Safford is a metro area of 39,232 people. 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
median household income $67,325, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Safford
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.3% → 14.6%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share58.9% → 52.7%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate26.7% → 17.3%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Among the 11 metro and micro areas based in Arizona
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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Over time
Safford, decade by decade
Safford population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
26,554
$44,293
$120,723
11.3%
71.6
2000
33,489
$54,045
$132,616
11.8%
74.8
2010
37,220
$59,964
$171,909
13.4%
76.4
2020
38,533
$67,502
$177,685
14.8%
76.7
2024
39,232
$67,325
$212,000
14.6%
75.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
