Show Low is home to 108,415 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. There are 11 people per square mile. 24.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The foreign-born share is 2%. The typical home is worth $201,500, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,606, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% 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 Show Low
What changed most since 1990
Median age26.7 → 39.5(+12.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate34.7% → 24.7%(−10.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.0% → 19.1%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)20.2%(1,239)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(1,365)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.8%(2,380)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(165)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,134 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
Show Low, decade by decade
Show Low 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
77,658
$46,686
$123,604
10.0%
71.0
2000
97,470
$52,043
$126,059
12.3%
72.6
2010
107,449
$57,218
$193,200
14.4%
74.4
2020
106,717
$52,287
$164,595
16.1%
75.8
2024
108,415
$54,606
$201,500
19.1%
75.4
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.
