Apache County, Arizona

AZ · FIPS 04001 · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Key Statistics

Total Population
Rank #842 of 3,222
74th %ile
Median Household Income
$41,438 −44.9% vs nat'l
Rank #3,051 of 3,222
5th %ile
Poverty Rate
30.5% +142.3% vs nat'l
Rank #3,090 of 3,222
4th %ile
Median Home Value
$63,700 −77.4% vs nat'l
Rank #3,209 of 3,222
0th %ile
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
16.6% −50.8% vs nat'l
Rank #2,574 of 3,222
20th %ile
Unemployment Rate
10.7% +101.5% vs nat'l
Rank #3,117 of 3,222
3th %ile

At a Glance

79.4% Homeownership
81.8% Insured
16.6% Bachelor's+

Age & Sex Distribution

MaleFemale
0-910-1920-2930-3940-4950-5960-6970-7980+10%5%0%5%10%

Race & Ethnicity

American Indian (non-Hispanic)White (non-Hispanic)Hispanic or LatinoTwo or More RacesBlack (non-Hispanic)Asian (non-Hispanic)Native Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderOther (non-Hispanic)0.0%15.3%30.6%45.9%61.2%71.0%18.8%6.4%2.0%1.0%0.7%0.1%0.0%

About Apache County, Arizona

Apache County, Arizona has a total population of 65,341, making it the 842nd most populous county in the United States. The median age in Apache County is 36.6 years, which is 5.9% below the national median of 38.9 years.

The median household income in Apache County is $41,438, which ranks #3,051 of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 44.9% below the national median of $75,149. The poverty rate is 30.5%, higher than the national rate of 12.6%. The unemployment rate stands at 10.7%.

The median home value in Apache County is $63,700, 77.4% below the national median. Renters in Apache County pay a median gross rent of $647 per month. The homeownership rate is 79.4%, compared to the national rate of 64.4%.

In Apache County, 16.6% of residents aged 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 50.8% below the national average of 33.7%. Health insurance coverage stands at 81.8% of the population. The average commute time for workers is 30.6 min.

Apache County is a diverse community. The largest racial or ethnic group is American Indian (non-Hispanic) at 71.0% of the population, followed by White (non-Hispanic) (18.8%) and Hispanic or Latino (6.4%).

All data for Apache County, Arizona comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates. These figures are estimates based on survey sampling and are subject to margin of error. For the most detailed and up-to-date data, visit the Census Bureau's official data portal.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.