Navajo County, Arizona (AZ)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 13,988
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 22,671
Renter-occupied apartments: 10,006 (it was 7,372 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 34% |
Land area: 9953 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 11 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (33.4%), Retail trade (12.6%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 61%
- Government: 31%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 46,16242.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 43,39639.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 13,32712.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 3,2533.0%Two or more races
- 1,7591.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4240.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 2570.2%Asian alone
- 720.07%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 39.3 years |
| Arizona median age: | 38.8 years |
| Males: 54,153 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 54,497 |  (50.2%) |
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| Navajo County: | 2.0 people |
| Arizona: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $49,487 ($28,569 in 1999)
| This county: | $49,487 |
| Arizona: | $74,568 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $669 (lower quartile is $369, upper quartile is $964)
| This county: | $669 |
| State: | $1291 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $214,700 (it was $69,200 in 2000)
| Navajo: | $214,700 |
| Arizona: | $402,800 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,240Detached houses: $303,591
Here: $303,591 State: $521,408 Townhouses or other attached units: $455,253
Here: $455,253 State: $387,465 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $254,269
Here: $254,269 State: $342,505 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $298,694
Here: $298,694 State: $371,286 Mobile homes: $130,620
Here: $130,620 State: $141,516 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $18,692
Here: $18,692 State: $60,504
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $363
Institutionalized population: 1,928
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 3
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 42
- Burglaries: 101
- Thefts: 116
- Auto thefts: 44
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 5
- Assaults: 37
- Burglaries: 192
- Thefts: 115
- Auto thefts: 34
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 568 buildings, average cost: $291,400
- 2021: 706 buildings, average cost: $269,500
- 2020: 523 buildings, average cost: $268,400
- 2019: 332 buildings, average cost: $241,100
- 2018: 331 buildings, average cost: $200,600
- 2017: 315 buildings, average cost: $250,400
- 2016: 219 buildings, average cost: $183,900
- 2015: 165 buildings, average cost: $187,700
- 2014: 183 buildings, average cost: $178,200
- 2013: 144 buildings, average cost: $227,700
- 2012: 91 buildings, average cost: $187,000
- 2011: 96 buildings, average cost: $165,800
- 2010: 109 buildings, average cost: $166,100
- 2009: 135 buildings, average cost: $162,100
- 2008: 414 buildings, average cost: $179,600
- 2007: 796 buildings, average cost: $180,400
- 2006: 1129 buildings, average cost: $173,700
- 2005: 1216 buildings, average cost: $144,600
- 2004: 914 buildings, average cost: $133,400
- 2003: 784 buildings, average cost: $110,500
- 2002: 654 buildings, average cost: $134,900
- 2001: 652 buildings, average cost: $123,700
- 2000: 555 buildings, average cost: $128,200
- 1999: 562 buildings, average cost: $115,500
- 1998: 585 buildings, average cost: $93,500
- 1997: 438 buildings, average cost: $99,000
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,187 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $905 (0.6%)
| Navajo County: | 28.1% |
| Arizona: | 12.5% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 39.3 years old
(Males: 38.8 years old, Females: 40.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 51.1 years old, Black residents: 28.3 years old, American Indian residents: 32.8 years old, Asian residents: 50.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.2 years old, Other race residents: 44.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Navajo County is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $793 a month.
Cities in this county include: Little Colorado, Apache, Western, Winslow, Show Low, Indian Wells, Whiteriver, Kayenta, Holbrook, Snowflake.
