Flagstaff, AZ

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2024 Population

76,445

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ruben Gallego

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

25.9

0.385% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18.2%

6.04% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$71,512

5.1% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$552,900

9.83% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

40,996

3.15% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Flagstaff, 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.

96.6% of the residents in Flagstaff, AZ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Flagstaff, AZ are Northern Arizona University (8,109 degrees awarded in 2024), Coconino Community College (578 degrees), and Indian Bible College (15 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Flagstaff, AZ was $552,900, and the homeownership rate was 42.3%.

Most people in Flagstaff, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Flagstaff, AZ was 2 cars per household.

About the photo: San Francisco peaks and Scholz Lake outside of Flagstaff, Arizona

Photo by Logan Brumm

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Population & Diversity

Flagstaff, AZ is home to a population of 76.4k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.95% of Flagstaff, AZ residents were born outside of the country (4.55k people).

In 2024, there were 4.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44k people) in Flagstaff, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.8k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 4.78k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%

2024 Citizenship

96.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.6% of Flagstaff, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Flagstaff, AZ was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Flagstaff, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
44k ± 1.02k
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
9.8k ± 940
Other (Hispanic)
4.78k ± 841

19.6%

Hispanic Population

15k people

19.6% of the people in Flagstaff, AZ are hispanic (15k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Flagstaff, 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.

Foreign-Born Population

5.95%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4.55k people

5.95%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.54k people

As of 2024, 5.95% of Flagstaff, AZ residents (4.55k 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 Flagstaff, AZ was 5.95%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Flagstaff, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,333 ± 348
Vietnam
797 ± 209
Gulf War (1990s)
256 ± 111

Flagstaff, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

89.5% of the population of Flagstaff, AZ has health coverage, with 53.1% on employee plans, 12.9% on Medicaid, 6.68% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 2.01% 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, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.9% under 18 years, 41.2% between 18 and 34 years, 26.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.5%

Uninsured

53.1%

Employer Coverage

12.9%

Medicaid

6.68%

Medicare

14.8%

Non-Group

2.01%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Flagstaff, AZ grew by 15.2% from 9.12% to 10.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Flagstaff, AZ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Flagstaff, AZ employs 41k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Flagstaff, AZ were Educational Services (6,557 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,577 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (4,413 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($73,375), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,771), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,550).

Employment

Occupations

41k

2024 Value

± 1,819

3.15%

1 Year growth

± 6.01%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Flagstaff, AZ grew at a rate of 3.15%, from 39.7k employees to 41k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Flagstaff, AZ, are Management Occupations (4,453 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,677 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,589 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Flagstaff, 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

41k

2024 Value

± 1,819

3.15%

1 Year growth

± 6.01%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Flagstaff, AZ grew at a rate of 3.15%, from 39.7k employees to 41k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Flagstaff, AZ, are Educational Services (6,557 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,577 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (4,413 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Flagstaff, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Flagstaff, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,646

Median earning men ± $2,701

$34,426

Median earning women ± $1,815

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($77,857), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,066), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,306).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,200), Wholesale Trade ($56,818), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,244).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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.

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 Flagstaff, 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.

Education

In 2024, universities in Flagstaff, AZ awarded 8,702 degrees. The student population of Flagstaff, AZ in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 11,757 male students and 19,272 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Flagstaff, AZ are White (4,549 and 54.4%), Hispanic or Latino (1,980 and 23.7%), Unknown (659 and 7.88%), and Two or More Races (386 and 4.62%).

The largest universities in Flagstaff, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Northern Arizona University (8,109 and 93.2%), Coconino Community College (578 and 6.64%), and Indian Bible College (15 and 0.172%).

The most popular majors in Flagstaff, AZ are Information Technology (551 and 6.33%), General Psychology (491 and 5.64%), and Registered Nursing (431 and 4.95%).

The median tuition costs are $7,080 for private four year colleges, and $11,378 and $18,795 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Flagstaff, AZ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 89.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 31,029 (37.9% men and 62.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 31,029 students enrolled in Flagstaff, AZ, 37.9% men and 62.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 15,312 records, of which 61.8% were women and 38.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
476 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
402 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
346 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Flagstaff, AZ was General Psychology with 476 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Flagstaff, AZ according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Northern Arizona University
8,109 degrees awarded
Coconino Community College
578 degrees awarded
Indian Bible College
15 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northern Arizona University with 8,109 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 3,126 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Flagstaff, AZ, which is 0.561 times less than the 5,576 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,549 degrees mean that there were 2.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,980 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($11,378) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,241) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,052) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Flagstaff, AZ was $552,900 in 2024, which is 1.66 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $503,400 to $552,900, a 9.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Flagstaff, AZ is 42.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Flagstaff, AZ have an average commute time of 16.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Flagstaff, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$552,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,003

$12,079

Median Property Taxes

±$822

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 Flagstaff, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

42.3%

Homeownership

2024

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 42.3% of the housing units in Flagstaff, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 41.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Flagstaff, AZ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$71,512

Median Household Income

± $2,375

28.6k

Number of Households

± 1,399

In 2024, the median household income of the 28.6k households in Flagstaff, AZ grew to $71,512 from the previous year's value of $68,041.

The following chart displays the households in Flagstaff, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Flagstaff, 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 (61.7%)
Worked At Home (13.3%)
Carpooled (10.4%)

In 2024, 61.7% of workers in Flagstaff, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.3%) and those who carpooled to work (10.4%).

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

16.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Flagstaff, AZ have a shorter commute time (16.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.32% of the workforce in Flagstaff, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Flagstaff, AZ (11.8k out of 64.6k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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.