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San Tan Valley

Arizona · 109,189 residents · 75.8 sq mi
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With 109,189 people, San Tan Valley is a city in Arizona. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median age is 34.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. The average commute runs 36 minutes.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $96,713, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about San Tan Valley

Among the 77 cities and towns in the Phoenix metro

  • 16th in household income$96,713
  • 32nd in share with a bachelor's degree23.9%
  • 27th in home value$410,100
  • 17th in diversity score69.3

Its weight in Pinal County

San Tan Valley's population equals 23% of Pinal County's. Its number of households without a car equals 12% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 14% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

109,189
+4%since 2023
from 105,231 in 2023
2010 – 2024
1,441 / sq mi
+4%since 2023
from 1,388 / sq mi in 2023
US average: 281
34.9
Unchangedsince 2023
from 35.0 in 2023
US average: 38.9
Land area
75.8 sq mi
Population, 2010 – 2024
67K79K90K102K113K201020202024San Tan Valley
2024109K
201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.5%(7,102)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 98.1%(8,896)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.7%(8,369)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.9%(7,525)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.8%(7,456)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.1%(15,425)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.1%(17,562)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.5%(12,510)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.3%(10,154)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.6%(9,441)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.3%(3,597)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.1%(1,152)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$96,713
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2023
from $93,642 in 2023
US average: $82,259
2010 – 2024
$36,796
+3%since 2023
from $35,614 in 2023
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
65.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2023
from 64.0% in 2023
US average: 53.3%
8.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2023
from 7.5% in 2023
US average: 12.5%
0.362
+2%since 2023
from 0.353 in 2023
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade8%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance7.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services7.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical5.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Education & health services2%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

$410,100
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2023
from $365,900 in 2023
US average: $376,019
2010 – 2024
$2,085
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2023
from $1,857 in 2023
US average: $1,442
82.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2023
from 81.6% in 2023
17.8% rent
7.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2023
from 7.5% in 2023
US average: 10.0%
3.20 people
+2%since 2023
from 3.13 people in 2023
US average: 2.54
23.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2023
from 22.0% in 2023
US average: 22.9%
43.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2023
from 43.7% in 2023
US average: 47.4%
4.2
+9%since 2023
from 3.9 in 2023
2010 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
57
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2023
White, non-Hispanic62.8%(66,063)
Black3.9%(4,134)
Hispanic / Latino24.5%(25,813)
Asian2.3%(2,399)
Other6.5%(6,822)
2024
White, non-Hispanic60.9%(66,452)
Black4.6%(5,053)
Hispanic / Latino26.3%(28,670)
Asian2.1%(2,307)
Other6.1%(6,707)
69
+3%since 2023
from 67 in 2023
2011 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican21.6%(23,562)
Central American1.4%(1,491)
Spaniard1.1%(1,183)
Nicaraguan1%(1,134)
Puerto Rican0.6%(669)
Cuban0.4%(391)
Guatemalan0.2%(177)
Peruvian0.1%(143)
Chilean0.1%(104)
Salvadoran0.1%(88)
Argentine0.1%(86)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0.1%(74)
Honduran0.1%(71)
Venezuelan0.1%(60)
Bolivian0%(19)
Dominican0%(12)
Asian origin
Filipino0.8%(819)
Korean0.3%(355)
Kazakh0.2%(202)
Chinese0.1%(142)
Japanese0.1%(134)
Bangladeshi0.1%(115)
Vietnamese0.1%(112)
Burmese0.1%(81)
Cambodian0.1%(61)
Pakistani0.1%(57)
Laotian0%(47)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(25)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.3%(273)
Tongan0%(41)
Samoan0%(9)
Ancestry
German14.7%(16,020)
English11.6%(12,692)
Irish9.8%(10,685)
Italian5%(5,444)
American4.2%(4,545)
French2.5%(2,706)
Norwegian2.2%(2,407)
Polish2%(2,215)
Scottish1.9%(2,066)
Danish1.2%(1,353)
Dutch1.1%(1,172)
Swedish1%(1,073)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.9%(1,011)
Welsh0.6%(700)
Hungarian0.4%(419)
Slovene0.4%(390)
Russian0.4%(385)
Portuguese0.3%(316)
Canadian0.3%(305)
British0.3%(287)
Greek0.3%(277)
Arab0.2%(253)
Croatian0.2%(186)
West Indian0.2%(182)
Ukrainian0.2%(178)
Lebanese0.1%(154)
Finnish0.1%(154)
Swiss0.1%(111)
Czech0.1%(99)
Jamaican0.1%(99)
Slovak0.1%(66)
Jordanian0.1%(61)
Armenian0.1%(60)
Nigerian0.1%(58)
Turkish0%(43)
Latvian0%(32)
Romanian0%(32)
Ghanaian0%(27)
Egyptian0%(19)
Belgian0%(16)
Bulgarian0%(10)
Kenyan0%(9)
Section 05

