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Gold Canyon, AZ

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

Population

12,488

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$93,377

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

66.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+13.1% since 2018

Gold Canyon added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,669 (89.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races590 (4.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race448 (3.4%)
  • Asian Alone160 (1.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone126 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone114 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish269
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)47
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)31
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic20
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)16

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

39.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

52.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,868

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$59,648

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care919
  2. 2.Retail Trade505
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management339
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation327
  5. 5.Manufacturing304

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,891
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,072
  3. 3.Service Occupations456
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations363
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations194

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.35×)195
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.48×)125
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.27×)505
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.13×)276
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.10×)279

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$469,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,213/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

94.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9991,528 (26.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,057 (18.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999913 (15.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999508 (8.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999446 (7.7%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999310 (5.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

38.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

32.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$53,099

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.7 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,344 (66.3%)
  • Worked at Home876 (24.8%)
  • Carpooled175 (4.9%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other60 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit37 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle29 (0.8%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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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.