2023 air pollution in Navajo County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.044 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 14.2 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Local government website: www.co.navajo.az.us
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Navajo County: Yampas Village (A), Signature Rock (B), Aja Ranch (C), Kane Ranch (D), Tanners Crossing (E), Tusayan Ruins (F), Painted Cave Ranch (G), Apache Maid Cabin (H), Arizona Snow Bowl (I), Ashurst Lake Campground (J), Banjo Bill Campground (K), Bar D Corral (L), Bar Heart Ranch (M), Benham Ranch (N), Big Windmill (O), Anderson Ranch (P), Blue Ridge Campground (Q), Anita Station (R), Buck Ridge Cabin (S), Buck Springs Cabin (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Navajo County include: East Valley Baptist Church (A), Black Falls Bible Church (B), Northland Baptist Church (C), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: John Daw Grave (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lake One (A), Aspen Lake (B), Mud Lake (C), Horse Trap Lake (D), Swamp Lake (E), Carr Lake (F), Fisher and Fry Lake (G), Lake Number Four (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Taah Iiti Wash (A), Haada Is Taani Di Wash (B), Limestone Wash (C), Antelope Tank Ditch (D), Deer Creek (E), Black Tank Wash (F), Shonto Wash (G), West Fork Oak Creek (H), Cedar Wash (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Navajo County include: Canyon Point Recreation Area (1), Fort Tuthill County Park (2), Bear Canyon Lake Recreation Area (3), White Horse Recreation Site (4), Aspen Recreation Area (5), Forked Pine Picnic Area (6), Halfway Picnic Area (7), Benham Snow Play Area (8), George Smith Historical Monument (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Cimarron County, Oklahoma 
, Crittenden County, Kentucky , Hot Spring County, Arkansas , Grundy County, Tennessee , Jefferson County, Missouri , Smyth County, Virginia .
| Here: | 5.7% |
| Arizona: | 3.8% |
Current college students: 3,956
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,611 (66.2% naturalized citizens)
| Navajo County: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 13.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4552010 or later
- 3672000 to 2009
- 3301990 to 1999
- 2531980 to 1989
- 2671970 to 1979
- 451Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 41,341
- One, attached: 1,721
- Two: 1,008
- 3 or 4: 2,062
- 5 to 9: 83
- 10 to 19: 435
- 20 to 49: 385
- 50 or more: 39
- Mobile homes: 9,964
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 436
Housing units in Navajo County with a mortgage: 11,161 (518 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 512 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 161
| Here: | 6.4% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Navajo County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 24,727 | 62 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 13,966 | 98 |
| Catholic | 6,600 | 14 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,410 | 18 |
| Black Protestant | 207 | 2 |
| None | 60,539 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 19
| Navajo County: | 1.71 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arizona: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| This county: | 0.27 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arizona: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 55
| Navajo County: | 4.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arizona: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 88
| This county: | 7.92 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Navajo County: | 12.7% |
| Arizona: | 8.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Navajo County: | 26.1% |
| State: | 22.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 9.8% |
| State: | 14.2% |
Agriculture in Navajo County:
Average size of farms: 15791 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $92,003
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.58%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $102,035
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $19,560
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.76%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.48
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.67%
Vegetables: 57 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 47 acres
Tornado activity:
Navajo County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Arizona state average. It is 109595352.4 times below overall U.S. average.Earthquake activity:
Navajo County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arizona state average. It is 1744% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 366.3 miles away from Navajo County center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 355.5 miles away from the county center
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 345.5 miles away from the county center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 12/31/1934 at 18:45:56, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 UK) earthquake occurred 367.3 miles away from the county center
On 10/15/1979 at 23:16:54, a magnitude 7.0 (5.7 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 ML, 6.4 MW) earthquake occurred 356.5 miles away from Navajo County center
On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 494.8 miles away from the county center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Arizona Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4524, Natural disaster type: Other
- Arizona Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 20, 2010 to January 29, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3307: January 24, 2010, FEMA Id: 3307, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 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 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 Potato Fire, Incident Period: June 12, 2006 to June 18, 2006, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 13, 2006, FEMA Id: 2642, Natural disaster type: Fire
- 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 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 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
- Arizona Chedeski Farms Fire, Incident Period: June 20, 2002 to July 07, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 21, 2002, FEMA Id: 2430, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Arizona Wildfires, Incident Period: June 18, 2002 to July 07, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1422: June 25, 2002, FEMA Id: 1422, Natural disaster type: Fire
- 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Navajo County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Fires: 6, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 24,979 (71.5%)
- Carpooled: 3,449 (9.9%)
- Bus: 179 (0.5%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 458 (1.3%)
- Bicycle: 96 (0.3%)
- Walked: 1,209 (3.5%)
- Worked at home: 3,763 (10.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (22%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
- Healthcare support occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Community and social service occupations (6%)
- Mexico (49%)
- Germany (5%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Canada (4%)
- Guatemala (3%)
- Netherlands (3%)
- England (3%)
- English (8%)
- American (6%)
- German (4%)
- Irish (3%)
- European (1%)
- Italian (1%)
- Scottish (1%)
People in group quarters in Navajo County, Arizona in 2010:
- 1,413 people in state prisons
