Bitter Springs is a city of 504 people in Arizona. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 100% of the housing stock. The median age is 29.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. Median home value sits at $62,000. 0% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bitter Springs
What changed most since 2000
Median home value (2024 dollars)$148,101 → $62,000(−58%)US over the same years: +71%
Poverty rate29.6% → 7.7%(−21.9 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Median age18.6 → 29.9(+11.3 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)50%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6 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
Bitter Springs, decade by decade
Bitter Springs 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
2000
547
$45,334
$148,101
0.0%
4.9
2010
452
$59,719
$178,095
6.7%
10.4
2020
355
$39,580
$71,389
7.0%
5.4
2024
504
$70,750
$62,000
0.0%
2.9
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.
