Flagstaff, AZ | Data USA (2024)

The largest universities in Flagstaff, AZ are Northern Arizona University (8,214 degrees awarded in 2022), Coconino Community College (701 degrees), and Indian Bible College (12 degrees).

Flagstaff, AZ borders Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Payson, AZ, Prescott, AZ, and Show Low, AZ.

As of 2022, 97.1% of Flagstaff, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Flagstaff, AZ was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

In 2022, there were 2.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (76.6k people) in Flagstaff, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 35.5k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 8.11k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

14.7% of the people in Flagstaff, AZ are hispanic (21.3k people).

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

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 500,763 Arizona residents, followed by India with 40,959 and Canada with 39,634.

As of 2022, 5.05% of Flagstaff, AZ residents (7.31k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Flagstaff, AZ was 4.65%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Flagstaff, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Flagstaff, AZ grew at a rate of 1.02%, from 67.3k employees to 68k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Flagstaff, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,181 people), Management Occupations (7,160 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (6,091 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Flagstaff, AZ.

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

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Flagstaff, AZ grew at a rate of 1.02%, from 67.3k employees to 68k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Flagstaff, AZ, are Educational Services (10,085 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (9,314 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (8,608 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Flagstaff, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Flagstaff, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($63,806), Public Administration ($63,087), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,589).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($52,500), Public Administration ($50,873), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,682).

As of February 2023, there are 3.15M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.3% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.21%.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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The largest universities in Flagstaff, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Northern Arizona University (8,214 and 92%), Coconino Community College (701 and 7.85%), and Indian Bible College (12 and 0.134%).

The most popular majors in Flagstaff, AZ are Registered Nursing (505 and 5.66%), (418 and 4.68%), and General Studies (404 and 4.53%).

In 2022 in Flagstaff, AZ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 80%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 30,653 (37.3% men and 62.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

In 2022 there were 30,653 students enrolled in Flagstaff, AZ, 37.3% men and 62.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 16,502 records, of which 62.2% were women and 37.8% men.

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Flagstaff, AZ was General Psychology with 387 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Flagstaff, AZ according to their major.

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northern Arizona University with 8,214 degrees awarded.

In 2022, 3,156 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Flagstaff, AZ, which is 0.547 times less than the 5,771 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,942 degrees mean that there were 2.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 2,150 degrees awarded.

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.

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Public, 4-year or above ($10,644) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,166) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,016) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.12% of women were in the same situation.

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

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (1.42M), High School or Equivalent (1.41M), and Bachelors Degree (1.02M).

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.

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 Flagstaff, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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In 2022, 59.1% of the housing units in Flagstaff, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.9%.

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

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Flagstaff, AZ was Maricopa County, AZ with a value of $80,675, followed by Greenlee County, AZ and Pinal County, AZ, with respective values of $73,756 and $73,313.

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

In 2022, the median household income of the 52k households in Flagstaff, AZ grew to $67,266 from the previous year's value of $61,888.

The following chart displays the households in Flagstaff, 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 $75k - $100k range.

In 2022, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.545% decline from 2021 to 2022, 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.

In 2022, 67.5% of workers in Flagstaff, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11%) and those who worked at home (9.45%).

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.

Using averages, employees in Flagstaff, AZ have a shorter commute time (19.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.47% of the workforce in Flagstaff, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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

16.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Flagstaff, AZ (22.5k out of 133k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Flagstaff, AZ is White, followed by Native American and Hispanic.

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.

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.

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.

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 30.7% between 18 and 34 years, 32.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Flagstaff, AZ grew by 3.44% from 10.9% to 11.2%.

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