COMPARING TWO PLACES
Whiteriver vs Safford
PLACE A
Whiteriver, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
Safford, Arizona
Whiteriver is 56% smaller than Safford. Safford earns more, with a median household income $28,207 higher.
WHITERIVERSAFFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population4,54510,279−56% vs Safford
Population density2901,108−818
Population growth10.1%5.9%+4.3 pts
Median age30.931.0−0.1
Male52.3%49.6%+2.7 pts
Female47.7%50.4%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born0.5%2.4%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.9%47.7%−46.7 pts
Black0.6%1.4%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%47.1%−45.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other96.9%3.3%+93.6 pts
Median household income$37,440$65,647−$28,207
Per capita income$12,412$28,474−$16,062
Poverty rate42.2%14.1%+28.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.413+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher4.1%18.1%−13.9 pts
Graduate degree0.7%5.2%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate9.7%4.3%+5.4 pts
Labor force participation36.8%61.4%−24.5 pts
Median home value$59,500$199,800−$140,300
Median gross rent$568$1,048−$480
Owner-occupied50.9%71.5%−20.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%12.0%−4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households14.8%34.2%−19.3 pts
Average commute21.622.6−1.0
Worked from home0.5%4.4%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured32.3%11.2%+21.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024