Education

23.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2023
from 24.0% in 2023
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2023
from 93.4% in 2023
US average: 89.6%
6.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2023
from 6.2% in 2023
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

36.4 min
+1%since 2023
from 36.1 min in 2023
US average: 26.5
67.7%
−4.3 ptssince 2023
from 71.9% in 2023
US average: 68.9%
10.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2023
from 10.5% in 2023
US average: 8.5%
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2023
from 0.0% in 2023
US average: 3.2%
19.0%
+3.4 ptssince 2023
from 15.6% in 2023
US average: 15.0%
1.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2023
from 0.7% in 2023
US average: 2.4%
0.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2023
from 0.1% in 2023
US average: 0.4%
2.1%
Unchangedsince 2023
from 2.1% in 2023
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

4.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2023
from 4.1% in 2023
US average: 5.2%
66.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2023
from 66.5% in 2023
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.4%
US average: 74.6%
10.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2023
from 9.8% in 2023
US average: 13.1%
40.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2023
from 38.9% in 2023
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

50.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2023
from 49.5% in 2023
49.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2023
from 50.5% in 2023
7.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2023
from 7.6% in 2023
US average: 14.1%
7.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2023
from 8.2% in 2023
US average: 6.2%
14.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2023
from 13.2% in 2023
US average: 13.3%
9.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2023
from 8.8% in 2023
US average: 8.4%
97.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2023
from 96.4% in 2023
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.4%
US average: 95.5%
87.4%
US average: 87.7%
85.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2023
from 84.5% in 2023
US average: 77.7%
11.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2023
from 12.3% in 2023
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.3%(13,721)
Married55.7%(23,645)
Widowed2.1%(898)
Divorced9.9%(4,220)
Women 15+
Never married28.5%(12,083)
Married53.2%(22,536)
Widowed5.3%(2,246)
Divorced12.9%(5,473)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

9.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2023
from 8.8% in 2023
US average: 8.4%
60.7%
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.7%
US average: 13.8%
14.2%
US average: 18.4%
15.6%
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.6%
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.5%
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.6%
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)32.6%(1,954)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.1%(1,922)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.1%(1,801)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.5%(31)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,991 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

San Tan Valley, decade by decade

San Tan Valley population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
201081,321$89,619$283,25521.2%62.8
202099,894$90,242$277,19323.0%68.4
2024109,189$96,713$410,10023.9%69.3

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in San Tan Valley, Arizona?

San Tan Valley, Arizona has about 109,189 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in San Tan Valley, Arizona?

The typical household in San Tan Valley, Arizona earns about $96,713 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is San Tan Valley, Arizona expensive?

In San Tan Valley, Arizona, the median home is worth about $410,100, and the typical rent is about $2,085 a month.

How educated are people in San Tan Valley, Arizona?

About 23.9% of adults age 25 and over in San Tan Valley, Arizona hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in San Tan Valley, Arizona?

About 8.0% of people in San Tan Valley, Arizona live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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