Gold Canyon, AZ

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2022 Population
11,565
2.96% 1-year growth
US Senator
Kyrsten Sinema
Independent Party
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
66.6
0.301% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
7.38%
16.5% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$83,654
7.83% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$402,400
21.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Gold Canyon, AZ had a population of 11.6k people with a median age of 66.6 and a median household income of $83,654. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Gold Canyon, AZ grew from 11,233 to 11,565, a 2.96% increase and its median household income grew from $77,580 to $83,654, a 7.83% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Gold Canyon, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (85.7%), White (Hispanic) (6.33%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.42%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.41%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.31%).

None of the households in Gold Canyon, 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.

98.3% of the residents in Gold Canyon, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Gold Canyon, AZ was $402,400, and the homeownership rate was 94.4%.

Most people in Gold Canyon, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Gold Canyon, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Gold Canyon, AZ is home to a population of 11.6k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 5.36% of Gold Canyon, AZ residents were born outside of the country (620 people).

In 2022, there were 13.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.91k people) in Gold Canyon, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 732 White (Hispanic) and 395 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.3%
2022 Citizenship
98%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.3% of Gold Canyon, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Gold Canyon, AZ was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gold Canyon, AZ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.91k ± 1.01k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    732 ± 570
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    395 ± 208
8.14%
Hispanic Population
941 people

In 2022, there were 13.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.91k people) in Gold Canyon, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 732 White (Hispanic) and 395 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.14% of the people in Gold Canyon, AZ are hispanic (941 people).

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

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Foreign-Born Population

5.36%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
620 people
4.6%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
517 people

As of 2022, 5.36% of Gold Canyon, AZ residents (620 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 Gold Canyon, AZ was 4.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,176 ± 326
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    132 ± 85
  3. Korea
    95 ± 63

Gold Canyon, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 8.91 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Gold Canyon, AZ employs 3.24k people. The largest industries in Gold Canyon, AZ are Health Care & Social Assistance (592 people), Retail Trade (446 people), and Construction (327 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($172,742), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($144,813), and Manufacturing ($140,496).

Occupations

3.24k
2022 Value
± 447
6.34%
1 Year growth
± 18.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Gold Canyon, AZ grew at a rate of 6.34%, from 3.04k employees to 3.24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gold Canyon, AZ, are Management Occupations (689 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (394 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (362 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gold Canyon, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

3.24k
2022 Value
± 447
6.34%
1 Year growth
± 18.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Gold Canyon, AZ grew at a rate of 6.34%, from 3.04k employees to 3.24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gold Canyon, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (592 people), Retail Trade (446 people), and Construction (327 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gold Canyon, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Gold Canyon, 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

$72,792
Median earning men ± $5,138
$45,049
Median earning women ± $7,341

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($145,156), Manufacturing ($109,250), and Public Administration ($97,804).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($144,688), Manufacturing ($140,578), and Construction ($58,500).

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

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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.

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

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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).

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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Gold Canyon, AZ was $402,400 in 2022, which is 1.43 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $332,400 to $402,400, a 21.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Gold Canyon, AZ is 94.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Gold Canyon, AZ have an average commute time of 29.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gold Canyon, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$402,400
Median Property Value 2022
±$25,706
$5,491
Median Property Taxes
±$572

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

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

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Rent vs Own

94.4%
Homeownership
2022
68.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 94.4% of the housing units in Gold Canyon, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 94.1%.

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Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 3.16
  2. Census Tract 3.19

The following map shows all of the places in Gold Canyon, AZ colored by their 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.
$83,654
Median Household Income
± $7,692
5.81k
Number of Households
± 609

In 2022, the median household income of the 5.81k households in Gold Canyon, AZ grew to $83,654 from the previous year's value of $77,580.

The following chart displays the households in Gold Canyon, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gold Canyon, 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 (68.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (21.1%)
  3. Carpooled (5.12%)

In 2022, 68.4% of workers in Gold Canyon, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.1%) and those who carpooled to work (5.12%).

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

29.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gold Canyon, AZ have a longer commute time (29.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.02% of the workforce in Gold Canyon, 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 Gold Canyon, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gold Canyon, AZ have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

7.38% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gold Canyon, AZ (852 out of 11.5k 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 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gold Canyon, AZ is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

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

94.3% of the population of Gold Canyon, AZ has health coverage, with 25.9% on employee plans, 5.48% on Medicaid, 40.2% on Medicare, 20.9% on non-group plans, and 1.71% 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 7.77% under 18 years, 5.97% between 18 and 34 years, 31.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 54.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.74%
Uninsured
25.9%
Employer Coverage
5.48%
Medicaid
40.2%
Medicare
20.9%
Non-Group
1.71%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gold Canyon, AZ grew by 6.78% from 5.38% to 5.74%.

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