Show Low, AZ

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
108,415
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.5
0.254% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
24.7%
0.029% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$54,606
3.51% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$201,500
8.28% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
35,111
1.69% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Show Low, 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.

98.9% of the residents in Show Low, AZ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Show Low, AZ are Northland Pioneer College (695 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Show Low, AZ was $201,500, and the homeownership rate was 73.2%.

Most people in Show Low, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Show Low, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Show Low, AZ borders Flagstaff, AZ, Payson, AZ, and Safford, AZ.

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Population & Diversity

Show Low, AZ is home to a population of 108k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.47% of Show Low, AZ residents were born outside of the country (2.67k people).

In 2024, there were 1.04 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (46.3k people) in Show Low, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 44.4k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 3.53k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%
2024 Citizenship
99%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Show Low, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Show Low, AZ was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Show Low, AZ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    46.3k ± 158
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    44.4k ± 593
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    3.53k ± 632
10.9%
Hispanic Population
11.8k people

In 2024, there were 1.04 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (46.3k people) in Show Low, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 44.4k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 3.53k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.9% of the people in Show Low, AZ are hispanic (11.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Show Low, 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

2.47%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.67k people
2.56%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.76k people

As of 2024, 2.47% of Show Low, AZ residents (2.67k 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 Show Low, AZ was 2.56%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,235 ± 306
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,239 ± 275
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,120 ± 287

Show Low, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Show Low, AZ employs 35.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Show Low, AZ were Health Care & Social Assistance (6,791 people), Educational Services (4,660 people), and Retail Trade (4,330 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($80,525), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,137), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,417).

Employment

Occupations

35.1k
2024 Value
± 1,494
1.69%
1 Year growth
± 5.89%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Show Low, AZ grew at a rate of 1.69%, from 34.5k employees to 35.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Show Low, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,959 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,241 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (3,005 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Show Low, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

35.1k
2024 Value
± 1,494
1.69%
1 Year growth
± 5.89%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Show Low, AZ grew at a rate of 1.69%, from 34.5k employees to 35.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Show Low, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,791 people), Educational Services (4,660 people), and Retail Trade (4,330 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Show Low, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Show Low, 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

$45,481
Median earning men ± $2,806
$34,443
Median earning women ± $2,355

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($81,852), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,514), and Wholesale Trade ($61,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($59,688), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,761), and Construction ($43,646).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 135
    Construction
  2. 118
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. 109
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $280k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $148k
    Retail Trade
  3. $104k
    Accommodation and Food Services

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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

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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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Show Low, AZ awarded 695 degrees. The student population of Show Low, AZ in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,059 male students and 1,766 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Show Low, AZ are White (346 and 49.8%), American Indian or Alaska Native (158 and 22.7%), Hispanic or Latino (150 and 21.6%), and Unknown (16 and 2.3%).

The largest universities in Show Low, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Northland Pioneer College (695 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Show Low, AZ are Welding Technology (188 and 27.1%), General Studies (59 and 8.49%), and General Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Technologies (47 and 6.76%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,825 students enrolled in Show Low, AZ, 37.5% men and 62.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,120 records, of which 57.3% were women and 42.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Welding Technology
    153 degrees awarded
  2. General Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Technologies
    45 degrees awarded
  3. Photographic & Video Technology
    41 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Show Low, AZ was Welding Technology with 153 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Show Low, AZ according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Northland Pioneer College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
695 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northland Pioneer College with 695 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 318 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Show Low, AZ, which is 0.844 times less than the 377 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 346 degrees mean that there were 2.19 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, American Indian or Alaska Native, with 158 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,948) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($480) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Show Low, AZ was $201,500 in 2024, which is 0.606 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $186,100 to $201,500, a 8.28% increase. The homeownership rate in Show Low, AZ is 73.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Show Low, AZ have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Show Low, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$201,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,940
$29,321
Median Property Taxes
±$1,201

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

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

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Rent vs Own

73.2%
Homeownership
2024
68.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.2% of the housing units in Show Low, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.7%.

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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.
$54,606
Median Household Income
± $2,264
40.1k
Number of Households
± 1,539

In 2024, the median household income of the 40.1k households in Show Low, AZ grew to $54,606 from the previous year's value of $52,752.

The following chart displays the households in Show Low, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Show Low, 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 (77.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.2%)
  3. Carpooled (8.41%)

In 2024, 77.3% of workers in Show Low, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.41%).

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

25 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Show Low, AZ have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.88% of the workforce in Show Low, 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 Show Low, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Show Low, AZ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Show Low, AZ (26.1k out of 106k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Show Low, AZ is Native American, followed by White 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.

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Health

84.1% of the population of Show Low, AZ has health coverage, with 28.8% on employee plans, 31.5% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 9.03% on non-group plans, and 1.2% 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, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,505 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Arizona

Primary care physicians in Arizona see an average of 1,505 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,505 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.1% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 34.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

15.9%
Uninsured
28.8%
Employer Coverage
31.5%
Medicaid
13.6%
Medicare
9.03%
Non-Group
1.2%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Show Low, AZ grew by 3.64% from 15.3% to 15.9%.

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