- 290 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 168 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 154 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 58 people in group homes intended for adults
- 43 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 33 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 30 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 27 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 11 people in residential treatment centers for adults
People in group quarters in Navajo County, Arizona in 2000:
- 1,363 people in state prisons
- 182 people in nursing homes
- 127 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 126 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 123 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 121 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 81 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 31 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 29 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 25 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 7 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 6 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 4 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 4 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4 people in religious group quarters
- 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 3 people in other group homes
9.84% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($57,917 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.84% |
| Arizona average: | 6.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.63% relocated from other counties in Arizona ($38,849 average AGI)
3.21% relocated from other states ($19,068 average AGI)
Navajo County: 3.21% Arizona average: 4.90%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Maricopa County, AZ |  3.63% ($63,283 average AGI) |
| from Apache County, AZ | 0.67% ($35,627) |
| from Pinal County, AZ | 0.59% ($62,521) |
| from Coconino County, AZ | 0.55% ($35,579) |
| from Pima County, AZ | 0.50% ($71,546) |
| from Yavapai County, AZ | 0.19% ($51,097) |
| from Gila County, AZ | 0.17% ($56,629) |
7.31% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,669 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.31% |
| Arizona average: | 5.72% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.71% relocated to other counties in Arizona ($26,123 average AGI)
2.60% relocated to other states ($17,545 average AGI)
Navajo County: 2.60% Arizona average: 3.76%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Maricopa County, AZ | 2.20% ($39,172 average AGI) |
| to Apache County, AZ | 0.61% ($33,141) |
| to Coconino County, AZ | 0.58% ($40,548) |
| to Pinal County, AZ | 0.40% ($47,105) |
| to Pima County, AZ | 0.37% ($51,433) |
| to Yavapai County, AZ | 0.17% ($52,300) |
| to Gila County, AZ | 0.13% ($47,362) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 15,065 (12,175 aged, 2,890 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 5,413 (16%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Navajo County, Arizona in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (886)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (875)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (659)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (646)
- Person injured in unspecified motor-vehicle accident, traffic (496)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (476)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (443)
- Unspecified dementia (383)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (355)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (348)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 116.4. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Cut/Pierce - 36.0
- Firearm - 29.1
- Other - 51.3
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 248.1. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 124.7
- Suffocation - 84.5
- Poisoning - 29.1
- Other - 9.7
Household type by relationship:
Households: 108,650- Male householders: 19,174 (5,286 living alone), Female householders: 22,241 (5,415 living alone)
19,210 spouses (18,992 opposite-sex spouses), 2,871 unmarried partners, (2,786 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 29,252 children (27,080 natural, 1,466 adopted, 706 stepchildren), 6,841 grandchildren, 1,513 brothers or sisters, 409 parents, 115 foster children, 3,539 other relatives, 1,029 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,456
Size of family households: 11,591 2-persons, 6,575 3-persons, 3,764 4-persons, 3,800 5-persons, 1,657 6-persons, 1,750 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,701 1-person, 1,447 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 112 4-persons.
12,969 married couples with children.
5,826 single-parent households (1,281 men, 4,545 women).
65.8% of residents of Navajo speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
27.8% of residents speak other language at home (78% 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: $826,995,000 ($7,768 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,370,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $234,023,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $88,453,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $40,009,000
Federal grants: $349,161,000
Federal procurement contracts: $44,756,000 ($-5,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $70,593,000 ($35,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $363,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,797,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,557,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 8,775| Here: | 81 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,207
| Here: | 39 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 37 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +365
| Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +28 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +6,179
| Here: | +57 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +69 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.3 |
| State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 |
| State: | 4.1 |
- Year house built in Navajo County, Arizona
- 6042020 or later
- 3,9302010 to 2019
- 14,0322000 to 2009
- 8,8281990 to 1999
- 9,7821980 to 1989
- 10,2791970 to 1979
- 4,6981960 to 1969
- 2,2301950 to 1959
- 1,0251940 to 1949
- 2,0661939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Navajo County, Arizona
- 7121 room
- 7792 rooms
- 2,9793 rooms
- 4,9124 rooms
- 6,6525 rooms
- 4,9746 rooms
- 3,2777 rooms
- 2,2878 rooms
- 2,9569+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Navajo County, Arizona
- 3461 room
- 9222 rooms
- 1,1413 rooms
- 2,8104 rooms
- 3,7755 rooms
- 2,0086 rooms
- 6487 rooms
- 1938 rooms
- 449+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Navajo County, Arizona
- 790no bedroom
- 1,9631 bedroom
- 6,0972 bedrooms
- 14,7543 bedrooms
- 4,9674 bedrooms
- 9575+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Navajo County, Arizona
- 346no bedroom
- 1,7441 bedroom
- 3,7342 bedrooms
- 5,0013 bedrooms
- 8994 bedrooms
- 1635+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Navajo County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 2,316no vehicle
- 8,2621 vehicle
- 10,0072 vehicles
- 5,4893 vehicles
- 1,7284 vehicles
- 1,7265+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Navajo County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,500no vehicle
- 5,1911 vehicle
- 3,9532 vehicles
- 9003 vehicles
- 2994 vehicles
- 445+ vehicles
89.3% of Navajo County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Arizona.
