Population 959 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Little Acres
Household size in Little Acres
| Period | Little Acres | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.56 | 2.77 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.97 | 2.84 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.03 | 2.82 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.73 | 2.70 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.83 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
At 2.73 people per household, Little Acres sits close to the national average of 2.65. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.56, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Little Acres
| Period | Little Acres | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.6 | 36.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.1 | 38.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.6 | 39.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 45.3 | 40.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | +7.6 | +3.5 | +2.3 |
Little Acres skews older: half of its residents are older than 45.3, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
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 Little Acres
| Period | Little Acres | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.2% | 13.4% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.0% | 13.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 20.9% | 12.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.3% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | −6.9 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in ten households in Little Acres (9.3%), 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 Little Acres
Renters in Little Acres
| Period | Little Acres | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.1% | 32.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 29.3% | 36.6% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 28.1% | 35.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 23.7% | 32.6% | 34.8% |
| Change | +3.6 pts | +0.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 23.7% of households in Little Acres rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 66.6% 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 Little Acres
| Period | Little Acres | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.5% | 15.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 22.1% | 15.3% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 20.9% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.1% | 9.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | −9.4 pts | −5.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Little Acres than nationally: 13.1%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
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 Little Acres
| Period | Little Acres | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1980 | 1987 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1980 | 1988 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1987 | 1989 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | −1 | +5 | +6 |
Homes in Little Acres 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 as a whole, 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 Little Acres
| Period | Little Acres | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $560 | $1,043 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $486 | $1,078 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $680 | $1,227 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $722 | $1,736 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$161 | +$694 | +$606 |
Rent in Little Acres runs $722 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 24.0% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Little Acres
Bachelor's degrees in Little Acres
| Period | Little Acres | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.3% | 26.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.4% | 27.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.9% | 29.3% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.6% | 33.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.4 pts | +7.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Little Acres have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.6%, 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 Little Acres
| Period | Little Acres | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 84.3% | 84.6% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 79.6% | 85.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 79.3% | 86.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 85.6% | 89.1% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.4 pts | +4.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in seven adults in Little Acres never finished high school, more than nationally: 85.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
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 Little Acres
| Period | Little Acres | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.6% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.8% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 13.3% | 6.0% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.0 pts | −2.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.6%, unemployment in Little Acres is close to the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).
Little Acres 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Acres | 2.73 | 45.3 | 9.3% | 23.7% | 13.1% | 1979 | $722 | 12.6% | 85.6% | 5.6% |
| Globe | 2.36 | 44.6 | 8.3% | 23.8% | 13.8% | 1972 | $917 | 17.8% | 87.9% | 5.3% |
| Claypool | 1.96 | 47.4 | 6.1% | 18.2% | 11.6% | 1945 | $636 | 9.4% | 91.1% | 12.0% |
| Midland City | 2.50 | 45.9 | 14.7% | 25.5% | 33.9% | 1965 | $941 | 20.5% | 88.2% | 9.4% |
| Miami | 2.47 | 44.4 | 13.7% | 36.7% | 34.1% | 1957 | $911 | 21.1% | 91.0% | 15.7% |
| Top-of-the-World | 2.58 | 59.0 | 8.7% | 17.3% | 13.2% | 1982 | $1,110 | 20.5% | 94.7% | 4.3% |
| San Carlos | 3.96 | 29.9 | 36.9% | 41.0% | 7.9% | 1988 | $655 | 3.5% | 81.6% | 17.3% |
| Peridot | 3.84 | 29.2 | 51.1% | 44.5% | 5.4% | 1988 | $593 | 6.3% | 73.2% | 32.4% |
| Superior | 2.03 | 56.6 | 4.1% | 31.1% | 13.6% | 1952 | $952 | 19.2% | 87.1% | 6.3% |
| Queen Valley | 2.01 | 63.5 | 4.0% | 17.5% | 21.0% | 2001 | $1,283 | 34.9% | 90.9% | 3.7% |
| Calva | 3.69 | 31.9 | 36.0% | 20.8% | 9.2% | 1994 | $354 | 3.1% | 78.8% | 27.0% |
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 Little Acres. 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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