Apache Junction is a city of 41,058 people in Arizona. At a median age of 53.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Growth has run 29% since 2000, or 9,244 more people. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $211,500.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,975, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Apache Junction
What changed most since 1990
Population18,196 → 41,058(+126%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age42.3 → 53.1(+10.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate16.7% → 10.6%(−6.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Apache Junction's population equals 8.8% of Pinal County's. Its number of households without a car equals 18% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 14% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.5%(651)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.2%(724)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.6%(1,874)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.1%(297)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(17)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,199 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Apache Junction, decade by decade
Apache Junction population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
18,196
$47,248
$141,124
7.2%
17.4
2000
31,814
$60,424
$134,802
9.0%
27.4
2010
35,840
$56,776
$158,387
12.5%
39.7
2020
38,499
$56,612
$147,869
17.3%
48.8
2024
41,058
$60,975
$211,500
18.1%
55.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
