COMPARING TWO PLACES
San Simon vs Safford
PLACE A
San Simon, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
Safford, Arizona
San Simon is 98% smaller than Safford. Safford earns more, with a median household income $24,536 higher. Safford has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -4%).
SAN SIMONSAFFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population24410,279−98% vs Safford
Population density3191,108−788
Population growth-4.2%5.9%−10.1 pts
Median age48.131.0+17.1
Male45.1%49.6%−4.5 pts
Female54.9%50.4%+4.5 pts
Foreign-born14.3%2.4%+11.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic34.4%47.7%−13.2 pts
Black0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino57.8%47.1%+10.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other7.8%3.3%+4.5 pts
Median household income$41,111$65,647−$24,536
Per capita income$24,173$28,474−$4,301
Poverty rate22.1%14.1%+8.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.413−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.0%18.1%−13.1 pts
Graduate degree1.7%5.2%−3.6 pts
Unemployment rate15.2%4.3%+10.9 pts
Labor force participation51.4%61.4%−10.0 pts
Median home value$43,700$199,800−$156,100
Median gross rent$682$1,048−$366
Owner-occupied86.2%71.5%+14.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.9%12.0%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households10.5%34.2%−23.6 pts
Average commute23.122.6+0.5
Worked from home0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured6.1%11.2%−5.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024