With 2,181 people, Black Canyon City is a city in Arizona. At a median age of 60.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Arizona median by roughly 41%. 1% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,465, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 60.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Black Canyon City
What changed most since 1990
White share96.6% → 91.5%(−5.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age47.6 → 60.5(+12.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants82.7% → 91.7%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)23.2%(55)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.5%(122)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 237 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
Black Canyon City, decade by decade
Black Canyon City 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
1,740
$35,912
$171,125
4.0%
8.2
2000
2,697
$59,947
$157,573
8.1%
16.0
2010
2,837
$44,955
$209,456
13.4%
20.6
2020
2,677
$45,045
$163,140
20.8%
35.1
2024
2,181
$47,465
$288,500
15.3%
19.9
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.