| Navajo County: | 89.3% |
| State average: | 86.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 69,742
- Other state: 35,650
- Northeast: 3,844
- Midwest: 8,248
- South: 4,627
- West: 18,931
- 33.3%Wood
- 30.2%Utility gas
- 19.4%Electricity
- 12.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.8%Other fuel
- 1.7%Solar energy
- 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%Coal or coke
- 39.6%Utility gas
- 29.8%Electricity
- 20.3%Wood
- 8.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,349
| Here: | 10.4% |
| Arizona: | 10.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 198
| Here: | 3.1% |
| Arizona: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 215
| Here: | 9.5% |
| Arizona: | 13.1% |
Navajo County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $11,417,000
Other: $6,039,000
Parks and Recreation: $170,000
Parks and Recreation: $156,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $24,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $13,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $212,000
Water Utilities: $10,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $24,113,000
Regular Highways: $13,978,000
Regular Highways: $11,773,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,812,000
General - Other: $9,751,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,860,000
Police Protection: $7,102,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,984,000
Police Protection: $6,962,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,135,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,125,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,722,000
Corrections - Other: $2,310,000
Corrections - Other: $885,000
Financial Administration: $879,000
Financial Administration: $863,000
Libraries: $792,000
Libraries: $671,000
Public Welfare - Other: $453,000
Public Welfare - Other: $431,000
Natural Resources - Other: $417,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $373,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $372,000
Natural Resources - Other: $355,000
Water Utilities: $354,000
Water Utilities: $224,000
Parks and Recreation: $110,000
Parks and Recreation: $104,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $17,215,000
Other: $13,102,000
General Local Government Support: $1,709,000
General Local Government Support: $1,645,000
Health and Hospitals: $224,000
Health and Hospitals: $196,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $427,000
Interest on Debt: $345,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $206,000
Highways: $107,000
Education: $14,000
Education: $12,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,549,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,460,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,442,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,212,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,230,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,114,000
Fines and Forfeits: $911,000
Special Assessments: $379,000
Special Assessments: $305,000
Rents: $51,000
Rents: $32,000
Interest Earnings: $11,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $120,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $107,000
Police Protection: $68,000
Financial Administration: $44,000
Financial Administration: $25,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $949,000
Cash and Securities: $842,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $434,000
Water Utilities: $412,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $130,000
End of Fiscal Year: $67,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $218,699,000
Cash and Securities: $202,024,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $16,479,000
General Local Government Support: $15,121,000
Highways: $14,011,000
Highways: $11,948,000
Other: $578,000
Education: $472,000
Education: $306,000
Other: $261,000
- Tax - Property: $13,529,000
Property: $13,005,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,071,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,382,000
Other License: $490,000
Other License: $433,000
Other: $154,000
Public Utilities Sales: $65,000
Public Utilities Sales: $59,000
Other: $49,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $231,000
: $226,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000
Interest on Debt: $1,000
Navajo County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $11,417,000
Other: $6,039,000
Parks and Recreation: $170,000
Parks and Recreation: $156,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $24,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $13,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $212,000
Water Utilities: $10,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $24,113,000
Regular Highways: $13,978,000
Regular Highways: $11,773,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,812,000
General - Other: $9,751,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,860,000
Police Protection: $7,102,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,984,000
Police Protection: $6,962,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,135,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,125,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,722,000
Corrections - Other: $2,310,000
Corrections - Other: $885,000
Financial Administration: $879,000
Financial Administration: $863,000
Libraries: $792,000
Libraries: $671,000
Public Welfare - Other: $453,000
Public Welfare - Other: $431,000
Natural Resources - Other: $417,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $373,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $372,000
Natural Resources - Other: $355,000
Water Utilities: $354,000
Water Utilities: $224,000
Parks and Recreation: $110,000
Parks and Recreation: $104,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $17,215,000
Other: $13,102,000
General Local Government Support: $1,709,000
General Local Government Support: $1,645,000
Health and Hospitals: $224,000
