Sahuarita, AZ

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2022 Population

34,238

2.13% 1-year growth

US Senator

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Party

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

37.1

2.2% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

8.06%

9.7% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$97,133

6.61% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$314,600

24.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Sahuarita, AZ had a population of 34.2k people with a median age of 37.1 and a median household income of $97,133. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Sahuarita, AZ grew from 33,524 to 34,238, a 2.13% increase and its median household income grew from $91,110 to $97,133, a 6.61% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sahuarita, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (53.7%), White (Hispanic) (19.4%), Two+ (Hispanic) (12.1%), Other (Hispanic) (6.59%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.29%).

None of the households in Sahuarita, 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.

97.2% of the residents in Sahuarita, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Sahuarita, AZ was $314,600, and the homeownership rate was 80.5%.

Most people in Sahuarita, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Sahuarita, AZ was 2 cars per household.

United States Arizona Pima County, AZ Tucson, AZ Pima County (Southeast)--Tucson City (Far Southeast) & Sahuarita Town PUMA, AZ

Population & Diversity

Sahuarita, AZ is home to a population of 34.2k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 9.66% of Sahuarita, AZ residents were born outside of the country (3.31k people).

In 2022, there were 2.77 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.4k people) in Sahuarita, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.64k White (Hispanic) and 4.14k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.2%

2022 Citizenship

97.4%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.2% of Sahuarita, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Sahuarita, AZ was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sahuarita, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
18.4k ± 1.47k
White (Hispanic)
6.64k ± 1.89k
Two+ (Hispanic)
4.14k ± 810

39.2%

Hispanic Population

13.4k people

39.2% of the people in Sahuarita, AZ are hispanic (13.4k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

9.66%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.31k people

9.37%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

3.14k people

As of 2022, 9.66% of Sahuarita, AZ residents (3.31k 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 Sahuarita, AZ was 9.37%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,106 ± 445
Vietnam
1,065 ± 226
Gulf War (1990s)
414 ± 169

Sahuarita, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sahuarita, AZ employs 13.2k people. The largest industries in Sahuarita, AZ are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,078 people), Public Administration (1,566 people), and Retail Trade (1,388 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($102,163), Public Administration ($89,096), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($69,657).

Employment

Occupations

13.2k

2022 Value

± 1,008

1.5%

1 Year growth

± 10.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sahuarita, AZ grew at a rate of 1.5%, from 13k employees to 13.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sahuarita, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,728 people), Management Occupations (1,490 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,127 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sahuarita, 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

13.2k

2022 Value

± 1,008

1.5%

1 Year growth

± 10.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sahuarita, AZ grew at a rate of 1.5%, from 13k employees to 13.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sahuarita, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,078 people), Public Administration (1,566 people), and Retail Trade (1,388 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sahuarita, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Sahuarita, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$64,139

Median earning men ± $6,242

$38,436

Median earning women ± $4,220

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($107,780), Public Administration ($90,938), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,742).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($69,821), Manufacturing ($66,250), and Public Administration ($60,909).

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

Voting results are not available for Sahuarita, 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 Sahuarita, AZ was $314,600 in 2022, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $251,800 to $314,600, a 24.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Sahuarita, AZ is 80.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Sahuarita, AZ have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sahuarita, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Sahuarita, AZ is $97,133. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Sahuarita, AZ was Census Tract 43.23 with a value of $120,144, followed by Census Tract 43.26 and Census Tract 43.27, with respective values of $72,075 and $61,167.

Property

$314,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$14,973

$9,420

Median Property Taxes

±$730

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

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

Rent vs Own

80.5%

Homeownership

2022

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 80.5% of the housing units in Sahuarita, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.7%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 43.23
Census Tract 43.26
Census Tract 43.27

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Sahuarita, AZ was Census Tract 43.23 with a value of $120,144, followed by Census Tract 43.26 and Census Tract 43.27, with respective values of $72,075 and $61,167.

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

$97,133

Median Household Income

± $4,168

11.7k

Number of Households

± 805

In 2022, the median household income of the 11.7k households in Sahuarita, AZ grew to $97,133 from the previous year's value of $91,110.

The following chart displays the households in Sahuarita, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sahuarita, 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 (74.7%)
Worked At Home (12.5%)
Carpooled (11.2%)

In 2022, 74.7% of workers in Sahuarita, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.5%) and those who carpooled to work (11.2%).

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

29.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sahuarita, AZ have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.42% of the workforce in Sahuarita, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.06% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sahuarita, AZ (2.73k out of 33.9k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sahuarita, AZ is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

94.5% of the population of Sahuarita, AZ has health coverage, with 45.3% on employee plans, 12.3% on Medicaid, 14.9% on Medicare, 18.8% on non-group plans, and 3.19% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pima County, AZ see 1146 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0873% increase from the previous year (1145 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1488 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 462 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,146 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pima County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Pima County, AZ see an average of 1,146 patients per year. This represents a 0.0873% increase from the previous year (1,145 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.7% under 18 years, 15.6% between 18 and 34 years, 32.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.5%

Uninsured

45.3%

Employer Coverage

12.3%

Medicaid

14.9%

Medicare

18.8%

Non-Group

3.19%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sahuarita, AZ grew by 21.7% from 4.52% to 5.5%.

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

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