CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Peridot

Arizona · 822 residents · 5.46 sq mi

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Peridot is a city of 822 people in Arizona. The poverty rate is 60.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 22.7. That trails the Arizona median by roughly 71%. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 0% of adults.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 22.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

0% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

822

−35%vs 2000

vs 1,266 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

22.7

−8%vs 2000

vs 24.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.46 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024999

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.3%(85)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.7%(96)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.9%(90)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.8%(72)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2412.5%(103)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.7%(88)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(98)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(66)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(85)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.7%(22)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(17)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$8,007

−42%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $18,194 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$3,994

−31%vs 2000

vs $5,765 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

60.2%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$14,999

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2023

Median gross rent

$289

+97%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $193 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.0%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.2% in 2000

12.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic1.3%(16)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(35)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic0%(0)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other100%(822)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

Scottish43.4%(434)

German1.4%(14)

RANKED:Largest Scottish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

0.0%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

34.3%

−19.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

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 married69.5%(246)

Married11.6%(41)

Widowed5.4%(19)

Divorced13.6%(48)

Women 15+

Never married51.1%(237)

Married9.3%(43)

Widowed26.1%(121)

Divorced13.6%(63)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.9%

−37.9 ptssince 2013

from 45.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

9.1%

−15.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.4%

+9.7 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.0%

+17.1 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

71.1%

+21.8 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

15.8%

−11.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

79.2%

+23.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.3%(28)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War19%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 58 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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