Gila County, Arizona (AZ)

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• • 33,95861.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 10,50119.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9,00416.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 8521.5%Two or more races
  • 4360.8%Asian alone
  • 3730.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,460 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,166 (0.9%)

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, Reservation, San Carlos, Central Heights-Midland City, Tonto, Star Valley, Miami, Pine, Claypool.

2018 air pollution in Gila County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.043 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 19.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chester County, South Carolina , Jefferson County, Oklahoma , Latimer County, Oklahoma , Elbert County, Georgia , Panola County, Mississippi .

Current college students: 1,886
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,967 (55.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3172010 or later
• 3102000 to 2009
• 4121990 to 1999
• 3401980 to 1989
• 2061970 to 1979
• 711Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.3 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 24,262
• One, attached: 333
• Two: 276
• 3 or 4: 727
• 5 to 9: 410
• 10 to 19: 83
• 20 to 49: 91
• 50 or more: 133
• Mobile homes: 7,131
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 619

Housing units in Gila County with a mortgage: 7,442 (61 second mortgage, 354 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,212

Religion statistics for Gila County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Gila County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Arizona Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4524, Natural disaster type: Other
• Arizona Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 18, 2010 to January 22, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1888: March 18, 2010, FEMA Id: 1888, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Arizona Water Wheel Fire, Incident Period: August 30, 2009 to September 05, 2009, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 31, 2009, FEMA Id: 2835, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Arizona Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 25, 2006 to August 04, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1660: September 07, 2006, FEMA Id: 1660, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Arizona Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3241: September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: 3241, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Arizona Edge Fire Complex, Incident Period: July 21, 2005 to July 24, 2005, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 22, 2005, FEMA Id: 2570, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Arizona Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 10, 2005 to February 15, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1586: April 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 1586, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Arizona Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 28, 2004 to January 12, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1581: February 17, 2005, FEMA Id: 1581, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Arizona Willow Fire, Incident Period: June 24, 2004 to July 13, 2004, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 28, 2004, FEMA Id: 2523, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Arizona Kinishba Fire, Incident Period: July 13, 2003 to July 22, 2003, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 2478, Natural disaster type: Fire
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.69% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($55,129 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.90% relocated from other counties in Arizona ($34,805 average AGI)
2.79% relocated from other states ($20,324 average AGI)

Gila County:	2.79%
Arizona average:	4.37%

from Maricopa County, AZ	3.00% ($60,582 average AGI)
from Pinal County, AZ	0.50% ($47,407)
from Pima County, AZ	0.30% ($56,673)
from Navajo County, AZ	0.27% ($39,667)
from Yavapai County, AZ	0.25% ($39,133)
from Coconino County, AZ	0.19% ($49,735)
from San Diego County, CA	0.11% ($52,250)

6.18% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,827 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.15% relocated to other counties in Arizona ($26,829 average AGI)
2.03% relocated to other states ($16,998 average AGI)

Gila County:	2.03%
Arizona average:	3.39%

to Maricopa County, AZ	2.34% ($37,506 average AGI)
to Pinal County, AZ	0.54% ($49,656)
to Pima County, AZ	0.27% ($44,250)
to Yavapai County, AZ	0.26% ($43,362)
to Navajo County, AZ	0.23% ($36,925)
to Graham County, AZ	0.16% ($39,786)
to Coconino County, AZ	0.14% ($41,960)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Gila County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,192 (3,439 living alone), Female householders: 11,599 (3,492 living alone)

• 10,616 spouses (10,563 opposite-sex spouses), 1,822 unmarried partners, (1,793 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,186 children (11,027 natural, 485 adopted, 681 stepchildren), 3,308 grandchildren, 874 brothers or sisters, 427 parents, 101 foster children, 1,061 other relatives, 1,304 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 974

Size of family households: 8,177 2-persons, 2,464 3-persons, 1,793 4-persons, 1,089 5-persons, 644 6-persons, 520 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,939 1-person, 1,133 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

4,504 married couples with children.
3,253 single-parent households (737 men, 2,516 women).

83.2% of residents of Gila speak English at home.
9.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
6.9% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $584,096,000 ($11,359 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:

Here:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	+69 per 1000 residents

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

• Year house built in Gila County, Arizona
• 8842014 or later
• 6792010 to 2013
• 5,2682000 to 2009
• 6,0141990 to 1999
• 6,4671980 to 1989
• 6,9361970 to 1979
• 3,3501960 to 1969
• 1,9501950 to 1959
• 5611940 to 1949
• 1,8521939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Gila County, Arizona

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gila County, Arizona
• 2241 room
• 3462 rooms
• 9473 rooms
• 2,6764 rooms
• 4,5215 rooms
• 4,0526 rooms
• 2,3167 rooms
• 1,2078 rooms
• 1,1059+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gila County, Arizona
• 2441 room
• 4352 rooms
• 6573 rooms
• 1,6424 rooms
• 1,2785 rooms
• 7496 rooms
• 3157 rooms
• 818 rooms
• 519+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Gila County, Arizona

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gila County, Arizona
• 240no bedroom
• 9831 bedroom
• 4,8412 bedrooms
• 8,4283 bedrooms
• 2,4254 bedrooms
• 4895+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gila County, Arizona
• 245no bedroom
• 1,1131 bedroom
• 2,0462 bedrooms
• 1,7053 bedrooms
• 2894 bedrooms
• 415+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Gila County, Arizona in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Gila County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 754no vehicle
• 4,9621 vehicle
• 6,0792 vehicles
• 3,8623 vehicles
• 1,2084 vehicles
• 6195+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Gila County in renter-occupied apartments
• 534no vehicle
• 2,5861 vehicle
• 1,6512 vehicles
• 4413 vehicles
• 1624 vehicles
• 725+ vehicles

83.1% of Gila County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Arizona.

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

• This state: 30,033
• Other state: 23,076
• Northeast: 2,806
• Midwest: 7,264
• South: 3,233
• West: 9,788

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,382
• Number of aged recipients: 121
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,261
• Number of recipients under 18: 225
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 915
• Number of recipients older than 64: 242
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 410
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 643

Gila County on our top lists:

• #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"