U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Vail, Arizona forum City-Data.com Homepage

Vail, Arizona





Jump to a detailed profile or search
site with Google Custom Search

Back to Vail, AZ housing info, Pima County, Arizona, AZ smaller cities, AZ small cities, All Cities.



Homes for sale in Vail, Arizona  

Vail: Vail snowstorm, January 2007 Vail: Rincon Peak Vail: Saguaro and Fish Hook Vail: Winter Snow in Vail
Vail: Saguaro Group Vail: Rua at Sunrise Vail: Vail, Arizona Vail: Rincon Valley Panorama
 

Submit your own pictures of this place and show them to the World

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Vail, AZ map



Current weather forecast for Vail, AZ

Pima County

Population in July 2007: 2,917.
Males: 1,466  (50.3%)
Females: 1,451  (49.7%)

Median resident age:  35.1 years
Arizona median age:  34.2 years

Zip codes: 85641.


Estimated median household income in 2009: $62,971 (it was $46,202 in 2000)
Vail:

$62,971
Arizona:

$48,745
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $26,885

Vail CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $189,457 (it was $117,600 in 2000)
Vail:

$189,457
Arizona:

$187,700
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $231,720; Detached houses: $268,086; Mobile homes: $171,738

Median gross rent in 2009: $1,030.

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 85641

Vail, AZ residents, houses, and apartments details

Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses
Search for: near:  
Vail races chart
  • White alone - 3,298 (74.3%)
  • Hispanic - 755 (17.0%)
  • Black alone - 127 (2.9%)
  • Two or more races - 109 (2.5%)
  • Asian alone - 83 (1.9%)
  • American alone - 68 (1.5%)

Races in Vail detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Vail: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Vail, AZ forum
Recent posts about Vail, Arizona on our local forum with over 1,200,000 registered users. Vail is mentioned 807 times on our forum:
Looking at moving to Vail...questions??  (63 replies)
Should we move to Vail  (6 replies)
Vail area  (14 replies)
nonsectarian preK in Oro Valley/Catalina Foothills/Tanque Verde/Vail?  (2 replies)
Vail, Tucson, or Tanque Verde USD  (15 replies)
Looking for a house to Rent in Oro,Catalina or Vail  (5 replies)

Latest news from Vail, AZ collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (17.1%), Irish (11.2%), Italian (10.7%), English (8.8%), French (6.5%), Scottish (3.3%).

Current Local Time: MST (no DST) time zone

Elevation: 3237 feet

Land area: 18.2 square miles.

Population density: 160 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

Vail,AZ real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City
State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Vail, Arizona map

For population 25 years and over in Vail:

  • High school or higher: 94.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vail CDP:

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 62.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

83 residents are foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 1.2% Europe).

This place:  3.3%
Arizona:  12.8%


According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Vail, Arizona in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Vail to the number of sex offenders is 583 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,341 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,608 (0.8%)
Vail satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tucson, AZ (19.5 miles , pop. 486,699).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (132.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Corona de Tucson, AZ (2.2 miles ), East Sahuarita, AZ (3.7 miles ), Littletown, AZ (3.7 miles ), Summit, AZ (3.9 miles ), Drexel-Alvernon, AZ (3.9 miles ), Sahuarita, AZ (4.2 miles ), Tanque Verde, AZ (4.3 miles ), Tucson, AZ (4.4 miles ).

Latitude: 32.00 N, Longitude: 110.70 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 520

Vail household income distribution Vail home values distribution

This place's Wikipedia profile

Unemployment in March 2011:
Here:

8.5%
Arizona:

9.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Manufacturing (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (8%)
  • Health care and social assistance (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Educational services (32%)
  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Electricians (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

Work and jobs in Vail: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Vail, Arizona

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Vail, Arizona average temperatures Vail, Arizona average precipitation
 
Vail, Arizona humidity		  
Vail, Arizona wind speed
 
Vail, Arizona snowfall		  
Vail, Arizona sunshine
 
Vail, Arizona clear and cloudy days		  

Back to the top

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Pima County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Fires: 2, Tornado: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Vail topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Vail:

  • CARONDELET ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; TUCSON, AZ)
  • UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS HEALTHCARE HOSPITAL AT KINO (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; TUCSON, AZ)
  • TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; TUCSON, AZ)

Political contributions by individuals in Vail, AZ

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vail:

  • University of Phoenix-Southern Arizona Campus (about 19 miles; Tucson, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,465)
  • University of Arizona (about 22 miles; Tucson, AZ; FT enrollment: 33,106)
  • Pima Community College (about 23 miles; Tucson, AZ; FT enrollment: 11,708)
  • Eastern Arizona College (about 80 miles; Thatcher, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,285)
  • Chandler/Gilbert Community College (about 110 miles; Chandler, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,924)
  • Mesa Community College (about 118 miles; Mesa, AZ; FT enrollment: 8,853)
  • Arizona State University (about 122 miles; Tempe, AZ; FT enrollment: 54,626)

Public elementary/middle schools in Vail:

See full list of schools located in Vail


Click to draw/clear place borders

Church in Vail: Santa Rita Shrine (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Agua Verde Creek (A), Cienega Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Colossal Cave Mountain Park - Pima County Parklands Foundation (Museums; 16721 East Old Spanish Trail), Rocking K Stables (Amusement & Theme Parks; 13401 East Spanish Trail).

