COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tombstone vs Vail
PLACE A
Tombstone, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
Vail, Arizona
Tombstone is 92% smaller than Vail. Vail earns more, with a median household income $96,003 higher. Vail has grown faster since 2000 (33% vs -5%).
TOMBSTONEVAILDIFFERENCE
Total population1,37616,315−92% vs Vail
Population density149719−571
Population growth-5.2%33.3%−38.5 pts
Median age64.240.7+23.5
Male55.2%53.3%+1.9 pts
Female44.8%46.7%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born4.6%7.9%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.1%64.0%+22.1 pts
Black0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.4%19.6%−10.3 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other4.6%7.9%−3.3 pts
Median household income$34,901$130,904−$96,003
Per capita income$32,227$47,544−$15,317
Poverty rate15.5%4.3%+11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4120.304+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%42.9%−26.1 pts
Graduate degree5.4%16.5%−11.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.8%1.6%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation40.3%63.5%−23.2 pts
Median home value$182,600$414,600−$232,000
Median gross rent$668$2,057−$1,389
Owner-occupied72.9%91.1%−18.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.6%3.8%+21.7 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%37.9%−0.5 pts
Average commute20.429.7−9.3
Worked from home17.5%20.4%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.2%+0.5 pts
Uninsured12.8%3.2%+9.6 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024