Sedona, AZ

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2021 Population

9,723

5.98% 1-year decline

US Senator

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Party

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

58.5

2.17% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

11.3%

3.71% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$58,901

2.55% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$569,800

11.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Sedona, AZ had a population of 9.72k people with a median age of 58.5 and a median household income of $58,901. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Sedona, AZ declined from 10,341 to 9,723, a −5.98% decrease and its median household income grew from $57,434 to $58,901, a 2.55% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sedona, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.4%), Other (Hispanic) (16.3%), White (Hispanic) (2.99%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.77%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.24%).

None of the households in Sedona, 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.

88.6% of the residents in Sedona, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Sedona, AZ was $569,800, and the homeownership rate was 73.8%.

Most people in Sedona, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Sedona, AZ was 2 cars per household.

About the photo: The famous Red Rocks of Sedona, part of the eroding Mogollon Rim of the vast Colorado plateau.

Photo by Bernard Spragg. NZ

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Population & Diversity

Sedona, AZ is home to a population of 9.72k people, from which 88.6% are citizens. As of 2021, 18.2% of Sedona, AZ residents were born outside of the country (1.77k people).

In 2021, there were 4.63 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.33k people) in Sedona, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.58k Other (Hispanic) and 291 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

88.6%

2021 Citizenship

92.3%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 88.6% of Sedona, AZ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Sedona, AZ was 92.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sedona, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.33k ± 704
Other (Hispanic)
1.58k ± 738
White (Hispanic)
291 ± 178

20.5%

Hispanic Population

1.99k people

20.5% of the people in Sedona, AZ are hispanic (1.99k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

18.2%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.77k people

15.5%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.6k people

As of 2021, 18.2% of Sedona, AZ residents (1.77k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sedona, AZ was 15.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
439 ± 128
Gulf War (1990s)
54 ± 51
Korea
46 ± 42

Sedona, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 8.13 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sedona, AZ employs 4.33k people. The largest industries in Sedona, AZ are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (610 people), Retail Trade (530 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (518 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($80,605), Wholesale Trade ($79,013), and Finance & Insurance ($70,721).

Employment

Occupations

4.33k

2021 Value

± 624

−4.44%

1 Year decline

± 21.7%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Sedona, AZ declined at a rate of −4.44%, from 4.53k employees to 4.33k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sedona, AZ, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (586 people), Management Occupations (523 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (417 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sedona, AZ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

4.33k

2021 Value

± 624

−4.44%

1 Year decline

± 21.7%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Sedona, AZ declined at a rate of −4.44%, from 4.53k employees to 4.33k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sedona, AZ, are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (610 people), Retail Trade (530 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (518 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sedona, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Sedona, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$32,265

Median earning men ± $13,261

$35,291

Median earning women ± $2,773

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Information ($85,357), Public Administration ($81,290), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($79,044).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,239), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,604), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,954).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Arizona to other states, or from other states to Arizona.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Arizona product (by dollars) was Electronics with $32B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($21.3B) and Mixed freight ($18.1B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Arizona products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Arizona.

$217B

2020 Value in Arizona

$464B

Projected 2050 Value in Arizona

114% growth

In 2020, total outbound Arizona trade was $217B. This is expected to increase 114% to $464B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Arizona trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Arizona to other states, or from other states to Arizona.

Most Common Trade Partners

California
$30.8B
Texas
$14B
New Mexico
$5.1B

In 2020, the top outbound Arizona domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $30.8B, followed by Texas with $14B and New Mexico and $5.1B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Arizona shares with each state (excluding itself).

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 Sedona, 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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

Kyrsten Sinema

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Until 2022; Kyrsten Sinema won election to the Senate as a member of the Democratic Party.

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

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

Measure

In 2021, 0.969% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were Some college (1.42M), High School or Equivalent (1.37M), and Bachelors Degree (979k).

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 Sedona, AZ was $569,800 in 2021, which is 2.33 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $510,800 to $569,800, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Sedona, AZ is 73.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Sedona, AZ have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sedona, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$569,800

Median Property Value 2021

±$36,594

$3,618

Median Property Taxes

±$406

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

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

Rent vs Own

73.8%

Homeownership

2021

69.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 73.8% of the housing units in Sedona, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.5%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 18.01

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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

$58,901

Median Household Income

± $9,932

4.9k

Number of Households

± 529

In 2021, the median household income of the 4.9k households in Sedona, AZ grew to $58,901 from the previous year's value of $57,434.

The following chart displays the households in Sedona, 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 Sedona, AZ is from Arizona.

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Arizona

0.462

2020 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2021, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.353% decline from 2020 to 2021, 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 2021

Drove Alone (61.3%)
Worked At Home (23.3%)
Carpooled (9.39%)

In 2021, 61.3% of workers in Sedona, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.3%) and those who carpooled to work (9.39%).

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

23.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sedona, AZ have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 4.58% of the workforce in Sedona, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sedona, AZ (1.1k out of 9.72k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 75+.

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

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

80% of the population of Sedona, AZ has health coverage, with 20.2% on employee plans, 7.6% on Medicaid, 27.7% on Medicare, 23.8% on non-group plans, and 0.627% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Arizona was $6,452 in 2014. This is a 3.03% increase from the previous year ($6,262).

Primary care physicians in Yavapai County, AZ see 1729 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.13% increase from the previous year (1693 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1492 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 491 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Yavapai County, AZ.

1,729 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Yavapai County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Yavapai County, AZ see an average of 1,729 patients per year. This represents a 2.13% increase from the previous year (1,693 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 11.6% under 18 years, 9.55% between 18 and 34 years, 42.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 36.3% 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

20%

Uninsured

20.2%

Employer Coverage

7.6%

Medicaid

27.7%

Medicare

23.8%

Non-Group

0.627%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sedona, AZ grew by 80.2% from 11.1% to 20%.

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