Census-designated place · Arizona

Swift Trail Junction, Arizona

Swift Trail Junction, census-designated place, in Graham County, Arizona. Swift Trail Junction had 2,810 residents in the 2020 Census, a full count; the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 2,859 (±405). GEOID 0471650.

Residents, 2020 Census

2,810

Census count or controlled total
ACS 2020-2024 estimate: 2,859 ±405

Median household income

$63,074

±$12,194 (90% margin)
Arizona: $79,964

Median home value

$204,800

±$103,263 (90% margin)
Arizona: $394,500

Median gross rent

$905

±$170 (90% margin)
Arizona: $1,543

Where is Swift Trail Junction and what county is it in?

Swift Trail Junction is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for counting, with no city government of its own, in Graham County, Arizona. It covers 3.7 square miles of land, 763 residents per square mile in 2020.

Swift Trail Junction is in the Safford, AZ micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Swift Trail Junction (marked with a dot) in Graham 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 Swift Trail Junction, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 2,810 residents in Swift Trail Junction, a full count rather than a sample. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a sample, estimates 2,859 (±405).

The Census Bureau publishes yearly population estimates for incorporated places only; Swift Trail Junction 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 Swift Trail JunctionGraham CountyArizona Change since 2015-2019
Total population 2,859 ±405 39,232 7,378,838 no clear change
Households 783 ±158 12,746 2,856,081 no clear change
Average household size 2.69 ±0.37 2.86 2.53 no clear change
Housing units 858 ±142 14,122 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 Swift Trail Junction?

The median resident of Swift Trail Junction is 36.0 years old; 20.4% are under 18 and 9.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 52.4%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 38.1%. 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 Swift Trail JunctionGraham CountyArizona Change since 2015-2019
Median age 36.0 ±2.5 34.9 39.0 no clear change
Under 18 years 20.4% ±4.3 pts 25.8% 21.6% –
65 years and over 9.2% ±3.5 pts 14.5% 18.9% –
Male 61.2% ±5.1 pts 53.3% 49.9% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 38.1% ±7.7 pts 30.8% 31.4% no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic 52.4% ±8.0 pts 52.7% 52.6% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 2.4% ±1.4 pts 1.6% 4.4% −2.3 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.8% ±1.2 pts 0.5% 3.5% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 2.3% ±0.7 pts 8.3% 3.2% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.3% ±0.7 pts 0.1% 0.2% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 3.7% ±2.4 pts 5.7% 4.4% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.6 pts 0.4% 0.5% –
Born outside the United States 4.8% ±2.3 pts 2.5% 13.0% no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 16.7% ±5.6 pts 19.0% 25.7% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 5.3% ±2.6 pts 6.0% 7.9% –
With a disability 14.2% ±6.3 pts 16.1% 13.8% –
No health insurance coverage 7.3% ±5.0 pts 9.6% 10.5% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 72.9% ±7.1 pts 85.0% 89.4% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 6.0% ±4.4 pts 14.6% 33.3% –
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 0.0% ±2.2 pts 4.7% 13.0% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 74.3% ±8.5 pts 83.7% 85.7% –
Moved from another state in the past year 6.7% ±4.9 pts 3.4% 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 Swift Trail Junction earn?

Half of Swift Trail Junction's 783 households earn less than $63,074 a year (±$12,194), against $67,325 in Graham County and $79,964 in Arizona. In 2015-2019 it was $67,235 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 16.2% 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 Swift Trail JunctionGraham CountyArizona Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $63,074 ±$12,194 $67,325 $79,964 no clear change
Mean household income $79,827 ±$17,246 $81,203 $108,273 –
Per capita income $22,677 ±$4,201 $27,149 $42,503 no clear change
People below the poverty line 16.2% ±9.0 pts 17.3% 12.5% no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line 10.6% ±9.7 pts 17.2% 16.2% –
Households receiving SNAP 12.5% ±7.4 pts 16.3% 10.4% –
Households with a computer 92.0% ±8.9 pts 95.0% 96.4% –
Households with a broadband subscription 77.3% ±12.8 pts 84.9% 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 Swift Trail Junction?

Owners occupy 66.2% of Swift Trail Junction's occupied homes and renters 33.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $204,800 by its owner (±$103,263). The median renter pays $905 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure Swift Trail JunctionGraham CountyArizona Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $204,800 ±$103,263 $212,000 $394,500 no clear change
Median gross rent $905 ±$170 $935 $1,543 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 19.2% ±20.5 pts 23.7% 42.2% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,524 ±$132 $1,448 $1,803 –
Owner-occupied homes 66.2% ±14.8 pts 73.1% 67.4% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 33.8% ±14.8 pts 26.9% 32.6% –
Housing units 858 ±142 14,122 3,192,839 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 2.3% ±3.4 pts 1.7% 1.0% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±15.6 pts 3.7% 5.8% –
Single-family detached homes 56.5% ±13.5 pts 71.9% 64.2% –
Mobile homes 32.4% ±12.7 pts 18.8% 9.3% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±5.1 pts 1.5% 2.8% –
Built 2010 to 2019 5.4% ±4.2 pts 10.1% 11.6% –
Built 1939 or earlier 0.0% ±5.1 pts 6.1% 1.4% –
Households with no vehicle 10.6% ±9.9 pts 5.0% 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 Swift Trail Junction work and get to work?

83.9% of Swift Trail Junction's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 23.0 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure Swift Trail JunctionGraham CountyArizona Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 40.2% ±7.1 pts 53.4% 60.6% –
Unemployment rate 0.0% ±4.7 pts 7.7% 5.1% –
Drove alone to work 83.9% ±11.5 pts 78.4% 66.8% –
Carpooled 15.8% ±11.6 pts 14.0% 9.8% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±4.9 pts 0.1% 1.0% –
Walked 0.2% ±0.4 pts 2.2% 1.7% –
Worked from home 0.1% ±0.4 pts 4.0% 18.4% –
Mean travel time to work 23.0 min ±4.4 22.8 min 25.4 min −18.4 min

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 Swift Trail Junction?

No census tract lies mostly in Swift Trail Junction; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Swift Trail Junction, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Swift Trail Junction
Tract 9615Graham County4,325 $52,868 $214,30021%
Tract 9616Graham County2,554 $92,250 $240,40010%

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 Swift Trail Junction) · Census block assignment files

How does Swift Trail Junction compare with other places in Arizona?

Swift Trail Junction ranks 104th of 196 places in Arizona with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Swift Trail Junction'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)133rd210
Residents per square mile69th210
Median household income104th196
Per capita income168th209
Median home value130th189
Median gross rent116th168
Poverty rate67th164
Median age150th208
Owner-occupied share154th206
Travel time to work120th206

Swift Trail Junction'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 Swift Trail Junction?

20 of the 57 figures for Swift Trail Junction 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 Swift Trail Junction 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.