 479 employees to 477 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blackwater, AZ, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (100 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (100 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (99 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blackwater, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

477
2022 Value
± 216
−0.418%
1 Year decline
± 60%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Blackwater, AZ declined at a rate of −0.418%, from 479 employees to 477 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blackwater, AZ, are Public Administration (170 people), Construction (99 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (72 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Blackwater, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Blackwater, 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

$87,772
Median earning men ± $114,044
$37,560
Median earning women ± $5,543

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The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($38,854) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,765).

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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%.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly 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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Kyrsten Sinema
Senator from Arizona1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Kyrsten Sinema won election to the Senate as a Democrat in 2018
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.

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly 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 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.12% 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 2022 were Some college (1.42M), High School or Equivalent (1.41M), and Bachelors Degree (1.02M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Blackwater, AZ was $207,700 in 2022, which is 0.737 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $172,400 to $207,700, a 20.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Blackwater, AZ is 62.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Blackwater, AZ have an average commute time of 21.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Blackwater, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$207,700
Median Property Value 2022
±$52,795
$393
Median Property Taxes
±$160

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 Blackwater, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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Income by Location

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Census Tract 9412
Highest 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.
$25,917
Median Household Income
± $11,821
630
Number of Households
± 201

In 2022, the median household income of the 630 households in Blackwater, AZ declined from $25,917 from the previous year's value of $33,148.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Blackwater, AZ is from Arizona.
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Arizona
0.46
2021 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2022, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.545% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (66.2%)
  2. Carpooled (30.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.94%)

In 2022, 66.2% of workers in Blackwater, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (30.8%) and those who worked at home (2.94%).

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Commute Time

21.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Blackwater, AZ have a shorter commute time (21.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Blackwater, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Blackwater, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Blackwater, AZ have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

50.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blackwater, AZ (1.08k out of 2.13k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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

76.3% of the population of Blackwater, AZ has health coverage, with 20.9% on employee plans, 49.7% on Medicaid, 4.37% on Medicare, 1.32% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pinal County, AZ see 6772 patients per year on average, which represents a 6.81% increase from the previous year (6340 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3234 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1168 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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6,772 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pinal County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Pinal County, AZ see an average of 6,772 patients per year. This represents a 6.81% increase from the previous year (6,340 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pinal County, AZ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 40.9% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 34.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 6.34% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 31.5% were men and 68.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

23.7%
Uninsured
20.9%
Employer Coverage
49.7%
Medicaid
4.37%
Medicare
1.32%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Blackwater, AZ grew by 16% from 20.4% to 23.7%.

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