Gila County, Arizona Demographics

Gila County is 1st in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Home ownership rate

Gila County is 3rd in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Gila County is 4th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Gila County is 5th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Income below poverty line

Gila County is 5th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Gila County is 7th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Female residents

Gila County is 7th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Home median value

Gila County is 8th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Gila County is 8th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Gila County is 9th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in People per household

Size Demographics
	Gila County	Rank	Arizona	US
Current population (2012)	53,144	11th	6,553,255	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4,757.9	11th	113,594.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	11.3	9th	56.3	87.4

Age Demographics
	Gila County	Rank	Arizona	US
Residents younger than 5	5.9%	12th	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.9%	12th	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	24.9%	4th	14.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Gila County	Rank	Arizona	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.1%	8th	85.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	15.5%	8th	26.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Gila County	Rank	Arizona	US
Race - White	81.4%	10th	84.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	13th	4.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	15.7%	5th	5.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.7%	12th	3.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	12th	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	14th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	10th	30.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	64.6%	3rd	57.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Gila County	Rank	Arizona	US
Female residents	50.3%	7th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.6%	13th	13.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Gila County	Rank	Arizona	US
Housing units	33,011	10th	2,864,335	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	5.1%	14th	20.6%	25.9%
Households	19,924	10th	2,344,215	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	76.8%	1st	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$154,200	7th	$197,400	$186,200
People per household	2.6	9th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	51	11th	21,726	829,658

Income Demographics
	Gila County	Rank	Arizona	US
Income per capita	$20,098	10th	$25,784	$27,915
Income per household	$37,905	13th	$50,752	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.9%	5th	16.2%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Gila County	Rank	Arizona	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,017	11th	130,305	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	11,413	10th	2,108,561	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	5,250	10th	491,529	27,092,908
Retail sales	$550,763	11th	$86,758,801	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,545	11th	$13,637	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$106,693	10th	$13,268,514	$613,795,732