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Grand Canyon Unified District, AZ

Unified School District

2024 Population

1,970

2024 Median Age

41.2

2024 Median Household Income

$74,286

Grades Served

PK–12

Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade

About

Grand Canyon Unified District, AZ is a unified school district in Arizona, serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Its boundaries cover 515 square miles of land.

In 2024, the 1,970 people living within its boundaries had a median age of 41.2 and a median household income of $74,286, against $80,734 for the nation. The median property value was $N/A, and 14.6% of residents lived below the poverty line.

The figures describe everyone who lives in the district, not only its students: they are the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, tabulated for school district boundaries.

About the photo: Grand Canyon - South Rim - Summer 2014

Photo by screaming_monkey

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 3.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.13k people) in Grand Canyon Unified District, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 334 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 172 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grand Canyon Unified District, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.13k ± 377
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
334 ± 197
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
172 ± 145

21.2%

Hispanic Population

417 people

In 2024, there were 3.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.13k people) in Grand Canyon Unified District, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 334 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 172 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

21.2% of the people in Grand Canyon Unified District, AZ are hispanic (417 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Grand Canyon Unified District, AZ as a share of the total population.

Economy

Grand Canyon Unified District, AZ has 1.56k employed residents. They are counted where they live, by the job they hold, wherever they work.

Employment

Occupations

1.56k

2024 Value

± 451

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grand Canyon Unified District, AZ, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (286 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (223 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (213 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grand Canyon Unified District, AZ.

Housing & Living

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grand Canyon Unified District, AZ (281 out of 1.93k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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.