Fort Defiance, AZ

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2022 Population

3,528

5.24% 1-year decline

US Senator

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Party

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

32.5

1.52% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

27%

1.69% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$50,320

5.44% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$33,000

2.17% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Fort Defiance, AZ had a population of 3.53k people with a median age of 32.5 and a median household income of $50,320. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Fort Defiance, AZ declined from 3,723 to 3,528, a −5.24% decrease and its median household income grew from $47,723 to $50,320, a 5.44% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fort Defiance, AZ are American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (90.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (2.41%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.84%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.33%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.25%).

None of the households in Fort Defiance, 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.

99.7% of the residents in Fort Defiance, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Fort Defiance, AZ was $33,000, and the homeownership rate was 56.4%.

Most people in Fort Defiance, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Defiance, AZ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fort Defiance, AZ is home to a population of 3.53k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.08% of Fort Defiance, AZ residents were born outside of the country (38 people).

In 2022, there were 37.5 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.18k people) in Fort Defiance, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 85 White (Non-Hispanic) and 65 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

99.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.7% of Fort Defiance, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Defiance, AZ was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Defiance, AZ

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
3.18k ± 548
White (Non-Hispanic)
85 ± 49
Two+ (Hispanic)
65 ± 48.1

3.68%

Hispanic Population

130 people

3.68% of the people in Fort Defiance, AZ are hispanic (130 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

1.08%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

38 people

1.48%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

55 people

As of 2022, 1.08% of Fort Defiance, AZ residents (38 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 Fort Defiance, AZ was 1.48%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
99 ± 52
Gulf War (2001-)
33 ± 32
Gulf War (1990s)
10 ± 21

Fort Defiance, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fort Defiance, AZ employs 1.32k people. The largest industries in Fort Defiance, AZ are Public Administration (315 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (268 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (203 people), and the highest paying industries are Educational Services ($47,083), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,432), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,757).

Employment

Occupations

1.32k

2022 Value

± 236

−0.753%

1 Year decline

± 25.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Fort Defiance, AZ declined at a rate of −0.753%, from 1.33k employees to 1.32k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Defiance, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (189 people), Management Occupations (142 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (134 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Defiance, AZ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.32k

2022 Value

± 236

−0.753%

1 Year decline

± 25.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Fort Defiance, AZ declined at a rate of −0.753%, from 1.33k employees to 1.32k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Defiance, AZ, are Public Administration (315 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (268 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (203 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Defiance, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Fort Defiance, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$32,765

Median earning men ± $5,976

$38,605

Median earning women ± $3,902

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,063), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($40,833), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($30,455).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,864), Public Administration ($42,784), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,318).

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.

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.1%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.52%)
Libertarian Party

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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

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Kyrsten Sinema

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Kyrsten Sinema won election to the Senate as a Democrat in 2018

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.

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.

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

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Defiance, AZ was $33,000 in 2022, which is 0.117 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $32,300 to $33,000, a 2.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Defiance, AZ is 56.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Fort Defiance, AZ have an average commute time of 15.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Defiance, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$33,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$3,270

$548

Median Property Taxes

±$127

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

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

Rent vs Own

56.4%

Homeownership

2022

55.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 56.4% of the housing units in Fort Defiance, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Fort Defiance, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$50,320

Median Household Income

± $9,539

971

Number of Households

± 171

In 2022, the median household income of the 971 households in Fort Defiance, AZ grew to $50,320 from the previous year's value of $47,723.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Defiance, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Defiance, 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.

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 2022

Drove Alone (83.5%)
Worked At Home (6.38%)
Walked (5.32%)

In 2022, 83.5% of workers in Fort Defiance, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.38%) and those who walked to work (5.32%).

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

15.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Defiance, AZ have a shorter commute time (15.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.54% of the workforce in Fort Defiance, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Defiance, AZ (953 out of 3.53k 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 Females 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Defiance, 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

51.9% of the population of Fort Defiance, AZ has health coverage, with 21% on employee plans, 15.3% on Medicaid, 7.29% on Medicare, 7.46% on non-group plans, and 0.851% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Apache County, AZ see 2567 patients per year on average, which represents a 10.7% increase from the previous year (2319 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1262 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 875 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,567 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Apache County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Apache County, AZ see an average of 2,567 patients per year. This represents a 10.7% increase from the previous year (2,319 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.6% under 18 years, 28.5% between 18 and 34 years, 33.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

48.1%

Uninsured

21%

Employer Coverage

15.3%

Medicaid

7.29%

Medicare

7.46%

Non-Group

0.851%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fort Defiance, AZ declined by 12.1% from 54.7% to 48.1%.

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

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