Gila County, Arizona (AZ) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 51,663 (55% urban, 45% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 15,860
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,280
% of renters here:   21%
State: 32%
Land area: 4768 sq. mi.
Water area: 28.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 11 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   17.4%
Whole state:   13.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   8.7%
Whole state:   6.2%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.6%), Retail trade (11.5%), Construction (11.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 66%
  • Government: 23%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Gila County, Arizona business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Gila County, Arizona:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.9%)
  • Hispanic (16.6%)
  • American Indian (13.8%)
  • Other race (6.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   42.3 years
Arizona median age:   34.2 years

Males: 25,249   (49.2%)
Females: 26,086   (50.8%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $26,693
County population in 2003: 51,344
Jobs in 2003: 14,430

Total labor force in 2004: 20,568
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.6%

Average household size:
Gila County:   2.5 people
Arizona: 2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,756 ($30,917 in 2000)
This county   $33,756
Arizona: $44,282

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $169,639
Gila County   $169,639
Arizona: $185,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $501
Institutionalized population: 828
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Gila County in 2000: $849

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 8
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 86
  • Burglaries: 331
  • Thefts: 281
  • Auto thefts: 80

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 7
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 110
  • Burglaries: 271
  • Thefts: 290
  • Auto thefts: 61

2004 Presidential Election results in Gila County Arizona:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 39.9%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $750 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gila County is $524 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $689 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $946 a month.

Cities in this county include: Payson , Globe , San Carlos , Miami , Pine , Claypool , Sun Valley , Peridot , Canyon Day , Strawberry .

2005 air pollution in Gila County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.109 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.084 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 21 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 63 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.043 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Coconino County , Graham County , Maricopa County , Navajo County , Pinal County , Yavapai County .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Gila County: Rockhouse Store (A), A-Cross Adminstrative Site (B), Rock House (C), Gap Windmill (D), Roadside Table Milepost Two Hundred Ninetythree (E), Roadside Table Milepost Three Hundred Twentyseven (F), Adobe Ranch (G), Mead Ranch (H), Geronimo Trailhead (I), Giacoma Camp (J), Airplane Flat Recreation Site (K), Alamo Ranger Station (L), Gila County Fairgrounds (M), Reynolds Trailhead (N), Reynolds Creek Trailhead (O), Alderwood Campground (P), Reynolds Creek Recreation Site (Q), Reese Ranch (R), Redman Cave (S), Red Lake Adminitrative Site (T)

Shopping Center: Bell Plaza Shopping Center (1).

Cemeteries: H Four Cemetery (1), Mountain Meadows Memorial Gardens (2)

Lakes and reservoirs: Seneca Lake (A), Rock House Tank (B), A-eightyone Tank (C), Rock Tank (D), Acorn Tank (E), Rock Tanks (F), Rockinstraw Tank (G), Rockinstraw Tank Number Two (H)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mineral Creek (A), Alpine Creek (B), Amos Wash (C), City Creek (D), Methodist Creek (E), Ash Spring Wash (F), Ashurst Creek (G), Natanes Creek (H), Nash Creek (I)

Parks in Gila County include: Cherry Flat Campground (1), Schoolhouse Recreation Site (2), Buckhorn Mountain Research Natural Area (3), Windy Hill Recreation Site (4), Three Bar Wildlife Enclosure (5), Horse Pasture Recreation Area (6), Pinal Campground (7), Salt River Bird Reservation (8), Upper Pinal Campground (9)

Post office: Inspiration Post Office (A).

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   3.8%
Arizona:   3.5%

Current college students: 1,886
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,823 (46% naturalized citizens)

Gila County:   3.6%
Whole state: 12.8%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 327
  • 1990 to 1994: 239
  • 1985 to 1989: 172
  • 1980 to 1984: 168
  • 1975 to 1979: 67
  • 1970 to 1974: 139
  • 1970 to 1974: 157
  • 1965 to 1969: 554

Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.7%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 18,554
  • One, attached: 266
  • Two: 324
  • 3 or 4: 628
  • 5 to 9: 227
  • 10 to 19: 106
  • 20 or more: 221
  • Mobile homes: 7,195
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 668

Housing units in Gila County with a mortgage: 5,703 (459 second mortgage, 699 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,371

Agriculture in Gila County
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $16221
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $427.53
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.35%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.92%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21763
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 100.00%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $21767
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.12%
Land in orchards: 134 acres

Gila County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Arizona state average. It is 36.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/9/1966, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 9 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (19%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Mining (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)
  • Health care (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (53%)
  • Germany (10%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • Other Northern Europe (3%)
  • Poland (2%)
  • Yugoslavia (2%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Gila County:
  • German (13%)
  • English (10%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • United States or American (8%)
  • Italian (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)
  • Norwegian (2%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 13,383 (75%)
  • Carpooled: 2,600 (15%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 43 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
  • Railroad: 12 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 39 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 49 (0%)
  • Walked: 651 (4%)
  • Other means: 201 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 744 (4%)
 

People in group quarters in Gila County, Arizona
  • 387 people in nursing homes
  • 253 people in state prisons
  • 180 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 43 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 30 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 5 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 2 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 2 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,704.

