New River is home to 18,240 people in Arizona. At a median age of 50.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 95% of the housing stock. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 7,500 people. That is roughly 68% ahead of the Arizona median. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $134,289, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 87%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about New River
What changed most since 2000
Median age38.5 → 50.7(+12.2 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Population10,740 → 18,240(+70%)US over the same years: +19%
White share92.5% → 87.5%(−4.9 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 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)14.1%(244)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)53.7%(927)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.4%(491)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,726 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
New River, decade by decade
New River 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
10,740
$113,502
$343,200
22.3%
17.8
2010
14,952
$137,132
$566,365
21.8%
23.0
2020
17,290
$116,582
$504,087
37.3%
33.4
2024
18,240
$134,289
$640,600
31.5%
28.5
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.
