Demographics of Flagstaff city, Arizona

Flagstaff city, Arizona had 77,260 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +183 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Flagstaff city, in four figures

77,260
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 76,445 ±68.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +183 people.; 25.9 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,512 ±$2,375
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.

Flagstaff city, Arizona's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Flagstaff 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Flagstaff city, Arizona's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Flagstaff 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	77,077	100.0	100.0
2021	74,745	97.0	100.2
2022	75,887	98.5	100.7
2023	76,649	99.4	101.6
2024	77,305	100.3	102.5
2025	77,260	100.2	103.1

Population of Flagstaff city, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	77,077	—
2021	74,745	−2,332
2022	75,887	+1,142
2023	76,649	+762
2024	77,305	+656
2025	77,260	−45

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 25.9 ±0.6: for men 27.1 ±1.2 and for women 24.6 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Flagstaff city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	3,376 ±348	4.4% ±0.5	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,857 ±651	12.9% ±0.9	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	23,323 ±1,201	30.5% ±1.6	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	20,961 ±921	27.4% ±1.2	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,806 ±695	15.4% ±0.9	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,122 ±554	9.3% ±0.7	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,512 ±$2,375, and income per person $38,409 ±$1,645, 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 Flagstaff city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	4,639 ±554	16.2% ±1.9	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,409 ±702	18.9% ±2.4	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,008 ±600	17.5% ±2.1	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,621 ±561	12.7% ±1.9	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,545 ±547	15.9% ±1.9	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,277 ±302	8.0% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,051 ±306	10.7% ±1.0	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 Flagstaff city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	11,755 ±1,130	18.2% ±1.7	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,093 ±471	16.6% ±3.6	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,614 ±830	20.5% ±1.9	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,048 ±247	10.4% ±2.4	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Flagstaff city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Flagstaff city	Arizona	United States
Housing units	31,994 ±545	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.2% ±1.2	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.8% ±1.4	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	42.3% ±2.4	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	57.7% ±2.8	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$552,900 ±$20,003	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,645 ±$57	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±1	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 Flagstaff city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,003 ±676	19.6% ±0.9	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	44,029 ±1,015	57.6% ±1.3	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,364 ±284	1.8% ±0.4	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,771 ±345	2.3% ±0.5	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	9,803 ±940	12.8% ±1.2	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	59 to 181	0.1% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	483 ±189	0.6% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,872 ±544	5.1% ±0.7	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 Flagstaff city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	37,479 ±1,478	49.0% ±1.9	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	33,572 ±1,471	43.9% ±1.9	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	843 ±207	1.1% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,551 ±637	6.0% ±0.8	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,947 ±396	2.5% ±0.5	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,604 ±536	3.4% ±0.7	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Flagstaff city among the places of Arizona

16th 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 Flagstaff city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
San Tan Valley CDP	109,189 ±3,026
Goodyear city	107,645 ±89
Buckeye city	104,923 ±67
Yuma city	100,139 ±51
Avondale city	92,477 ±76
Flagstaff city	76,445 ±68
Casas Adobes CDP	72,059 ±2,349
Queen Creek town	71,867 ±123
Maricopa city	67,163 ±71
Casa Grande city	60,905 ±77
Lake Havasu City city	58,359 ±28

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Flagstaff city, Arizona

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Arizona by poverty rate
No. 12 Places in Arizona by median home value
No. 21 Places in Arizona by median rent
No. 39 Places in Arizona by median household income
No. 39 Places in Arizona by per capita income
No. 41 Places in Arizona by Hispanic or Latino share

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026