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Tonto, AZ mapPopulation (year 2000): 4,120
Males: 2,046  (49.7%)
Females: 2,074  (50.3%)

Gila County

Median resident age:  57.9 years
Arizona median age:  34.2 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $79,300 (it was $85,567 in 2000)
Tonto  $79,300
Arizona:  $44,282

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $345,800 (it was $398,000 in 2000)
Tonto  $345,800
Arizona:  $185,400

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Races in Tonto:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)

Current Local Time: MST (no DST) time zone

Elevation: 2430 feet

Land area: 1068.6 square miles.

Population density: 3.9 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Tonto

  • High school or higher: 97.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tonto CCD

  • Never married: 9.3%
  • Now married: 81.9%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 2.6%
  • Divorced: 6.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Arizona:  12.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Tonto:  0.4% ($1,766)
Arizona:  0.8% ($962)
Tonto satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scottsdale, AZ (19.1 miles , pop. 202,705).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (31.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Rio Verde, AZ (1.9 miles ), Fountain Hills, AZ (10.8 miles ), Carefree, AZ (17.8 miles ), Salt River, AZ (18.8 miles ), Scottsdale, AZ (19.1 miles ), Cave Creek, AZ (21.1 miles ), Mesa, AZ (24.0 miles ), Paradise Valley, AZ (24.3 miles ).

Latitude: 33.75 N, Longitude: 111.67 W




Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (18%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Top executives (15%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Lawyers (4%)
  • Plant and system operators (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Accountants and auditors (8%)
  • Art and design workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (4%)


Tonto-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Arizona state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/17/1993, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 18.2 miles away from the Tonto place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/21/1972, a category 2 tornado 18.6 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Tonto:
  • SENIOR HORIZONS (about 22 miles; SCOTTSDALE, AZ)
  • SAMARITAN BEHAV HEALTH CNTR SCOTTSDALE (about 25 miles; SCOTTSDALE, AZ)
  • SCOTTSDALE HEALTHCARE-OSBORN (about 25 miles; SCOTTSDALE, AZ)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tonto:
  • WILLIAMS GATEWAY (about 31 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; ID: IWA)
  • PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (about 32 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; ID: PHX)
  • LUKE AFB (about 51 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; ID: LUF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tonto:
  • SCOTTSDALE (about 19 miles; SCOTTSDALE, AZ; ID: SDL)
  • FALCON FLD (about 21 miles; MESA, AZ; ID: FFZ)
  • LOST DUTCHMAN (about 25 miles; APACHE JUNCTION, AZ; ID: H31)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tonto:
  • SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SCOTTSDALE, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 5,345)
  • PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,410)
  • RIO SALADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; TEMPE, AZ; FT enrollment: 4,472)
  • AL COLLINS GRAPHIC DESIGN SCHOOL LTD (about 29 miles; TEMPE, AZ; FT enrollment: 4,057)
  • ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles; TEMPE, AZ; FT enrollment: 37,174)
  • MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; MESA, AZ; FT enrollment: 11,928)
  • CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,990)

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Notable locations in Tonto: Rock House (A), Rio Verde Estate (B), Rio Verde Country Club Golf Course (C), Adams Camp (D), Riverside Recreation Site (E), Reevis Ranch (F), Goldfield Ranch (G), Goldfield Recreation Site (H), Apache Lake Campground (I), Apache Lake Marina Recreation Site (J), Apache Lake Resort (K), Arizona Highway Maintenance Beeline Yard (L), Arizona Highway Maintenance Fish Creek Yard (M), Reavis Trailhead (N), Reavis Ranch (O), Rattle Snake Cove Recreation Site (P), Ashdale Administrative Site (Q), Granite Reef Recreation Site (R), Bagley Flat Recreation Site (S), Ballantine Trailhead (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Cave Creek Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Rock Tank (A), Ruin Tank (B), Ryan Tank (C), Saguaro Lake (D), Apache Lake (E), Bagley Tank (F), Skunk Tank (G), South Deer Flat Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rock Creek (A), Ash Creek (B), Barge Creek, La (C), Barranca Creek (D), Big Maggie May (E), Quien Sabe Creek (F), Sheep Creek (G), Picadilla Creek (H), Indian Spring Wash (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Tonto include: Butcher Jones Recreation Site (1), Three Bar Wildlife Area (2), Horseshoe Recreation Area (3), Palo Verde Recreation Site 147 (4), Mesquite Recreation Area (5), Fishermans Point Recreation Area (6), Saguaro del Norte Recreation Site (7), Boulder Recreation Site (8), Phon D Sutton Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.1 people
Arizona:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  81.3%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.1%
Whole state:  6.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.1%
Whole state:  13.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.0%
Whole state:  6.2%

Tonto compared to Arizona state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Gila County Arizona:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



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 between 2005 and 2006.

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)


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 between 2005 and 2006.

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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tonto:
  • KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFNN (1510 AM; 22 kW; MESA, AZ; Owner: CRC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKNT (960 AM; 5 kW; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KTAR (620 AM; 5 kW; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KXEM (1010 AM; 15 kW; TOLLESON, AZ; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES OF PHOENIX, INC.)
  • KFYI (550 AM; 5 kW; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KXAM (1310 AM; 5 kW; MESA, AZ; Owner: EMBEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • KAZG (1440 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSDALE, AZ; Owner: CACTUS RADIO, INC.)
  • KGME (910 AM; 5 kW; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tonto:
  • KLVK (89.1 FM; FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K210CP (89.9 FM; MESA, AZ; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K220HH (91.9 FM; MESA, AZ; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KMLE (107.9 FM; CHANDLER, AZ; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KSLX-FM (100.7 FM; SCOTTSDALE, AZ; Owner: CACTUS RADIO, INC.)
  • KAJM (104.3 FM; PAYSON, AZ; Owner: SIERRA H. BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKLT (98.7 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KRXS-FM (97.3 FM; GLOBE, AZ; Owner: LINDA C. POTYKA)
  • KMRR (100.3 FM; GLOBE, AZ; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KZON (101.5 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KVJC (91.9 FM; GLOBE, AZ; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • KKFR (92.3 FM; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KESZ (99.9 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K206BL (89.1 FM; DREAMLAND, AZ; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KOOL-FM (94.5 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KNIX-FM (102.5 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K220GI (91.9 FM; CAMP VERDE, AZ; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KUPD (97.9 FM; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: TEMPE RADIO, INC.)
  • KJZZ (91.5 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: MARICOPA COUNTY COMM. COLLEGE DIST.)
  • KFLR-FM (90.3 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Tonto:
  • KAET (Channel 8; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
  • K57HX (Channel 57; MESA, AZ; Owner: KAZT, L.L.C.)

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