 
Pima County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI  CO  SO2 NO2 Ozone  PM10

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.5. This is about average.
City:

27.5
U.S.:

32.0
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.276. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 5.3 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.276
U.S.:

0.334
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.517. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.1 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.517
U.S.:

2.433
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 12.3. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.1 miles away from the city center.
City:

12.3
U.S.:

9.4
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 30.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

30.5
U.S.:

28.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 24.9. This is about average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
City:

24.9
U.S.:

22.1

Drinking water stations with addresses in Vail and their reported violations in the past:

PANTANO WATER COOP (Population served: 162, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-27-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-27-2005)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
KAHLUA WELL CO-OP (Population served: 87, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
DOME WELL ASSOCIATION (Population served: 28, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • One minor monitoring violation

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.6%
(5.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 17.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
Arizona:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  80.2%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.0%
Whole state:  6.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vail, AZ


Vail compared to Arizona state average:

Vail, Arizona environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below 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 below state average.


Back to the top

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Vail travel time to work - commute
Vail mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (62%)
  • Utility gas (18%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Pima County Arizona:


2008 Presidential Election results in Pima County Arizona:
Detailed 2008 election results.


Religion statistics for Vail:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.88%
Here44.9%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionLDS (Mormon) ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist Church
Adherents59.5%6.0%4.5%2.9%2.5%
Congregations10.0%10.7%9.8%4.0%3.3%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal Church Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentAssemblies of GodOther
Adherents2.4%2.3%2.3%1.9%15.6%
Congregations3.3%2.5%1.1%6.3%48.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 122
Pima County:

1.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 9
Here:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Arizona:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 52
This county:

0.52 / 10,000 pop.
Arizona:

0.55 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 226
Pima County:

2.27 / 10,000 pop.
Arizona:

2.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 615
This county:

6.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.21 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Pima County:

7.8%
Arizona:

8.0%
Adult obesity rate:
Pima County:

21.2%
State:

22.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.2%
State:

14.2%

6.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,703 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.67%
Arizona average:

8.20%

0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,119 average AGI)
Pima County:

0.29%
Arizona average:

0.18%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.61% ($44,290 average AGI)
from Cochise County, AZ  0.23% ($31,948)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.23% ($50,956)


5.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,226 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.33%
Arizona average:

5.96%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,019 average AGI)
Pima County:

0.16%
Arizona average:

0.10%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.87% ($41,401 average AGI)
to Cochise County, AZ  0.17% ($32,272)
to Pinal County, AZ  0.16% ($47,104)

Strongest AM radio stations in Vail:

  • KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • KQTL (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAHUARITA, AZ; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF TUCSON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KUAZ (1550 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
  • KTKT (990 AM; 10 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORP.)
  • KNST (790 AM; 5 kW; TUCSON, AZ)
  • KEVT (1030 AM; 10 kW; CORTARO, AZ; Owner: ONE MART CORP.)
  • KJLL (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH TUCSON, AZ; Owner: HUDSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KSAZ (580 AM; 5 kW; MARANA, AZ; Owner: OWL BROADCASTING & DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • KGVY (1080 AM; daytime; 1 kW; GREEN VALLEY, AZ; Owner: GREEN VALLEY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Vail:

  • KXCI (91.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FOUNDATION FOR CREATIVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K255AC (98.9 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUN. COLLEGE DIST)
  • KZLZ-FM2 (105.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • K263AA (100.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KWFM-FM (97.1 FM; GREEN VALLEY, AZ; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUAT-FM (90.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
  • K292CM (106.3 FM; SUMMERHAVEN, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORPORATION)
  • KZLZ-FM1 (105.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KZNO (98.3 FM; NOGALES, AZ; Owner: DESERT WEST AIR RANCHERS CORPORATION (A WYOMING CORPORATION))
  • KGMG (106.3 FM; ORACLE, AZ; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KLPX (96.1 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORPORATION)
  • K261CK (100.1 FM; SAN XAVIER, AZ; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KIIM-FM (99.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOYT (92.9 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHYT (107.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRQQ (93.7 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KMXZ-FM (94.9 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KCDX (103.1 FM; FLORENCE, AZ; Owner: DESERT WEST AIR RANCHERS CORPORATION)
  • KXKQ (94.1 FM; SAFFORD, AZ; Owner: MCMURRAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KWCX-FM (104.9 FM; WILLCOX, AZ; Owner: LAKESHORE MEDIA, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Vail:

  • KWBA (Channel 58; SIERRA VISTA, AZ; Owner: TUCSON COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Vail)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 107 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Vail)

FAA Registered Aircraft: 41 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Vail)

Businesses in Vail, AZ

  • Dairy Queen: 1
  • Quiznos: 1
  • Walgreens: 1


Vail on our top lists:

  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores"
  • #27 (85641) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Australian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
  • #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
  • #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
  • #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"

Back to Vail, AZ housing info, Pima County, Arizona, AZ smaller cities, AZ small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2011 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Website © 2003-2011 Advameg, Inc.