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Navajo County, AZ

Demographic and economic profile of Navajo County, AZ, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Navajo County has a population of 109,516 with a labor force participation rate of just 45.6% and an unemployment rate of 8.8%, reflecting a constrained workforce where median worker earnings stand at $34,796 and only 17.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The county is low-cost relative to national benchmarks, with a median home value of $186,100 and median gross rent of $832 per month, though a poverty rate of 24.7% and per capita income of $24,347 signal significant economic hardship. Population has declined 0.9% over the past five years, and a GDP per capita of $27,470 underscores the county's modest output base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

109,516

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$54,606

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.9% since 2018

Navajo County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone49,164 (45.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone45,712 (42.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,504 (4.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,793 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,419 (3.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,206 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,714
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic254
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)213
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic191
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)191

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,134

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,470

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,347

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance11,451
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,330
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,719
  4. 4.Construction (Group)3,692
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)3,166

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations12,172
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations7,200
  3. 3.Service Occupations7,160
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,987
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,592

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.90×)3,108
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.73×)952
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.41×)11,415
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.41×)3,371
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)4,337

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$186,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$832/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,670 (12.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,125 (10.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,761 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,144 (7.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,132 (7.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,970 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,796

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone26,742 (77.3%)
  • Worked At Home3,181 (9.2%)
  • Carpooled2,907 (8.4%)
  • Walked1,137 (3.3%)
  • Other328 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit137 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.