Nogales, AZ

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2021 Population

47,463

1.87% 1-year growth

US Senator

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Party

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

37.2

0% 1-year change

2021 Poverty Rate

21.6%

0.882% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$45,089

8.85% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$165,500

8.38% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Nogales, AZ had a population of 47.5k people with a median age of 37.2 and a median household income of $45,089. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Nogales, AZ grew from 46,594 to 47,463, a 1.87% increase and its median household income grew from $41,424 to $45,089, a 8.85% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Nogales, AZ are White (Hispanic) (49.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (22.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (15%), Other (Hispanic) (9.86%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.933%).

None of the households in Nogales, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.9% of the residents in Nogales, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Nogales, AZ was $165,500, and the homeownership rate was 67.3%.

Most people in Nogales, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Nogales, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Nogales, AZ borders Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ and Tucson, AZ.

United States Arizona

Population & Diversity

Nogales, AZ is home to a population of 47.5k people, from which 86.9% are citizens. As of 2021, 32.6% of Nogales, AZ residents were born outside of the country (15.5k people).

In 2021, there were 2.18 times more White (Hispanic) residents (23.7k people) in Nogales, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.9k Two+ (Hispanic) and 7.13k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

86.9%

2021 Citizenship

87.3%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 86.9% of Nogales, AZ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Nogales, AZ was 87.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Nogales, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Nogales, AZ

White (Hispanic)
23.7k ± 1.66k
Two+ (Hispanic)
10.9k ± 1.6k
White (Non-Hispanic)
7.13k ± 21

83.2%

Hispanic Population

39.5k people

83.2% of the people in Nogales, AZ are hispanic (39.5k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Nogales, AZ as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

32.6%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

15.5k people

33.2%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

15.5k people

As of 2021, 32.6% of Nogales, AZ residents (15.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Nogales, AZ was 33.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Nogales, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
494 ± 146
Gulf War (2001-)
315 ± 143
Gulf War (1990s)
256 ± 119

Nogales, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Nogales, AZ employs 18.5k people. The largest industries in Nogales, AZ are Retail Trade (2,152 people), Transportation & Warehousing (2,045 people), and Educational Services (1,993 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($88,750), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($55,714), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($46,362).

Employment

Occupations

18.5k

2021 Value

± 1,159

3.75%

1 Year growth

± 8.75%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Nogales, AZ grew at a rate of 3.75%, from 17.9k employees to 18.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Nogales, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,986 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,259 people), and Management Occupations (1,747 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Nogales, AZ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arizona (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

18.5k

2021 Value

± 1,159

3.75%

1 Year growth

± 8.75%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Nogales, AZ grew at a rate of 3.75%, from 17.9k employees to 18.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Nogales, AZ, are Retail Trade (2,152 people), Transportation & Warehousing (2,045 people), and Educational Services (1,993 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Nogales, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Nogales, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,149

Median earning men ± $1,451

$27,152

Median earning women ± $2,357

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Information ($55,703), Public Administration ($54,306), and Wholesale Trade ($49,063).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Information ($43,390), Public Administration ($40,826), and Wholesale Trade ($36,920).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

448
Wholesale Trade
255
Retail Trade
225
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Arizona to other states, or from other states to Arizona.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Arizona product (by dollars) was Electronics with $32B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($21.3B) and Mixed freight ($18.1B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Arizona products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$217B

2020 Value in Arizona

$464B

Projected 2050 Value in Arizona

114% growth

In 2020, total outbound Arizona trade was $217B. This is expected to increase 114% to $464B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Arizona trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Arizona to other states, or from other states to Arizona.

Most Common Trade Partners

California
$30.8B
Texas
$14B
New Mexico
$5.1B

In 2020, the top outbound Arizona domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $30.8B, followed by Texas with $14B and New Mexico and $5.1B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Arizona shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.1%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.52%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

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Kyrsten Sinema

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Until 2022; Kyrsten Sinema won election to the Senate as a member of the Democratic Party.

Mark Kelly

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arizona

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arizona have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.969% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were Some college (1.42M), High School or Equivalent (1.37M), and Bachelors Degree (979k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Nogales, AZ was $165,500 in 2021, which is 0.676 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $152,700 to $165,500, a 8.38% increase. The homeownership rate in Nogales, AZ is 67.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Nogales, AZ have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Nogales, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Nogales, AZ is $45,089. In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Nogales, AZ was Maricopa County, AZ with a value of $72,944, followed by Greenlee County, AZ and Pinal County, AZ, with respective values of $67,723 and $65,488.

Property

$165,500

Median Property Value 2021

±$4,940

$11,064

Median Property Taxes

±$771

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Nogales, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Nogales, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.3%

Homeownership

2021

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 67.3% of the housing units in Nogales, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Nogales, AZ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Nogales, AZ was Maricopa County, AZ with a value of $72,944, followed by Greenlee County, AZ and Pinal County, AZ, with respective values of $67,723 and $65,488.

The following map shows all of the counties in Nogales, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$45,089

Median Household Income

± $3,117

16.4k

Number of Households

± 1,052

In 2021, the median household income of the 16.4k households in Nogales, AZ grew to $45,089 from the previous year's value of $41,424.

The following chart displays the households in Nogales, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Nogales, AZ is from Arizona.

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Arizona

0.462

2020 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2021, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.353% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arizona across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (79.7%)
Carpooled (9.68%)
Worked At Home (5.58%)

In 2021, 79.7% of workers in Nogales, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.68%) and those who worked at home (5.58%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Nogales, AZ have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.42% of the workforce in Nogales, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Nogales, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Nogales, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Nogales, AZ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Nogales, AZ (10.2k out of 47.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Nogales, AZ is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

87.9% of the population of Nogales, AZ has health coverage, with 28.3% on employee plans, 35.6% on Medicaid, 11.6% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 1.23% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arizona see 1499 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.58% decrease from the previous year (1523 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1585 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 662 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,499 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Arizona

Primary care physicians in Arizona see an average of 1,499 patients per year. This represents a 1.58% decrease from the previous year (1,523 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Arizona in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.1% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 18% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.1%

Uninsured

28.3%

Employer Coverage

35.6%

Medicaid

11.6%

Medicare

11.1%

Non-Group

1.23%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Nogales, AZ grew by 3.42% from 11.7% to 12.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Nogales, AZ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.