Fort Defiance, AZ Demographic Data
Fort Defiance, AZ Summary
Fort Defiance is located in Apache County in Arizona
- Population: 4,180
- Area: 6.10 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.10 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 685.35 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6,794.62 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Fort Defiance, AZ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,065
51%
50.8
Male
1,957
49%
49.2
Total Population
4,022
323,128,000
Fort Defiance, AZ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
242
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
320
8.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
367
9.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
332
8.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
271
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
562
14.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
531
13.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
415
10.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
256
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
250
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
353
8.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
77
1.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
46
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,874
71.5%
77.2
Female
1,462
50.9%
51.3
Male
1,412
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,716
67.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
598
14.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
476
11.8%
15.2
Female
251
52.7%
55.8
Male
225
47.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Fort Defiance, AZ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,971
98.7%
96.8
White
85
2.1%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,881
96.5%
0.8
Asian
2
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
2
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
3
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
51
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
18
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
15
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,004
99.6%
82.2
Fort Defiance, AZ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
165
6.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
113
4.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,244
50.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
614
24.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
160
6.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
150
6.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
44
1.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
278
11.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,212
88.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
194
7.8%
31.2
Fort Defiance, AZ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,990
64.3%
33.7%
Now Married
766
24.8%
47.5
Divorced
183
5.9%
11.0%
Separated
32
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
122
3.9
5.8%
Fort Defiance, AZ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,956
51.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,824
48.3%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,822
48.2%
1.1%
Fort Defiance, AZ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
202
21.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
51
5.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
202
21.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
81
8.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
172
18.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
156
16.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
42
4.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
43
4.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
27,969
57,617
Per capita income
10,945
31,128
Fort Defiance, AZ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
72
7.5%
9.8
Construction
63
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
358
37.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
32
3.4%
6.6
Information
8
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
8
0.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
45
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
73
7.6%
11.4
Public administration
156
16.3%
4.6
Retail trade
109
11.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
23
2.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
8
0.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
92
9.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
246
25.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
86
9.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
226
23.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
305
31.9%
18.1%
Fort Defiance, AZ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
955
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
855
89.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
0
0.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
39
4.1%
2.7
Other means
15
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
46
4.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.6
26.6
Fort Defiance, AZ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
75
7.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
361
38.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
349
36.8%
37.1
3 or more
164
17.3%
21.0
Fort Defiance, AZ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
949
77.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
552
58.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
397
41.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
278
22.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
4.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
4.1
0.0%
2.5
Fort Defiance, AZ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,227
1 room
87
7.1%
2.4
2 rooms
44
3.6%
2.7
3 rooms
113
9.2%
9.1
4 rooms
265
21.6%
16.5
5 rooms
496
40.4%
19.8
6 rooms
189
15.4%
17.8
7 rooms
17
1.4%
12.0
8 rooms
16
1.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
0
0.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Fort Defiance, AZ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,227
1-unit, detached
766
62.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
32
2.6%
5.9
2-units
13
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
48
3.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
368
30.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fort Defiance, AZ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
22
1.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
8
0.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
32
2.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
90
7.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
361
29.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
339
27.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
256
20.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
117
9.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Fort Defiance, AZ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
363
38.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
46
4.8%
4.7
Electricity
187
19.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
330
34.8%
1.9
Solar energy
8
0.8%
0.1
Other fuel
9
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
6
0.6%
1.1
Fort Defiance, AZ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
71
47295100.0
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
8
11.3%
1.6%
$500 to $999
63
88.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
41
57.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
12.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
21
29.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Defiance, AZ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
377
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
8
2.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
169
44.8%
41.0%
Less than $500
200
53.1%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
20
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
440
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
153
43.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
50
14.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
17
4.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
6
1.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
14
3.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
115
32.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Defiance, AZ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
552
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
310
56.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
129
23.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
45
8.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
18
3.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
25
4.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
17
3.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
1.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
38,300
205,000
