Blackwater, AZ

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,958
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
27.2
5.56% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
31.9%
18.2% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$25,917
21.8% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$256,000
19.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
684
8.74% 1-year growth

About

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 2024, the median property value in Blackwater, AZ was $256,000, and the homeownership rate was 70.5%.

Most people in Blackwater, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21 minutes. The average car ownership in Blackwater, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Blackwater, AZ is home to a population of 1.96k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.12% of Blackwater, AZ residents were born outside of the country (22 people).

In 2024, there were 1.54 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.03k people) in Blackwater, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 669 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) and 84 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Blackwater, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Blackwater, 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 Blackwater, AZ
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    1.03k ± 628
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
    669 ± 500
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    84 ± 104
41.2%
Hispanic Population
807 people

In 2024, there were 1.54 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.03k people) in Blackwater, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 669 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) and 84 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

41.2% of the people in Blackwater, AZ are hispanic (807 people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    487,424 ± 16,556 people
  2. India
    44,278 ± 5,150 people
  3. Canada
    39,616 ± 4,873 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 487,424 Arizona residents, followed by India with 44,278 and Canada with 39,616.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.12%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
22 people
1.07%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
24 people

As of 2024, 1.12% of Blackwater, AZ residents (22 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Blackwater, AZ was 1.07%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Economy

The economy of Blackwater, AZ employs 684 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Blackwater, AZ were Public Administration (229 people), Accommodation & Food Services (133 people), and Construction (62 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($40,994), Accommodation & Food Services ($27,699), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($27,699).

Occupations

684
2024 Value
± 269
8.74%
1 Year growth
± 55.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blackwater, AZ grew at a rate of 8.74%, from 629 employees to 684 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blackwater, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (221 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (123 people), and Management Occupations (112 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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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

684
2024 Value
± 269
8.74%
1 Year growth
± 55.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blackwater, AZ grew at a rate of 8.74%, from 629 employees to 684 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blackwater, AZ, are Public Administration (229 people), Accommodation & Food Services (133 people), and Construction (62 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

$59,375
Median earning men ± $40,934
$28,247
Median earning women ± $8,003

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($13,445).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($42,841), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($29,148), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,604).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
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.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Blackwater, AZ was $256,000 in 2024, which is 0.769 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $214,900 to $256,000, a 19.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Blackwater, AZ is 70.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Blackwater, AZ have an average commute time of 21 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

$256,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$243,092
$395
Median Property Taxes
±$178

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.

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

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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
560
Number of Households
± 212

In 2022, the median household income of the 560 households in Blackwater, AZ declined from $25,917 from the previous year's value of $33,148.

The following chart displays the households in Blackwater, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Blackwater, AZ is from Arizona.
0.457
2023 Wage GINI in Arizona
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2023, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.105% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 2024
  1. Drove Alone (69.5%)
  2. Carpooled (28.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.17%)

In 2024, 69.5% of workers in Blackwater, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (28.4%) and those who worked at home (2.17%).

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.

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Commute Time

21 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Blackwater, AZ have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 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

31.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blackwater, AZ (625 out of 1.96k 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 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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

75.2% of the population of Blackwater, AZ has health coverage, with 37.7% on employee plans, 26.3% on Medicaid, 7.2% on Medicare, 4.03% 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 0% change from the previous year (1,505 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1509 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 509 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 38.5% were men and 61.5% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 39.6% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 30.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.14% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 38.5% were men and 61.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

24.8%
Uninsured
37.7%
Employer Coverage
26.3%
Medicaid
7.2%
Medicare
4.03%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Blackwater, AZ declined by 13.2% from 28.6% to 24.8%.

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