With 16,315 people, Vail is a city in Arizona. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 13,831 people. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. That is roughly 64% ahead of the Arizona median. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. Households take in $130,904 a year at the median, 59% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $130,904, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Vail
What changed most since 2000
Population2,484 → 16,315(+557%)US over the same years: +19%
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.0% → 42.9%(+25.9 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$84,164 → $130,904(+56%)US over the same years: +6%
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)41.4%(893)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)56.6%(1,221)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era15.3%(330)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(49)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,159 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
Vail, decade by decade
Vail 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
2,484
$84,164
$214,227
17.0%
41.5
2010
10,208
$108,448
$373,741
30.4%
55.9
2020
13,604
$124,902
$320,584
39.3%
63.7
2024
16,315
$130,904
$414,600
42.9%
67.7
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.
