Gila County, AZ Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Arizona



Gila County, Arizona

People QuickFactsGila CountyArizona
Population, 2005 estimate 51,6635,939,292
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 0.6%15.8%
Population, 2000 51,3355,130,632
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 6.8%7.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 24.3%26.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 20.9%12.8%
Female persons, percent, 2005 51.1%49.9%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)83.5%87.4%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.7%3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)14.6%5.1%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.6%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.7%1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)16.3%28.5%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 68.0%60.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 54.5%44.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.6%12.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 18.2%25.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 78.2%81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 13.9%23.5%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 11,844902,252
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.324.9
Housing units, 2005 29,6612,544,806
Homeownership rate, 2000 78.7%68.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 5.3%22.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $100,100$121,300
Households, 2000 20,1401,901,327
Persons per household, 2000 2.502.64
Median household income, 2003 $31,745$41,963
Per capita money income, 1999 $16,315$20,275
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 17.1%13.9%
Business QuickFactsGila CountyArizona
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 1,114125,6931
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 11,0212,044,1341
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -14.9%6.5%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 3,448334,683
Total number of firms, 2002 4,100381,180
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 7.7%9.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 30.9%28.8%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) D41,910,739
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D60,976,999
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 381,24056,457,863
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $7,397$10,380
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 50,7108,612,730
Building permits, 2005 49390,851
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 584,09641,979,3031
Geography QuickFactsGila CountyArizona
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 4,767113,634
Persons per square mile, 2000 10.845.2
FIPS Code 00704
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Payson, AZ Micro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:03:34 EST
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