CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Golden Valley

Arizona · 2,690 residents · 78.7 sq mi

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Golden Valley is a city of 2,690 people in Arizona. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 40.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. There are 1,825 fewer people here than in 2000. That trails the Arizona median by roughly 25%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,690

−40%vs 2000

vs 4,515 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

40.1

−12%vs 2000

vs 45.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

78.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(187)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(225)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(138)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(161)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(91)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(353)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(397)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.4%(413)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.9%(347)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.1%(325)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(53)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,540

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,857 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,326

−33%vs 2000

vs $13,948 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.8%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,300

+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$460

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $513 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.7%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.2% in 2000

12.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.3%(3,988)

Black0.4%(19)

Hispanic / Latino8%(363)

Asian0.6%(29)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(2,550)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(75)

Asian1.6%(43)

Other3.6%(97)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.9%(1,622)

Spaniard0.8%(65)

Puerto Rican0.3%(23)

Asian origin

Cambodian1%(82)

Japanese0.3%(26)

Korean0.1%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(20)

Ancestry

German15.6%(1,334)

Irish10.6%(907)

English9.6%(821)

American5.9%(506)

French5.1%(438)

Swedish1.8%(153)

Italian1.7%(147)

Arab1.5%(125)

Egyptian1.5%(125)

Polish1.3%(113)

British1.2%(100)

Scottish1.2%(99)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1%(84)

Russian0.9%(79)

Norwegian0.8%(68)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(60)

Finnish0.6%(53)

Welsh0.6%(50)

Hungarian0.5%(46)

Portuguese0.5%(45)

French Canadian0.5%(43)

Romanian0.3%(26)

Danish0.2%(21)

Belgian0.2%(16)

Canadian0.2%(14)

Swiss0.2%(14)

Subsaharan African0.2%(13)

Ukrainian0.2%(13)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Greek0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.4%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.6%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.7 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 17.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married22.7%(883)

Married48%(1,871)

Widowed9.4%(368)

Divorced19.8%(773)

Women 15+

Never married26.5%(1,003)

Married51.4%(1,945)

Widowed8.2%(309)

Divorced13.9%(528)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

−11.9 ptssince 2013

from 22.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

24.0%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.6%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

41.7%

−10.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.4%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.1%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.9%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

65.2%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 72.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)12.9%(146)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.5%(107)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.7%(426)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,131 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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