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Apache JunctionAZ

Apache Junction, AZ is a 38K-resident city in Pinal County with a median household income of $60,975.

Pinal County, Arizona. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Apache Junction, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Apache Junction has a population larger than 72% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $211,500, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

38K
Population (place)
Top 28%
By size
$60,975
Median income (place)
$211,500
Median home (place)
10.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Apache Junction

Apache Junction posts a median household income higher than 23% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Apache Junction area.

Bottom 24%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Apache Junction

Where Apache Junction income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$60,975 Bottom 23% higher than 23% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Apache Junction $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in AZ

Population among 66 AZ places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Phoenix is the largest AZ city on this list; Paradise Valley leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in AZ

Median household income among the same 66-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Paradise Valley posts the highest place-level median income in AZ; Phoenix is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Apache Junction, AZ beyond the headline numbers

Apache Junction sits inside Pinal County, Arizona, at roughly 33.42°N, -111.55°W. Population 38,074, $60,975 median household income. Median home value $211,500, median rent $1,146. Poverty rate 10.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Apache Junction, 5/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

At 10.6%, poverty in Apache Junction, AZ runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in Apache Junction costs roughly 3.5 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

13.7% of Apache Junction workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 9.4% in Apache Junction, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Apache Junction workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 53.1 years, Apache Junction's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Apache Junction from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
38,074
Apache Junction · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$60,975
-32% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$211,500
-49% vs avg
Median Age (place)
53.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Pinal County): Apache Junction's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
469K+24%
Median Income
$80,266+60%
Median Home Value
$349,000+190%
Poverty Rate
11.1%-29%
Unemployment
5.9%-51%

Economics

Economics indicators for Apache Junction, AZ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,146/mo
Poverty Rate
10.6% -15% vs avg
Unemployment 6.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 18.1%
Work From Home 13.7%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 77.3%
African American 1.4%
Asian 2.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
42.5%
Obesity
37.7%
Short Sleep Duration
37.3%
Physical Inactivity
27.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.8%
Diabetes
15.1%
Current Smoking
13.4%
Binge Drinking
12.7%
Lack of Health Insurance
11.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 57.4%
Annual Checkup 78.8%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
11.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
9.4%
Stroke
5%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
1
★★★★
0
★★★
0
★★
0
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0
Average Rating
5/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
BANNER GOLDFIELD MEDICAL CENTER
APACHE JUNCTION · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★★

What alerts and safety updates affect Apache Junction?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Apache Junction right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet AZ-APACHE-JUNCTION · Apache Junction

Apache Junction: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Apache Junction; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Arizona state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Apache Junction, AZ? ▼
Apache Junction, AZ has a population of 38,074 people, located in Pinal County, Arizona.
What is the median household income in Apache Junction? ▼
The median household income in Apache Junction, AZ is $60,975 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 10.6%.
What is the median home value in Apache Junction? ▼
The median home value in Apache Junction, AZ is $211,500. Median rent is $1,146/month.
What are the top health concerns in Apache Junction? ▼
The top health indicators in Apache Junction include High Blood Pressure (42.5%), Obesity (37.7%), Short Sleep Duration (37.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Apache Junction? ▼
Apache Junction has 1 hospital with an average rating of 5/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Apache Junction? ▼
The median age in Apache Junction, AZ is 53.1 years. 18.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Apache Junction, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside AZ (10.6% here).

Quincy, MA 10.6% Palm Coast, FL 10.6% Silver Spring, MD 10.6% South Whittier, CA 10.6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside AZ ($60,975 here).

Killeen, TX $60,977 Edgewater, FL $60,977 Tullahoma, TN $60,979 Ames, IA $60,991

Compare Apache Junction with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Apache Junction's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Pinal County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.