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Graham County

Arizona · 40,157 residents (2025 est.) · 4,622 sq mi
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Graham County is a county of 39,232 people in Arizona. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. Density works out to 8 people per square mile. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. This skews young, with a median age of 34.9. The typical home is worth $212,000, having roughly tripled since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
39,232
+17%since 2000
from 33,489 in 2000
40,157 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
8 / sq mi
+13%since 2009
from 8 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
34.9
+13%since 2000
from 30.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
4,622 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
25K29K33K37K40K19902000201020202024Graham County
202439K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(2,456)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(2,640)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.1%(3,191)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.6%(2,996)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.9%(2,714)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.6%(5,724)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(5,379)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.3%(4,436)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.2%(4,009)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.8%(3,459)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.3%(1,699)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.3%(529)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$67,325
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $29,668 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$27,149
+124%since 2000
from $12,139 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
45.1%
+25.1 ptssince 2009
from 20.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
17.3%
−5.7 ptssince 2000
from 23.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.422
+3%since 2010
from 0.409 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Agriculture, forestry, fishing14.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing12.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical3%
US avg: 5.1%
Construction2.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Public administration2.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade2%
US avg: 9.9%
Education & health services1.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.5%
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$212,000
+60%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $72,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$935
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $449 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
73.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2000
from 73.2% in 2000
26.9% rent
Vacancy rate
9.7%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.86 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.91 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.3%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 22.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
25.6%
−8.5 ptssince 2009
from 34.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+18%since 2009
from 2.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
47
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic55.2%(18,488)
Black1.8%(602)
Hispanic / Latino27%(9,054)
Asian0.5%(182)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic52.7%(20,691)
Black1.6%(640)
Hispanic / Latino30.8%(12,075)
Asian0.5%(194)
Other14.4%(5,632)
Diversity Score
76
Unchangedsince 2009
from 76 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
36
−2%since 2020
from 37 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican27.9%(10,938)
Spaniard0.4%(142)
Puerto Rican0.4%(139)
Peruvian0.3%(104)
Nicaraguan0.1%(42)
Salvadoran0.1%(41)
Guatemalan0.1%(20)
Argentine0%(19)
Asian origin
Filipino0.4%(172)
Chinese0%(10)
Thai0%(9)
Kazakh0%(2)
Pacific Islander origin
Guamanian0.2%(72)
Chamorro0.1%(26)
Samoan0%(12)
Tongan0%(8)
Ancestry
English12.9%(5,061)
German8.5%(3,328)
Irish6.6%(2,570)
American6.3%(2,480)
Scottish4%(1,563)
Italian2.1%(818)
French1.1%(439)
Danish1%(401)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(359)
Swedish0.9%(347)
Canadian0.8%(325)
Welsh0.7%(286)
+ 22 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.7%(258)
Dutch0.6%(218)
Lithuanian0.3%(117)
British0.3%(114)
Polish0.2%(92)
Ukrainian0.2%(86)
Swiss0.2%(76)
Czech0.1%(52)
Russian0.1%(35)
Finnish0.1%(33)
Arab0.1%(31)
Australian0.1%(30)
Austrian0%(14)
Lebanese0%(12)
Slovak0%(10)
Israeli0%(9)
Serbian0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
14.6%
+2.7 ptssince 2000
from 11.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
85.0%
+9.4 ptssince 2000
from 75.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
4.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2000
from 5.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.8 min
+22%since 2000
from 18.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.4%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 72.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
14.0%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 17.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
4.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.7%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 10.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
53.4%
+3.3 ptssince 2011
from 50.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
64.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 62.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.3%
−8.0 ptssince 2009
from 22.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
30.4%
+4.9 ptssince 2009
from 25.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
53.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 52.5% in 2009
Female
46.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 47.5% in 2009
Foreign born
2.5%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.0%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.1%
+2.9 ptssince 2012
from 13.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.6%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 16.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
84.9%
+15.1 ptssince 2017
from 69.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.0%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 89.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
83.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 82.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
81.0%
+2.0 ptssince 2016
from 79.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
13.1%
−2.4 ptssince 2016
from 15.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married42.1%(7,002)
Married42.7%(7,100)
Widowed3%(491)
Divorced12.3%(2,046)
Women 15+
Never married31.5%(4,506)
Married44.8%(6,402)
Widowed10.1%(1,451)
Divorced13.6%(1,947)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.6%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 16.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 49.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 17.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
30.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 30.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
60.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 60.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 44.8% 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)18.3%(321)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12%(210)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.6%(711)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(57)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.3%(93)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,751 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Graham County, Arizona?

Graham County, Arizona has about 39,232 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Graham County, Arizona?

The typical household in Graham County, Arizona earns about $67,325 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Graham County, Arizona expensive?

In Graham County, Arizona, the median home is worth about $212,000, and the typical rent is about $935 a month.

How educated are people in Graham County, Arizona?

About 14.6% of adults age 25 and over in Graham County, Arizona hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Graham County, Arizona?

About 17.3% of people in Graham County, Arizona live below the federal poverty line.

Has Graham County, Arizona grown since 1990?

Yes, Graham County, Arizona has grown since 1990. The population has added about 12,678 residents, a change of about 48 percent over that period.

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