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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Flagstaff Metro

Flagstaff, AZ · 1 counties · 134,421 residents · 18,616 sq mi
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Flagstaff is home to 134,421 people. The median age is 31.0, younger than the US median of 37.2. The average commute runs 18 minutes. The foreign-born share is 6%. 18,101 more people live here than in 2000. 18.6% of people across the metro live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 31.0
US median: 37.2
More educated
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
134,421
+16%since 2000
from 116,320 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
7 / sq mi
+16%since 2000
from 6 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
31.0
+5%since 2000
from 29.6 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
18,616 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
92K106K121K135K150K19902000201020202024Flagstaff
2024145K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.7%(8,945)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.5%(8,763)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.4%(8,599)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 199.9%(13,324)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 2411.8%(15,925)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3413.5%(18,129)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4411.5%(15,499)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5413.4%(17,953)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411.4%(15,360)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745.5%(7,447)
US avg: 7%
75 to 842.5%(3,385)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over0.8%(1,092)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$49,510
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,256 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$22,632
+32%since 2000
from $17,139 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
30.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 29.4% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
18.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 18.2% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.443
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information11.9%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade8.3%
US avg: 7.2%
Retail trade7%
US avg: 10.9%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical4%
US avg: 4.2%
Other services3.8%
US avg: 7%
Public administration2.1%
US avg: 4.9%
Education & health services1.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.1%
US avg: 1.4%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 2.4%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$257,700
+63%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $124,700 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$888
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $629 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
60.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 61.4% in 2000
39.1% rent
Vacancy rate
27.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 26.1% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.73 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.76 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
28.5%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 26.5% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
5.2
−1%since 2009
from 5.3 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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic57.6%(66,969)
Black1%(1,150)
Hispanic / Latino10.9%(12,727)
Asian0.8%(896)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic55.2%(74,231)
Black1.1%(1,495)
Hispanic / Latino13.5%(18,166)
Asian1.3%(1,787)
Other29%(38,991)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican11.8%(15,543)
Spaniard0.2%(256)
Puerto Rican0.2%(211)
Peruvian0.1%(120)
Guatemalan0.1%(113)
Cuban0.1%(109)
Dominican0%(16)
Honduran0%(13)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Colombian0%(13)
Ancestry
German14.5%(19,126)
English9.9%(13,053)
Irish9.6%(12,654)
Italian3.6%(4,741)
American2.7%(3,606)
Swedish2.2%(2,895)
Scottish2.1%(2,812)
French2%(2,577)
Norwegian1.9%(2,483)
Polish1.9%(2,447)
Scotch-Irish1.8%(2,392)
Dutch1.3%(1,731)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Danish0.9%(1,194)
Welsh0.9%(1,184)
French Canadian0.8%(1,057)
Russian0.7%(976)
Hungarian0.5%(689)
British0.5%(621)
Greek0.4%(554)
Czech0.4%(483)
Swiss0.3%(451)
Austrian0.3%(411)
Portuguese0.2%(326)
Arab0.2%(312)
Canadian0.2%(297)
Finnish0.2%(297)
Ukrainian0.2%(295)
Lithuanian0.2%(257)
Slovak0.2%(202)
Romanian0.1%(192)
Belgian0.1%(154)
Croatian0.1%(112)
Serbian0.1%(91)
Slovene0.1%(88)
Lebanese0.1%(67)
Armenian0%(55)
Israeli0%(33)
Syrian0%(31)
Jamaican0%(31)
Iranian0%(30)
Turkish0%(29)
Guyanese0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 29.9% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
87.0%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 83.8% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
12.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 11.3% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.0 min
+36%since 2000
from 13.3 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
68.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 68.2% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
13.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 14.2% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
0.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
6.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
6.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
2.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
5.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
18.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 18.8% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
32.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 32.5% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
50.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
5.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
8.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married48.2%(28,793)
Married41.6%(24,841)
Widowed2.1%(1,236)
Divorced8.1%(4,857)
Women 15+
Never married45%(27,811)
Married39.7%(24,501)
Widowed5.7%(3,541)
Divorced9.6%(5,935)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
11.0%
−8.9 ptssince 2013
from 19.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 52.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.2%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.7%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 14.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 19.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 65.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.8%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 32.0% 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)30.5%(2,047)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(1,086)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.2%(2,366)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(199)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(33)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,716 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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In this metro

Largest cities

FlagstaffCENTRAL77,260Sedona9,619Tuba City7,960Page7,147Doney Park6,253Williams3,473Kachina3,212Mountain View Ranches1,984Timberline-Fernwood1,973Fort Valley1,761Parks1,706Bellemont1,701Red Lake1,676Kaibito1,661Grand Canyon1,599Kaibab Estates West1,403LeChee1,307Fredonia1,290Mountainaire1,103Blue Ridge992Leupp882Moenkopi879Cameron782Munds Park608Tusayan581Bitter Springs504Tolani Lake439Valle436Oak Creek Canyon356Winslow West335

The 30 most populous of 35 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

1 component county

Coconino CountyCENTRAL144,368
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Flagstaff, AZ?

Flagstaff, AZ has about 134,421 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Flagstaff, AZ?

The typical household in Flagstaff, AZ earns about $49,510 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Flagstaff, AZ expensive?

In Flagstaff, AZ, the median home is worth about $257,700, and the typical rent is about $888 a month.

How educated are people in Flagstaff, AZ?

About 31.1% of adults age 25 and over in Flagstaff, AZ hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Flagstaff, AZ?

About 18.6% of people in Flagstaff, AZ live below the federal poverty line.

Has Flagstaff, AZ grown since 1990?

Yes, Flagstaff, AZ has grown since 1990. The population has added about 37,830 residents, a change of about 39 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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