CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Show Low

Arizona · 5,019 residents · 65.5 sq mi

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Show Low is a city of 5,019 people in Arizona. The population has fallen 35% since 2000. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $67,700. 18.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households take in $24,853 at the median, 18% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,019

−35%vs 2000

vs 7,695 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.2

−15%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

65.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(473)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(465)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.9%(495)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(414)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(223)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(690)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(742)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(466)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(429)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(425)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(181)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(16)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,853

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,356 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,358

−33%vs 2000

vs $15,536 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.5%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,700

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $90,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$409

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $490 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

26.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.7%(6,441)

Black0.2%(19)

Hispanic / Latino10.3%(795)

Asian0.6%(50)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(4,738)

Black1%(52)

Hispanic / Latino7.5%(374)

Asian0%(0)

Other4.6%(229)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.6%(1,399)

Central American2.1%(254)

Guatemalan1.9%(228)

South American0.7%(87)

Spaniard0.5%(64)

Bolivian0.4%(53)

Dominican0.4%(43)

Puerto Rican0.2%(19)

Nicaraguan0.1%(15)

Peruvian0.1%(13)

Cuban0.1%(11)

Costa Rican0.1%(11)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Chilean0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino1.1%(136)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(15)

Chamorro0%(4)

Ancestry

English19.1%(2,314)

German11.9%(1,442)

Irish10.5%(1,267)

American6.2%(755)

Swedish3.4%(411)

Italian2.2%(263)

Scottish1.9%(233)

Danish1.3%(160)

Russian1.2%(148)

French1.1%(139)

Norwegian1.1%(137)

Dutch0.9%(106)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.8%(101)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(92)

Polish0.6%(74)

Hungarian0.5%(61)

British0.4%(50)

Welsh0.4%(46)

Portuguese0.4%(45)

Czech0.3%(34)

Austrian0.2%(29)

Subsaharan African0.2%(28)

Slovak0.2%(25)

Brazilian0.2%(21)

Finnish0.1%(17)

Arab0.1%(14)

Lebanese0.1%(14)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

Greek0%(6)

Lithuanian0%(6)

Swiss0%(5)

Slovene0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.6%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.2%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.9%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+69%vs 2000

vs 13.1 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 married25.6%(1,282)

Married56.2%(2,822)

Widowed3.7%(185)

Divorced14.5%(728)

Women 15+

Never married24.4%(1,191)

Married58.3%(2,843)

Widowed7.7%(376)

Divorced9.6%(470)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.3%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 39.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.8%

+12.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.5%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.3%

+10.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.2% 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)11.1%(95)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.4%(140)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era56.4%(482)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.8%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 855 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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