Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ

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2024 Population
4,101
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
54
8.87% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
9.03%
14.6% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$60,694
16.3% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$370,800
11.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,666
0.301% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Pinetop-Lakeside, 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.

99.4% of the residents in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ was $370,800, and the homeownership rate was 76.8%.

Most people in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ is home to a population of 4.1k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.88% of Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ residents were born outside of the country (118 people).

In 2024, there were 10.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.07k people) in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 291 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 243 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%
2024 Citizenship
99.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.07k ± 284
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    291 ± 216
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    243 ± 166
10.6%
Hispanic Population
436 people

In 2024, there were 10.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.07k people) in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 291 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 243 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.6% of the people in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ are hispanic (436 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    487,424 ± 16,556 people
  2. India
    44,278 ± 5,150 people
  3. Canada
    39,616 ± 4,873 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 487,424 Arizona residents, followed by India with 44,278 and Canada with 39,616.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.88%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
118 people
3.19%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
131 people

As of 2024, 2.88% of Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ residents (118 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 Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ was 3.19%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    162 ± 59
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    89 ± 56
  3. Korea
    39 ± 38

Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.82 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ employs 1.67k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ were Retail Trade (373 people), Educational Services (314 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (159 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,500), Finance & Insurance ($53,750), and Public Administration ($49,271).

Employment

Occupations

1.67k
2024 Value
± 314
0.301%
1 Year growth
± 26.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ grew at a rate of 0.301%, from 1.66k employees to 1.67k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ, are Sales & Related Occupations (268 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (209 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (207 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

1.67k
2024 Value
± 314
0.301%
1 Year growth
± 26.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ grew at a rate of 0.301%, from 1.66k employees to 1.67k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ, are Retail Trade (373 people), Educational Services (314 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (159 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Pinetop-Lakeside, 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

$44,028
Median earning men ± $13,247
$28,889
Median earning women ± $16,295

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,125), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,750), and Retail Trade ($48,914).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,240), Retail Trade ($39,167), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,365).

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (52.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (46.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

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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.
Ruben Gallego
Senator from Arizona1
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ was $370,800 in 2024, which is 1.11 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $332,200 to $370,800, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ is 76.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$370,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$55,213
$1,339
Median Property Taxes
±$251

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 Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

76.8%
Homeownership
2024
63.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.8% of the housing units in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,694
Median Household Income
± $14,097
1.74k
Number of Households
± 294

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.74k households in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ grew to $60,694 from the previous year's value of $52,207.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ is from Arizona.
0.457
2023 Wage GINI in Arizona
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2023, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.105% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70.1%)
  2. Carpooled (16.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (11.7%)

In 2024, 70.1% of workers in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.5%) and those who worked at home (11.7%).

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

24.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.567% of the workforce in Pinetop-Lakeside, 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 Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.03% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ (365 out of 4.04k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ is White, followed by Two Or More 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.

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Health

88.3% of the population of Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ has health coverage, with 31.3% on employee plans, 15% on Medicaid, 23% on Medicare, 16.3% on non-group plans, and 2.67% 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, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19% under 18 years, 9.28% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 33.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.7%
Uninsured
31.3%
Employer Coverage
15%
Medicaid
23%
Medicare
16.3%
Non-Group
2.67%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ declined by 10.5% from 13% to 11.7%.

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