Health and Hospitals: $196,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $427,000
Interest on Debt: $345,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $206,000
Highways: $107,000
Education: $14,000
Education: $12,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,549,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,460,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,442,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,212,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,230,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,114,000
Fines and Forfeits: $911,000
Special Assessments: $379,000
Special Assessments: $305,000
Rents: $51,000
Rents: $32,000
Interest Earnings: $11,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $120,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $107,000
Police Protection: $68,000
Financial Administration: $44,000
Financial Administration: $25,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $949,000
Cash and Securities: $842,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $434,000
Water Utilities: $412,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $130,000
End of Fiscal Year: $67,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $218,699,000
Cash and Securities: $202,024,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $16,479,000
General Local Government Support: $15,121,000
Highways: $14,011,000
Highways: $11,948,000
Other: $578,000
Education: $472,000
Education: $306,000
Other: $261,000
- Tax - Property: $13,529,000
Property: $13,005,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,071,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,382,000
Other License: $490,000
Other License: $433,000
Other: $154,000
Public Utilities Sales: $65,000
Public Utilities Sales: $59,000
Other: $49,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $231,000
: $226,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000
Interest on Debt: $1,000
Navajo County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $11,417,000
Other: $6,039,000
Parks and Recreation: $170,000
Parks and Recreation: $156,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $24,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $13,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $212,000
Water Utilities: $10,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $24,113,000
Regular Highways: $13,978,000
Regular Highways: $11,773,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,812,000
General - Other: $9,751,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,860,000
Police Protection: $7,102,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,984,000
Police Protection: $6,962,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,135,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,125,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,722,000
Corrections - Other: $2,310,000
Corrections - Other: $885,000
Financial Administration: $879,000
Financial Administration: $863,000
Libraries: $792,000
Libraries: $671,000
Public Welfare - Other: $453,000
Public Welfare - Other: $431,000
Natural Resources - Other: $417,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $373,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $372,000
Natural Resources - Other: $355,000
Water Utilities: $354,000
Water Utilities: $224,000
Parks and Recreation: $110,000
Parks and Recreation: $104,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $17,215,000
Other: $13,102,000
General Local Government Support: $1,709,000
General Local Government Support: $1,645,000
Health and Hospitals: $224,000
Health and Hospitals: $196,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $427,000
Interest on Debt: $345,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $206,000
Highways: $107,000
Education: $14,000
Education: $12,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,549,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,460,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,442,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,212,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,230,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,114,000
Fines and Forfeits: $911,000
Special Assessments: $379,000
Special Assessments: $305,000
Rents: $51,000
Rents: $32,000
Interest Earnings: $11,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $120,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $107,000
Police Protection: $68,000
Financial Administration: $44,000
Financial Administration: $25,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $949,000
Cash and Securities: $842,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $434,000
Water Utilities: $412,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $130,000
End of Fiscal Year: $67,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $218,699,000
Cash and Securities: $202,024,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $16,479,000
General Local Government Support: $15,121,000
Highways: $14,011,000
Highways: $11,948,000
Other: $578,000
Education: $472,000
Education: $306,000
Other: $261,000
- Tax - Property: $13,529,000
Property: $13,005,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,071,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,382,000
Other License: $490,000
Other License: $433,000
Other: $154,000
Public Utilities Sales: $65,000
Public Utilities Sales: $59,000
Other: $49,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $231,000
: $226,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000
Interest on Debt: $1,000
Navajo County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $11,417,000
Other: $6,039,000
Parks and Recreation: $170,000
Parks and Recreation: $156,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $24,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $13,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $212,000
Water Utilities: $10,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $24,113,000
Regular Highways: $13,978,000
