Eastern Arizona's Living Circumstances

Thatcher Unified District Overview

Eastern Arizona College located in Thatcher Unified District area. A total of 2,413 households are located in Thatcher Unified District area. Among them, 1,034 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.52 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 2,687 and 2,690 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.91% (66) of residents are non-citizens and 9.14% (666) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Thatcher Unified District, Arizona
Household	2,413
Population	7,288
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,034 (42.85%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	2,687
Total Students	2,690
Pre-Kindergarten	100
Kindergarten	33
Grade 1-8	1,094
Grade 9-12	598
College/Graduate School	865
Veterans	5,350
Non-citizen	66
Non-English Home Language	666
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

5,659 residents are over the age of 16 and 3,076 people are in labor force. Among them, 3,076 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 2,867 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Thatcher Unified District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	2,854	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	2,291	80.27%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	314	11.00%
Public transportation	6	0.21%
Walked	70	2.45%
Other method	7	0.25%
Worked from home	166	5.82%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	2,867	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	770	26.86%
Service	552	19.25%
Sales and office	733	25.57%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	536	18.70%
Production, transportation, and material moving	276	9.63%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	2,867	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	384	13.39%
Construction	146	5.09%
Manufacturing	67	2.34%
Wholesale trade	39	1.36%
Retail trade	416	14.51%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	96	3.35%
Information	53	1.85%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	117	4.08%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	117	4.08%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	801	27.94%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	388	13.53%
Other services, except public administration	123	4.29%
Public administration	120	4.19%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	2,867	-
Private wage and salary workers	2,198	76.67%
Government workers	477	16.64%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	192	6.70%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $68,257 for the 2,413 households in Thatcher Unified District area, Arizona. The average income of a single worker is $27,654. 7,274 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.05%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	2,413	-
Less than $10,000	240	9.95%
$10,000 - $14,999	107	4.43%
$15,000 - $24,999	211	8.74%
$25,000 - $34,999	198	8.21%
$35,000 - $49,999	231	9.57%
$50,000 - $74,999	511	21.18%
$75,000 - $99,999	341	14.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	387	16.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	124	5.14%
More than $200,000	63	2.61%
Median Household Income	$60,161	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$68,257	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	1,794	-
Less than $10,000	136	7.58%
$10,000 - $14,999	52	2.90%
$15,000 - $24,999	88	4.91%
$25,000 - $34,999	170	9.48%
$35,000 - $49,999	158	8.81%
$50,000 - $74,999	333	18.56%
$75,000 - $99,999	305	17.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	397	22.13%
$150,000 - $199,999	117	6.52%
More than $200,000	38	2.12%

Median Family Income	$71,151	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$76,890	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,654	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$54,714	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$54,714	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	7,573	-
With health insurance coverage	7,274	96.05%
Public coverage	2,897	38.25%
Private health insurance	5,418	71.54%
Without health insurance coverage	299	3.95%

Housing

There are 2,734 housing units in Thatcher Unified District area, Arizona with 2,413 units (88.26%) occupied. 1,621 houses (67.18%) are occupied by owner and 792 houses (32.82%) are rented. The average housing value is $186,300 and the average rental cost is $857. 33 houses (1.21%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 171 houses (6.25%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	2,734	-
Occupied	2,413	88.26%
Owner Occupied	1,621	67.18%
Renter Occupied	792	32.82%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	1,739	63.61%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	20	0.73%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	410	15.00%
Mobile Homes	558	20.41%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	7	0.26%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	2,734	-
Built 2014 or later	33	1.21%
Built 2010 - 2013	220	8.05%
Built 2000 - 2009	659	24.10%
Built 1990 - 1999	435	15.91%
Built 1980 - 1989	425	15.54%
Built 1970 - 1979	581	21.25%
Built 1960 - 1969	162	5.93%
Built 1950 - 1959	48	1.76%
Built 1949 or earlier	171	6.25%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	2,734	-
1 room	85	3.11%
2 rooms	51	1.87%
3 rooms	129	4.72%
4 rooms	371	13.57%
5 rooms	385	14.08%
6 rooms	590	21.58%
7 rooms	538	19.68%
8 rooms	210	7.68%
9 rooms or more	375	13.72%
Median Number of Rooms	6.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	2,734	-
no bedroom	85	3.11%
1 bedroom	169	6.18%
2 bedrooms	606	22.17%
3 bedrooms	1,175	42.98%
4 bedrooms	552	20.19%
5 bedrooms or more	147	5.38%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	1,621	-
Less than $50,000	127	7.83%
$50,000 - $99,999	196	12.09%
$100,000 - $149,999	279	17.21%
$150,000 - $199,999	294	18.14%
$200,000 - $299,999	409	25.23%
$300,000 - $499,999	298	18.38%
$500,000 - $999,999	18	1.11%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$186,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	772	-
Less than $500	98	12.69%
$500 - $999	440	56.99%
$1,000 - $1,499	181	23.45%
$1,500 - $1,999	53	6.87%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$857	-

Demographic

A total of 7,577 people lives in Thatcher Unified District area, Arizona with 3,736 male and 3,841 female. The males to female ratio is 49.31 to 50.69. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	7,577	-
Male	3,736	49.31%
Female	3,841	50.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	7,577	-
Under 5 years	530	6.99%
5 - 9 years	539	7.11%
10 - 14 years	670	8.84%
15 - 19 years	1,019	13.45%
20 - 24 years	755	9.96%
25 - 34 years	636	8.39%
35 - 44 years	897	11.84%
45 - 54 years	714	9.42%
55 - 59 years	242	3.19%
60 - 64 years	371	4.90%
65 - 74 years	772	10.19%
75 - 84 years	274	3.62%
85 years and older	158	2.09%
Median Age	29.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	7,577	-
One Race	7,472	98.61%
White	7,249	95.67%
Black or African American	51	0.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native	94	1.24%
Asian	34	0.45%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	7	0.09%
Other	37	0.49%

Two or more races	105	1.39%
White and Black or African American	49	0.65%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	49	0.65%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%