Lukachukai, AZ

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2022 Population

1,706

4.22% 1-year growth

US Senator

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Party

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

31.9

14.2% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

39.3%

21.7% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$28,750

32.8% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$60,200

16.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Lukachukai, AZ had a population of 1.71k people with a median age of 31.9 and a median household income of $28,750. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Lukachukai, AZ grew from 1,637 to 1,706, a 4.22% increase and its median household income grew from $21,650 to $28,750, a 32.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lukachukai, AZ are American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (98.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.645%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (0.293%), White (Non-Hispanic) (0.117%), and White (Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Lukachukai, 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.

100% of the residents in Lukachukai, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Lukachukai, AZ was $60,200, and the homeownership rate was 88.9%.

Most people in Lukachukai, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 38.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Lukachukai, AZ was 2 cars per household.

United States Arizona Apache County, AZ Navajo & Apache Counties PUMA, AZ

Population & Diversity

Lukachukai, AZ is home to a population of 1.71k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2022, 0% of Lukachukai, AZ residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2022, there were 153 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.69k people) in Lukachukai, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11 Two+ (Hispanic) and 5 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

100%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 100% of Lukachukai, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Lukachukai, AZ was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lukachukai, AZ

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
1.69k ± 320
Two+ (Hispanic)
11 ± 22
American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
5 ± 7

0.938%

Hispanic Population

16 people

0.938% of the people in Lukachukai, AZ are hispanic (16 people).

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
32 ± 28
Gulf War (2001-)
9 ± 24
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 20

Lukachukai, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.56 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lukachukai, AZ employs 358 people. The largest industries in Lukachukai, AZ are Educational Services (125 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (108 people), and Construction (70 people), and the highest paying industries are Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,618), Total ($43,542), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,309).

Employment

Occupations

358

2022 Value

± 123

29.2%

1 Year growth

± 38.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lukachukai, AZ grew at a rate of 29.2%, from 277 employees to 358 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lukachukai, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (84 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (70 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lukachukai, 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.

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

358

2022 Value

± 123

29.2%

1 Year growth

± 38.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lukachukai, AZ grew at a rate of 29.2%, from 277 employees to 358 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lukachukai, AZ, are Educational Services (125 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (108 people), and Construction (70 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lukachukai, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Lukachukai, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,333

Median earning men ± $20,448

$45,588

Median earning women ± $8,520

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Construction ($40,833) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,977).

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 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

Voting results are not available for Lukachukai, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.

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 Lukachukai, AZ was $60,200 in 2022, which is 0.214 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $51,700 to $60,200, a 16.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Lukachukai, AZ is 88.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Lukachukai, AZ have an average commute time of 38.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lukachukai, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$60,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$30,234

$394

Median Property Taxes

±$91

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

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Lukachukai, 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.

$28,750

Median Household Income

± $16,227

443

Number of Households

± 109

In 2022, the median household income of the 443 households in Lukachukai, AZ grew to $28,750 from the previous year's value of $21,650.

The following chart displays the households in Lukachukai, 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 Lukachukai, 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 (90.5%)
Worked At Home (6.42%)
Walked (3.07%)

In 2022, 90.5% of workers in Lukachukai, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.42%) and those who walked to work (3.07%).

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

38.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lukachukai, AZ have a longer commute time (38.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.58% of the workforce in Lukachukai, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

39.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lukachukai, AZ (670 out of 1.71k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lukachukai, 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

90.3% of the population of Lukachukai, AZ has health coverage, with 16.6% on employee plans, 57.6% on Medicaid, 9.61% on Medicare, 4.45% on non-group plans, and 1.99% 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 29.6% under 18 years, 23% between 18 and 34 years, 28.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.6% were men and 54.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.73%

Uninsured

16.6%

Employer Coverage

57.6%

Medicaid

9.61%

Medicare

4.45%

Non-Group

1.99%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lukachukai, AZ declined by 22.3% from 12.5% to 9.73%.

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

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