Regular Highways: $11,773,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,812,000
General - Other: $9,751,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,860,000
Police Protection: $7,102,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,984,000
Police Protection: $6,962,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,135,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,125,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,722,000
Corrections - Other: $2,310,000
Corrections - Other: $885,000
Financial Administration: $879,000
Financial Administration: $863,000
Libraries: $792,000
Libraries: $671,000
Public Welfare - Other: $453,000
Public Welfare - Other: $431,000
Natural Resources - Other: $417,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $373,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $372,000
Natural Resources - Other: $355,000
Water Utilities: $354,000
Water Utilities: $224,000
Parks and Recreation: $110,000
Parks and Recreation: $104,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $17,215,000
Other: $13,102,000
General Local Government Support: $1,709,000
General Local Government Support: $1,645,000
Health and Hospitals: $224,000
Health and Hospitals: $196,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $427,000
Interest on Debt: $345,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $206,000
Highways: $107,000
Education: $14,000
Education: $12,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,549,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,460,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,442,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,212,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,230,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,114,000
Fines and Forfeits: $911,000
Special Assessments: $379,000
Special Assessments: $305,000
Rents: $51,000
Rents: $32,000
Interest Earnings: $11,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $120,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $107,000
Police Protection: $68,000
Financial Administration: $44,000
Financial Administration: $25,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $949,000
Cash and Securities: $842,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $434,000
Water Utilities: $412,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $130,000
End of Fiscal Year: $67,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $218,699,000
Cash and Securities: $202,024,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $16,479,000
General Local Government Support: $15,121,000
Highways: $14,011,000
Highways: $11,948,000
Other: $578,000
Education: $472,000
Education: $306,000
Other: $261,000
- Tax - Property: $13,529,000
Property: $13,005,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,071,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,382,000
Other License: $490,000
Other License: $433,000
Other: $154,000
Public Utilities Sales: $65,000
Public Utilities Sales: $59,000
Other: $49,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $231,000
: $226,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000
Interest on Debt: $1,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 5,034
- Number of aged recipients: 706
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,328
- Number of recipients under 18: 950
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,515
- Number of recipients older than 64: 1,569
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,686
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,362
| Most common first names in Navajo County, AZ among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 283 | 78.3 years |
| John | 256 | 74.1 years |
| Robert | 177 | 67.5 years |
| William | 172 | 73.3 years |
| James | 161 | 71.5 years |
| George | 132 | 74.0 years |
| Frank | 110 | 76.2 years |
| Helen | 105 | 77.0 years |
| Charles | 104 | 73.0 years |
| Edward | 86 | 72.9 years |
| Most common last names in Navajo County, AZ among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Begay | 323 | 72.3 years |
| Yazzie | 191 | 67.1 years |
| Smith | 123 | 71.4 years |
| Johnson | 117 | 68.2 years |
| Nez | 88 | 69.4 years |
| Tsosie | 79 | 71.3 years |
| James | 79 | 66.5 years |
| Williams | 69 | 69.3 years |
| Lee | 63 | 70.0 years |
| Jones | 51 | 69.9 years |
| Businesses in Navajo County, AZ | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 5 | Little Caesars Pizza | 3 | |
| Alco Stores | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Arby's | 3 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 11 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | McDonald's | 7 | |
| Best Western | 6 | Motel 6 | 3 | |
| Big O Tires | 1 | Nike | 4 | |
| Burger King | 5 | Nissan | 2 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Church's Chicken | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Circle K | 9 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
| Comfort Inn | 2 | Quality | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 5 | RadioShack | 3 | |
| Days Inn | 2 | Ramada | 1 | |
| Dennys | 4 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
| Discount Tire | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 4 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Safeway | 4 | |
| Econo Lodge | 2 | Sears | 1 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
| FedEx | 11 | Starbucks | 2 | |
| Ford | 3 | Subaru | 1 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Subway | 5 | |
| H&R Block | 7 | Super 8 | 3 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
| Holiday Inn | 4 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | Travelodge | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| KFC | 4 | U-Haul | 11 | |
| Kmart | 1 | UPS | 17 | |
| Knights Inn | 1 | Vons | 4 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
| Lane Furniture | 2 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Navajo County on our top lists:
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"