CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Three Points

Arizona · 2,072 residents · 46.6 sq mi

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Three Points is a city of 2,072 people in Arizona. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 61% since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. The average commute runs 36 minutes. 23.9% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,072

−61%vs 2000

vs 5,273 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.9

−2%vs 2000

vs 33.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

46.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(195)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(174)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.9%(205)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.2%(88)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(94)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(370)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(298)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(264)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.4%(256)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(113)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.7%(15)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,344

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,486 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,999

−31%vs 2000

vs $13,088 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.9%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$73,800

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$291

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $495 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

92.4%

+5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.1% in 2000

7.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic54.9%(2,893)

Black0.7%(35)

Hispanic / Latino40.8%(2,151)

Asian0.3%(16)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(1,966)

Black2.3%(47)

Hispanic / Latino29.5%(611)

Asian1.2%(25)

Other1.6%(34)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican40.8%(2,146)

Spaniard2.3%(122)

Central American0.4%(23)

Salvadoran0.4%(23)

Puerto Rican0.2%(11)

Asian origin

Laotian2.6%(138)

Filipino0.3%(16)

Ancestry

German17.7%(931)

Irish12.4%(652)

Italian6.4%(336)

English5.1%(269)

Swedish3.3%(171)

American1.7%(91)

French1.2%(62)

Scottish1%(52)

Croatian0.6%(33)

Austrian0.5%(26)

Subsaharan African0.3%(18)

Russian0.2%(11)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.2%(11)

Norwegian0.2%(9)

Lithuanian0.2%(8)

Polish0.2%(8)

Danish0.1%(7)

Dutch0.1%(7)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(7)

Arab0.1%(6)

Lebanese0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.0%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.8%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

35.5 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 33.6 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 married34.5%(765)

Married48.2%(1,070)

Widowed3.5%(77)

Divorced13.8%(306)

Women 15+

Never married25.2%(502)

Married55.5%(1,105)

Widowed6%(120)

Divorced13.2%(263)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.2%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 20.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.4%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.1%

−11.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.4%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.3%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.0%

−10.0 ptssince 2020

from 64.0% 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)18%(77)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.6%(135)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.7%(208)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 427 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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