Demographics of Apache Junction city, Arizona

Apache Junction city, Arizona had 45,672 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +6,946 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Apache Junction city, in four figures

45,672
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 41,058 ±348.; +17.9%
Change since July 2020: +6,946 people.; 53.1 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,975 ±$3,642
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Apache Junction city, Arizona's population grew 17.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Apache Junction city, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Apache Junction city, Arizona's population grew 17.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Apache Junction city, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	38,726	100.0	100.0
2021	39,715	102.6	100.2
2022	40,217	103.9	100.7
2023	40,799	105.4	101.6
2024	43,175	111.5	102.5
2025	45,672	117.9	103.1

Population of Apache Junction city, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	38,726	—
2021	39,715	+989
2022	40,217	+502
2023	40,799	+582
2024	43,175	+2,376
2025	45,672	+2,497

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 53.1 ±2.2: for men 48.2 ±2.7 and for women 56.7 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Apache Junction city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	2,069 ±480	5.0% ±1.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,432 ±513	10.8% ±1.2	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,240 ±421	5.5% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,414 ±933	20.5% ±2.3	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,931 ±824	24.2% ±2.0	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,972 ±944	34.0% ±2.3	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,975 ±$3,642, and income per person $35,394 ±$2,183, in 2024 dollars. The median is $79,964 ±$407 in Arizona and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Apache Junction city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	3,041 ±466	16.9% ±2.5	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,507 ±601	25.0% ±3.2	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,335 ±401	18.5% ±2.1	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,742 ±383	15.2% ±2.1	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,589 ±461	14.4% ±2.5	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,080 ±274	6.0% ±1.5	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	721 ±249	4.0% ±1.4	11.6% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Apache Junction city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	4,305 ±683	10.6% ±1.7	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	657 ±210	10.2% ±3.0	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,983 ±471	11.2% ±2.6	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,665 ±349	10.0% ±2.0	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Apache Junction city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Apache Junction city	Arizona	United States
Housing units	21,961 ±587	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.0% ±1.9	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.0% ±1.8	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.1% ±2.5	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.9% ±2.5	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$211,500 ±$13,279	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,146 ±$91	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Apache Junction city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,864 ±982	19.2% ±2.4	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	29,512 ±1,081	71.9% ±2.6	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	583 ±280	1.4% ±0.7	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	709 ±219	1.7% ±0.5	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	84 to 322	0.2% to 0.8%	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 40	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 76	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,140 ±607	5.2% ±1.5	4.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Apache Junction city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	12,731 ±1,013	31.0% ±2.5	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	24,351 ±1,084	59.3% ±2.6	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	499 ±220	1.2% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,477 ±631	8.5% ±1.5	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,604 ±354	3.9% ±0.9	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,873 ±542	4.6% ±1.3	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Apache Junction city among the places of Arizona

29th of 94 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Arizona page.

Places of Arizona near Apache Junction city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Prescott Valley town	49,179 ±46
Oro Valley town	48,162 ±63
Prescott city	47,400 ±40
Sierra Vista city	45,155 ±38
Bullhead City city	42,496 ±28
Apache Junction city	41,058 ±348
Sun City CDP	37,486 ±1,537
San Luis city	37,337 ±32
El Mirage city	36,088 ±46
Sahuarita town	35,862 ±41
Kingman city	34,375 ±29

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Apache Junction city, Arizona

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026