Tacna, AZ Demographics

Population 510 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Tacna

Household size in Tacna

Household size, people per household
PeriodTacnaArizonaU.S.
2006–102.462.772.68
2010–142.682.842.73
2015–192.662.822.71
2020–242.362.702.65
Change−0.10−0.07−0.03
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Households in Tacna are small: just 2.36 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.46, 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 Tacna

Median age, years
PeriodTacnaArizonaU.S.
2006–1041.636.937.7
2010–1443.638.138.6
2015–1933.739.539.6
2020–2435.040.440.1
Change−6.6+3.5+2.3
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Tacna is young: half of its residents are under 35.0, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young adults, many of them living alone or as couples.

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 Tacna

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodTacnaArizonaU.S.
2006–1011.0%13.4%12.3%
2010–1411.6%13.6%12.3%
2015–196.6%12.7%11.6%
2020–2414.5%12.6%11.6%
Change+3.6 pts−0.8 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are more common in Tacna than nationally: 14.5%, against 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 Tacna

Renters in Tacna

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodTacnaArizonaU.S.
2006–1027.4%32.6%33.3%
2010–1423.7%36.6%35.6%
2015–1931.7%35.6%36.0%
2020–2433.9%32.6%34.8%
Change+6.5 pts+0.1 pts+1.5 pts
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Renting in Tacna is about as common as it is nationally: 33.9% of households rent, against 34.8%. Just over four in ten owners (41.6%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally.

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 Tacna

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodTacnaArizonaU.S.
2006–1037.3%15.2%11.4%
2010–1424.8%15.3%11.4%
2015–1925.9%12.5%11.1%
2020–2417.7%9.6%9.6%
Change−19.6 pts−5.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 17.7% of the housing in Tacna, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

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 Tacna

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodTacnaArizonaU.S.
2006–10197519871974
2010–14197819881975
2015–19198319891977
2020–24197919921980
Change+3+5+6
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Homes in Tacna 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 Tacna

Rent, per month
PeriodTacnaArizonaU.S.
2006–10$573$1,043$965
2010–14$705$1,078$1,040
2015–19$592$1,227$1,213
2020–24$770$1,736$1,571
Change+$197+$694+$606
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A typical rental in Tacna costs $770 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 31.7% 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 Tacna

Bachelor's degrees in Tacna

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodTacnaArizonaU.S.
2006–1014.9%26.3%28.4%
2010–1410.7%27.0%29.6%
2015–199.5%29.3%32.1%
2020–2412.1%33.3%35.6%
Change−2.8 pts+7.0 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Tacna: 12.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

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 Tacna

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodTacnaArizonaU.S.
2006–1073.6%84.6%84.9%
2010–1468.8%85.5%86.1%
2015–1972.3%86.8%87.7%
2020–2482.7%89.1%89.3%
Change+9.1 pts+4.5 pts+4.3 pts
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About one in six adults in Tacna never finished high school, well above the national share: only 82.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

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 Tacna

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodTacnaArizonaU.S.
2006–102.2%7.8%8.1%
2010–149.3%10.2%9.4%
2015–1911.1%6.0%5.6%
2020–247.5%5.3%5.4%
Change+5.3 pts−2.5 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Tacna runs well above the national rate: 7.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 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).

Tacna compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Tacna2.3635.014.5%33.9%17.7%1979$77012.1%82.7%7.5%
Roll2.4134.614.8%35.1%19.0%1978$77912.4%82.1%7.5%
Sentinel2.4435.014.8%35.6%20.5%1979$79913.0%81.6%7.3%
Wellton2.0858.410.7%13.6%33.7%1998$1,27222.9%84.2%0.8%
Ligurta2.2164.58.7%0.0%46.7%1996$1,56915.0%85.1%0.0%
Dome2.2159.513.1%5.3%40.3%1995$1,53313.0%83.8%4.2%
Fortuna Foothills2.1756.66.7%16.5%27.9%1998$1,23617.1%89.1%6.7%
Laguna2.4333.627.8%53.6%24.2%1952$89661.6%100.0%20.8%
Dateland2.8641.913.3%40.2%38.3%1986$1,14522.0%72.1%4.5%
Bard2.4037.623.3%47.1%48.2%1981$70812.7%84.2%25.2%
Yuma2.6236.315.2%32.3%10.7%1989$1,29820.4%82.6%6.8%

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 Tacna. 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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