Census-designated place · Arizona

Avra Valley, Arizona

Avra Valley, census-designated place, in Pima County, Arizona. Avra Valley had 6,277 people in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±1,301). GEOID 0404880.

Residents, 2020-2024

6,277

±1,301 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 5,569

Median household income

$54,132

±$7,478 (90% margin)
Arizona: $79,964

Median home value

$158,400

±$9,425 (90% margin)
Arizona: $394,500

Median gross rent

$661

±$411 (90% margin)
Arizona: $1,543

Where is Avra Valley and what county is it in?

Avra Valley is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for counting, with no city government of its own, in Pima County, Arizona. It covers 22.4 square miles of land, 249 residents per square mile in 2020.

Avra Valley is in the Tucson, AZ metropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Avra Valley (marked with a dot) in Pima County, Arizona. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Avra Valley, and is it growing?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Avra Valley's population at 6,277 (±1,301). The 2020 Census counted 5,569 residents.

The Census Bureau publishes yearly population estimates for incorporated places only; Avra Valley is a census-designated place, so its figures come from the ACS and the 2020 Census.

ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure Avra ValleyPima CountyArizona Change since 2015-2019
Total population 6,277 ±1,301 1,060,490 7,378,838 no clear change
Households 2,319 ±300 437,827 2,856,081 no clear change
Average household size 2.71 ±0.41 2.36 2.53 no clear change
Housing units 2,442 ±293 479,939 3,192,839 no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Avra Valley?

The median resident of Avra Valley is 37.9 years old; 26.6% are under 18 and 16.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 62.7%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 20.4%. 4.8% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Avra ValleyPima CountyArizona Change since 2015-2019
Median age 37.9 ±14.5 39.8 39.0 no clear change
Under 18 years 26.6% ±7.7 pts 19.6% 21.6% –
65 years and over 16.5% ±5.7 pts 21.6% 18.9% –
Male 50.5% ±5.1 pts 49.4% 49.9% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 20.4% ±13.2 pts 36.4% 31.4% no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic 62.7% ±13.5 pts 50.5% 52.6% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.4% ±0.8 pts 3.3% 4.4% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 2.9% 3.5% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 1.8% ±2.0 pts 1.9% 3.2% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.1% 0.2% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 14.4% ±9.5 pts 4.3% 4.4% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.2% ±0.4 pts 0.5% 0.5% –
Born outside the United States 4.8% ±2.9 pts 11.8% 13.0% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 4.9% ±2.9 pts 25.7% 25.7% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 12.1% ±5.3 pts 9.4% 7.9% –
With a disability 20.4% ±6.0 pts 15.0% 13.8% –
No health insurance coverage 6.1% ±4.8 pts 8.6% 10.5% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 93.0% ±2.8 pts 90.5% 89.4% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 13.0% ±4.6 pts 36.8% 33.3% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 5.0% ±2.7 pts 16.0% 13.0% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 87.9% ±11.7 pts 84.0% 85.7% –
Moved from another state in the past year 0.0% ±0.7 pts 3.7% 3.5% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Avra Valley earn?

Half of Avra Valley's 2,319 households earn less than $54,132 a year (±$7,478), against $70,315 in Pima County and $79,964 in Arizona. In 2015-2019 it was $57,711 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 18.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure Avra ValleyPima CountyArizona Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $54,132 ±$7,478 $70,315 $79,964 no clear change
Mean household income $72,505 ±$14,970 $95,999 $108,273 –
Per capita income $27,591 ±$6,350 $40,140 $42,503 no clear change
People below the poverty line 18.8% ±8.6 pts 14.3% 12.5% no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line 22.6% ±17.8 pts 18.6% 16.2% –
Households receiving SNAP 28.3% ±12.2 pts 12.1% 10.4% –
Households with a computer 98.5% ±1.9 pts 96.4% 96.4% –
Households with a broadband subscription 87.8% ±10.0 pts 91.9% 91.5% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Avra Valley?

Owners occupy 75.5% of Avra Valley's occupied homes and renters 24.5%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $158,400 by its owner (±$9,425). The median renter pays $661 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure Avra ValleyPima CountyArizona Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $158,400 ±$9,425 $319,700 $394,500 +$43,207
Median gross rent $661 ±$411 $1,212 $1,543 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 29.7% ±26.7 pts 44.1% 42.2% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,117 ±$221 $1,656 $1,803 –
Owner-occupied homes 75.5% ±11.2 pts 65.2% 67.4% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 24.5% ±11.2 pts 34.8% 32.6% –
Housing units 2,442 ±293 479,939 3,192,839 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±2.5 pts 1.0% 1.0% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±7.6 pts 5.5% 5.8% –
Single-family detached homes 25.0% ±8.7 pts 59.9% 64.2% –
Mobile homes 72.3% ±8.4 pts 9.6% 9.3% –
Built 2020 or later 1.4% ±2.3 pts 1.9% 2.8% –
Built 2010 to 2019 3.3% ±3.1 pts 8.1% 11.6% –
Built 1939 or earlier 0.0% ±1.8 pts 2.0% 1.4% –
Households with no vehicle 5.3% ±4.4 pts 7.1% 5.4% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Avra Valley work and get to work?

81.3% of Avra Valley's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 33.6 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 13.4%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure Avra ValleyPima CountyArizona Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 57.9% ±7.8 pts 58.0% 60.6% –
Unemployment rate 13.4% ±7.5 pts 5.5% 5.1% –
Drove alone to work 81.3% ±8.4 pts 69.3% 66.8% –
Carpooled 13.8% ±6.7 pts 9.7% 9.8% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±1.9 pts 1.5% 1.0% –
Walked 0.2% ±0.8 pts 1.8% 1.7% –
Worked from home 4.1% ±4.3 pts 15.4% 18.4% –
Mean travel time to work 33.6 min ±4.9 24.3 min 25.4 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Avra Valley?

1 census tract lies mostly in Avra Valley (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Avra Valley, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Avra Valley
Tract 44.19Pima County6,336 $54,108 $158,70083%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Avra Valley) · Census block assignment files

How does Avra Valley compare with other places in Arizona?

Avra Valley ranks 144th of 196 places in Arizona with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Avra Valley's rank in Arizona (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population (ACS 2020-2024)87th210
Residents per square mile129th210
Median household income144th196
Per capita income143rd209
Median home value149th189
Median gross rent152nd168
Poverty rate54th164
Bachelor's degree or higher147th175
Median age133rd208
Owner-occupied share115th206
Travel time to work29th206

Avra Valley's figures with every place in Arizona (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Avra Valley?

19 of the 57 figures for Avra Valley on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Avra Valley are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.