Cave Creek, AZ

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,091
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
61.2
1.49% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.21%
19% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$107,067
4.36% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$906,100
14.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,225
5.55% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cave Creek, 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.

98.8% of the residents in Cave Creek, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cave Creek, AZ was $906,100, and the homeownership rate was 94.6%.

Most people in Cave Creek, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Cave Creek, AZ was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cave Creek, AZ is home to a population of 5.09k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.52% of Cave Creek, AZ residents were born outside of the country (281 people).

In 2024, there were 27.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.5k people) in Cave Creek, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 162 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 138 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%
2024 Citizenship
98.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Cave Creek, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cave Creek, AZ was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cave Creek, AZ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.5k ± 234
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    162 ± 187
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    138 ± 80
4.05%
Hispanic Population
206 people

In 2024, there were 27.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.5k people) in Cave Creek, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 162 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 138 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.05% of the people in Cave Creek, AZ are hispanic (206 people).

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

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Global Diversity

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

5.52%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
281 people
6.42%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
323 people

As of 2024, 5.52% of Cave Creek, AZ residents (281 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 Cave Creek, AZ was 6.42%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    274 ± 134
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    85 ± 58
  3. Korea
    38 ± 51

Cave Creek, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.22 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cave Creek, AZ employs 2.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cave Creek, AZ were Other Services, Except Public Administration (271 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (234 people), and Wholesale Trade (201 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), and Information ($152,438).

Employment

Occupations

2.23k
2024 Value
± 424
5.55%
1 Year growth
± 26%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cave Creek, AZ grew at a rate of 5.55%, from 2.11k employees to 2.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cave Creek, AZ, are Management Occupations (314 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (294 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (267 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cave Creek, 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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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.23k
2024 Value
± 424
5.55%
1 Year growth
± 26%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cave Creek, AZ grew at a rate of 5.55%, from 2.11k employees to 2.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cave Creek, AZ, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (271 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (234 people), and Wholesale Trade (201 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cave Creek, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Cave Creek, 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

$98,125
Median earning men ± $62,500
$44,808
Median earning women ± $13,236

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Public Administration ($163,250), and Construction ($155,761).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($195,100), Information ($150,438), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($111,111).

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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.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Cave Creek, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (52.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (46.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

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

The median property value in Cave Creek, AZ was $906,100 in 2024, which is 2.72 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $791,900 to $906,100, a 14.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Cave Creek, AZ is 94.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cave Creek, AZ have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cave Creek, AZ is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$906,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$79,304
$2,306
Median Property Taxes
±$380

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 Cave Creek, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

94.6%
Homeownership
2024
70.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 94.6% of the housing units in Cave Creek, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 94.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$107,067
Median Household Income
± $15,575
2.44k
Number of Households
± 383

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.44k households in Cave Creek, AZ grew to $107,067 from the previous year's value of $102,589.

The following chart displays the households in Cave Creek, 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 Cave Creek, 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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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (49.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (37.3%)
  3. Other (4.58%)

In 2024, 49.8% of workers in Cave Creek, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (37.3%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.58%).

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

29.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cave Creek, AZ have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.39% of the workforce in Cave Creek, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cave Creek, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cave Creek, AZ have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cave Creek, AZ (367 out of 5.09k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cave Creek, AZ is White, followed by Other 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

90.2% of the population of Cave Creek, AZ has health coverage, with 40.8% on employee plans, 3.3% on Medicaid, 32.5% on Medicare, 12.9% on non-group plans, and 0.786% 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, 51% were men and 49% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 9.31% under 18 years, 7.9% between 18 and 34 years, 41.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 41.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

9.78%
Uninsured
40.8%
Employer Coverage
3.3%
Medicaid
32.5%
Medicare
12.9%
Non-Group
0.786%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cave Creek, AZ declined by 34.1% from 14.8% to 9.78%.

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