9.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,989 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   9.51%
Arizona average:   8.20%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.84% relocated from other counties in Arizona ($34,038 average AGI)
3.67% relocated from other states ($21,951 average AGI)
Gila County:   3.67%
Arizona average: 6.09%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Maricopa County, AZ  4.08% ($61,493 average AGI)
from Pinal County, AZ  0.41% ($45,443)
from Pima County, AZ  0.27% ($54,348)
from Coconino County, AZ  0.25% ($32,762)
from San Diego County, CA  0.18% ($92,742)
from Navajo County, AZ  0.17% ($34,931)
from Yavapai County, AZ  0.17% ($57,357)

8.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,030 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.15%
Arizona average:   5.96%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.49% relocated to other counties in Arizona ($27,958 average AGI)
2.65% relocated to other states ($12,072 average AGI)
Gila County:   2.65%
Arizona average: 3.88%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Maricopa County, AZ  3.08% ($44,740 average AGI)
to Pinal County, AZ  0.55% ($36,077)
to Yavapai County, AZ  0.43% ($38,000)
to Pima County, AZ  0.38% ($41,619)
to Navajo County, AZ  0.35% ($42,724)
to Coconino County, AZ  0.19% ($34,844)
to Graham County, AZ  0.19% ($20,875)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2


Births per 1000 population in Gila County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3


Deaths per 1000 population in Gila County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.2


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Gila County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,660 (9,981 aged, 1,679 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

Households: 50,400
  • In family households: 43,508 (11,059 male householders, 3,157 female householders)
    11,216 spouses, 13,691 children (12,420 natural, 377 adopted, 894 stepchildren), 1,723 grandchildren, 385 brothers or sisters, 330 parents, 788 other relatives, 1,159 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 6,892 (2,680 male householders (2,219 living alone)), 3,269 female householders (2,975 living alone)), 943 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 935 (823 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,373 2-persons, 2,410 3-persons, 2,176 4-persons, 1,183 5-persons, 654 6-persons, 420 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,194 1-person, 668 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

7,562 married couples with children.
3,220 single-parent households (771 men, 2,449 women).

81.8% of residents of Gila County speak English at home.
9.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
6.6% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $584,096,000 ($11359 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,201,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $187,722,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $85,498,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,076,000
Federal grants: $148,207,000
Federal procurement contracts: $134,462,000 ($881,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $23,131,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,253,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,526,000
Federal Government insurance: $46,632,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,608
Here:   70 per 1000 residents
State: 78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,358
Here:   65 per 1000 residents
State:   37 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +280
Here:   +5 per 1000 residents
State: +28 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -129
Here:   -2 per 1000 residents
State:  +69 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Gila County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.82 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   5.2
State: 5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   4.1
State:   3.7



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 987
  • 1995 to 1998: 3,046
  • 1990 to 1994: 2,534
  • 1980 to 1989: 6,446
  • 1970 to 1979: 7,133
  • 1960 to 1969: 3,162
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,971
  • 1940 to 1949: 993
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,917


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gila County, Arizona:
  • 1 room: 157
  • 2 rooms: 548
  • 3 rooms: 1,128
  • 4 rooms: 2,714
  • 5 rooms: 4,822
  • 6 rooms: 3,259
  • 7 rooms: 1,795
  • 8 rooms: 845
  • 9 or more rooms: 592


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gila County, Arizona:
  • 1 room: 157
  • 2 rooms: 340
  • 3 rooms: 894
  • 4 rooms: 1,241
  • 5 rooms: 909
  • 6 rooms: 505
  • 7 rooms: 154
  • 8 rooms: 38
  • 9 or more rooms: 42


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gila County:
  • no bedroom: 210
  • 1 bedroom: 1,369
  • 2 bedrooms: 5,500
  • 3 bedrooms: 6,909
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,579
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 293


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gila County:
  • no bedroom: 221
  • 1 bedroom: 945
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,930
  • 3 bedrooms: 983
  • 4 bedrooms: 162
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 39


Cars and other vehicles available in Gila County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 894
  • 1 vehicle: 5,248
  • 2 vehicles: 6,415
  • 3 vehicles: 2,320
  • 4 vehicles: 648
  • 5 or more vehicles: 335


Cars and other vehicles available in Gila County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 624
  • 1 vehicle: 2,217
  • 2 vehicles: 1,167
  • 3 vehicles: 229
  • 4 vehicles: 19
  • 5 or more vehicles: 24

55% of Gila County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Arizona.

Gila County:   54.9%
State average:   46.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 25942
  • Northeast: 2830
  • Midwest: 8448
  • South: 4670
  • West: 7393

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $96,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (49%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (51%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
  • Wood (8%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 409
Here:   6.3%
Arizona:   6.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 135
Here:   4.4%
Arizona: 6.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 123
Here:   7.5%
Arizona: 13.2%

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