Population 2,239 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Joseph City
Household size in Joseph City
| Period | Joseph City | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.14 | 2.77 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.28 | 2.84 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.40 | 2.82 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.42 | 2.70 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.28 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
Joseph City is a place of big households: 3.42 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 3.14, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Joseph City
| Period | Joseph City | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.7 | 36.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 25.9 | 38.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 26.2 | 39.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 24.2 | 40.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | −2.6 | +3.5 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 24.2, Joseph City is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward families with many children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Joseph City
| Period | Joseph City | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.9% | 13.4% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.9% | 13.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 25.1% | 12.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.8% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.1 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 6.8% of households in Joseph City, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Joseph City
Renters in Joseph City
| Period | Joseph City | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.4% | 32.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 29.9% | 36.6% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 28.0% | 35.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 28.3% | 32.6% | 34.8% |
| Change | +0.9 pts | +0.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly three in ten households in Joseph City rent their homes (28.3%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 60.2% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Joseph City
| Period | Joseph City | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.9% | 15.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.2% | 15.3% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 16.0% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | −12.2 pts | −5.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Joseph City than nationally: 7.6%, against 9.6% for the U.S.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Joseph City
| Period | Joseph City | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1977 | 1987 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1980 | 1988 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1986 | 1989 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +2 | +5 | +6 |
Homes in Joseph City are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1979, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are older than in Arizona overall, where the median home dates to 1992.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Joseph City
| Period | Joseph City | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $651 | $1,043 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $662 | $1,078 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $685 | $1,227 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,057 | $1,736 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$407 | +$694 | +$606 |
Rent in Joseph City runs $1,057 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 31.9% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Joseph City
Bachelor's degrees in Joseph City
| Period | Joseph City | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.9% | 26.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.0% | 27.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.9% | 29.3% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.6% | 33.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | −3.3 pts | +7.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Joseph City have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 9.6%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Joseph City
| Period | Joseph City | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 90.4% | 84.6% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 90.8% | 85.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 94.7% | 86.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 97.0% | 89.1% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.6 pts | +4.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Joseph City: 97.0% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Joseph City
| Period | Joseph City | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.4% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.0% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.7% | 6.0% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.8% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.5 pts | −2.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Joseph City: 7.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Joseph City compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph City | 3.42 | 24.2 | 6.8% | 28.3% | 7.6% | 1979 | $1,057 | 9.6% | 97.0% | 7.8% |
| Holbrook | 2.41 | 34.3 | 21.8% | 37.3% | 8.0% | 1970 | $994 | 17.3% | 90.2% | 3.4% |
| Sun Valley | 2.34 | 37.1 | 19.0% | 31.2% | 13.3% | 1980 | $857 | 9.2% | 82.5% | 4.5% |
| Winslow | 2.83 | 32.9 | 20.0% | 43.4% | 11.7% | 1965 | $1,017 | 12.6% | 88.7% | 8.7% |
| Paulcell Place | 2.77 | 46.2 | 15.2% | 39.6% | 25.3% | 1979 | $936 | 17.8% | 77.4% | 1.4% |
| Petrified Forest Natl Pk | 3.32 | 54.2 | 12.8% | 35.0% | 44.7% | 1985 | $923 | 29.0% | 78.1% | 0.6% |
| Navajo | 3.14 | 40.6 | 34.7% | 34.5% | 17.5% | 1990 | $662 | 11.5% | 89.2% | 3.1% |
| Mormon Lake | 1.85 | 41.9 | 2.0% | 45.9% | 68.2% | 1985 | $1,115 | 22.5% | 94.4% | 6.4% |
| Munds Park | 1.60 | 71.2 | 3.7% | 16.6% | 87.3% | 1986 | $1,120 | 37.2% | 93.1% | 32.3% |
| Mountainaire | 2.20 | 49.8 | 4.6% | 21.7% | 43.0% | 1995 | $1,160 | 50.9% | 93.6% | 5.1% |
| Sedona | 2.02 | 55.5 | 6.1% | 26.9% | 25.8% | 1988 | $1,631 | 50.1% | 94.9% | 5.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Joseph City. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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