City safety & data profile
San LuisAZ
San Luis, AZ is a 32K-resident city in Yuma County with a median household income of $59,400.
Yuma County, Arizona. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for San Luis, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. San Luis has a population larger than 65% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $224,900, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.
- 32K
- Population (place)
- Top 35%
- By size
- $59,400
- Median income (place)
- $224,900
- Median home (place)
- 18.1%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on San Luis
San Luis posts a median household income higher than 21% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the San Luis area.
- Bottom 22%
- by median income, US cities
- 1
- hospital in & near San Luis
Composite score · San Luis, AZ
17/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
San Luis in context: the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where San Luis income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$59,400 Bottom 21% higher than 21% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-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
Population ranking: AZ
Ranked by headcount across the 66 AZ places Areazine tracks with both population and income data. Tooltip carries the income rank.
- Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
1,650,070 residents
- Tucson 542,629
Tucson, AZ
542,629 residents
- Mesa 471,825
Mesa, AZ
471,825 residents
- Chandler 260,828
Chandler, AZ
260,828 residents
- Gilbert 247,542
Gilbert, AZ
247,542 residents
- Glendale 240,126
Glendale, AZ
240,126 residents
- Scottsdale 236,839
Scottsdale, AZ
236,839 residents
- Peoria 190,985
Peoria, AZ
190,985 residents
- Tempe 175,826
Tempe, AZ
175,826 residents
- Surprise 143,148
Surprise, AZ
143,148 residents
What this shows Phoenix tops this pool by population; the income lead belongs to Paradise Valley instead.
Top earners by city in AZ
The same 66-city AZ pool, sorted by median household income instead of headcount. Tooltip carries the population rank.
- Paradise Valley
Paradise Valley, AZ
$247,159 median
- Queen Creek
Queen Creek, AZ
$141,978 median
- New River
New River, AZ
$134,289 median
- Vail
Vail, AZ
$130,904 median
- Gilbert
Gilbert, AZ
$122,551 median
- Tanque Verde
Tanque Verde, AZ
$121,599 median
- Anthem
Anthem, AZ
$120,613 median
- Catalina Foothills
Catalina Foothills, AZ
$115,304 median
- Fountain Hills
Fountain Hills, AZ
$112,654 median
- Marana
Marana, AZ
$112,606 median
What this shows Paradise Valley leads this pool on median income; Phoenix is the population leader instead.
The quick read
Reading San Luis, AZ beyond the headline numbers
San Luis sits inside Yuma County, Arizona, at roughly 32.49°N, -114.78°W. Population 31,520, $59,400 median household income. Median home value $224,900, median rent $741. Poverty rate 18.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
1 hospital in/around San Luis (nearest 16.7 mi away), 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER. Climate: 76°F annual average, 3.2" precipitation.
Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 32.4% in San Luis, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.
8% unemployment puts San Luis in the toughest quarter of reporting cities for job availability.
9.3% of San Luis adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the lowest quarter of reporting cities.
A typical renter in San Luis, AZ pays $741/month, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities -- rent here is not what strains a local paycheck.
San Luis's median age is 33 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.
18.1% of San Luis, AZ residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.
Only 6.6% of San Luis workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.
The median home in San Luis costs roughly 3.8 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for San Luis 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.
A Decade of Change 2013–2024
County-level trend (Yuma County): San Luis'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.
Economic Snapshot
What stands out most about San Luis's economic profile: median rent at $741/mo, 52% below the average across tracked places. A second figure worth noting: poverty rate at 18.1%, 46% above the tracked-city average.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 18.1% +46% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 8% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 9.3% |
| Work From Home | 6.6% |
| Public Transit | 1.6% |
Headcount
Health at a Glance 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Nearby Hospital Options 1 within 25 mi
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 20247.3% below national average
Metro area: Yuma, AZ (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
Flood Claims on Record
FEMA NFIP, county-levelSince 2016, NFIP has paid out $222K across 8 flood insurance claims filed in Yuma County.
The NFIP record does not attribute most of this county's claims to one named flood event.
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.
What alerts and safety updates affect San Luis?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for San Luis right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet AZ-SAN-LUIS · San Luis
San Luis: 13 tagged alerts; lead category NWS weather alert.
- VOL-ACTIVE 13 on record
- WX-LED 100% weather
- DESK-MIX NOAA
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Victoria
Tagged alert mix: San Luis
Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag
- Weather Alerts
Weather Alerts
13
What this shows 13 tagged notices on record for San Luis.
Nearest tagged-volume peer: Victoria, TX (13 tagged · Δ0)
Counts reflect published articles tagged to San Luis; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Arizona state hubs · Methodology
Cities tracking a comparable alert volume 4
Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (13 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.
Questions & Answers 9
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Comparable cities by poverty or income, nationwide 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for San Luis, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside AZ (18.1% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside AZ ($59,400 here).
Compare San Luis with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
In the Area 8
What to do with San Luis's numbers
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the San Luis area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Income and poverty rate tell different stories, two places sharing a median can still diverge sharply on poverty.
- Compare San Luis against Arizona peers on any ranking lens. Explore Arizona
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 (Yuma 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 2026-09-16.