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Population (year 2000): 3,705
Males: 1,758  (47.4%)
Females: 1,947  (52.6%)

Pima County

Median resident age:  51.6 years
Arizona median age:  34.2 years

Zip codes: 85321.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,900 (it was $25,618 in 2000)
Ajo  $28,900
Arizona:  $44,282

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $92,200 (it was $63,100 in 2000)
Ajo  $92,200
Arizona:  $185,400

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Races in Ajo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (54.4%)
  • Hispanic (37.6%)
  • American Indian (9.7%)
  • Other race (9.1%)
  • Two or more races (4.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Ajo: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (11.6%), German (9.7%), Irish (6.8%), United States (5.2%), Scottish (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: MST (no DST) time zone

Elevation: 1757 feet

Land area: 28.1 square miles.

Population density: 132 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ajo

  • High school or higher: 72.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ajo CDP

  • Never married: 16.8%
  • Now married: 60.8%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

421 residents are foreign born (8.6% Latin America, 1.6% Europe).

This place:  11.4%
Arizona:  12.8%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Ajo, Arizona in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ajo to the number of sex offenders is 1853 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ajo:  0.6% ($375)
Arizona:  0.8% ($962)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chandler, AZ (93.8 miles , pop. 176,581).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Glendale, AZ (94.9 miles , pop. 218,812).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (96.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Gila Bend, AZ (40.6 miles ), Pisinemo, AZ (44.8 miles ), Santa Rosa, AZ (56.9 miles ), Papago, AZ (66.0 miles ), Stanfield, AZ (71.2 miles ), Ak-Chin Village, AZ (71.3 miles ), Maricopa, AZ (73.3 miles ).

Latitude: 32.38 N, Longitude: 112.87 W


10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 520

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Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (19%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Mining (5%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ajo:
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 70 miles; SELLS, AZ)
  • TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 74 miles; TUCSON, AZ)
  • ARROWHEAD COMMUNITY HOSP/MED CENTER (about 78 miles; GLENDALE, AZ)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ajo:
  • LUKE AFB (about 87 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; ID: LUF)
  • PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (about 95 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; ID: PHX)
  • WILLIAMS GATEWAY (about 106 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; ID: IWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ajo:
  • AJO MUNI (about 5 miles; AJO, AZ; ID: P01)
  • GILA BEND MUNI (about 42 miles; GILA BEND, AZ; ID: E63)
  • ESTRELLA SAILPORT (about 70 miles; MARICOPA, AZ; ID: E68)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ajo:
  • GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 9,981)
  • ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-WEST (about 78 miles; Glendale, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,334)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 78 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,165)
  • GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,207)
  • UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (about 78 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,091)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-PHOENIX CAMPUS (about 91 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 9,152)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ONLINE CAMPUS (about 94 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 14,783)
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Notable location: Pima County Sheriffs Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Center: Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Pozo Salado (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Ajo include: Bud Walker Park (1), Ajo Recreation Center (2), Gibson Neighborhood Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Ajo Historical (Museums; 160 South Mission Road) (1), City of Tucson (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 33 North Plaza Street) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Copper Sands Motel (3711 Ajo Gila Bend Highway) (1), Guest House Inn (700 West Guest House Road) (2), LA Siesta Motel (2561 North Ajo Gila Bend Highway) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ajo and their reported violations in the past:

AJO IMPROVEMENT CO (Population served: 3000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • 8 other older monitoring violations
AJO DWID (Population served: 405, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-04-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.2 people
Arizona:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.6%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.8%
Whole state:  6.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  22.3%
Whole state:  13.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.9%
Whole state:  6.2%

Ajo compared to Arizona state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Ajo (2007 data):
  • National Bank of Arizona: Ajo Branch at 101 La Mina Avenue, branch established on 1899-01-01. Info updated 2007-01-30: Bank assets: $4,598.7 mil, Deposits: $3,695.5 mil, headquarters in Tucson, AZ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 96 total offices, Holding Company: Zions Bancorporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Pima County Arizona:




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6.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,703 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.67%
Arizona average:  8.20%

0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,119 average AGI)
Pima County:  0.29%
Arizona average:  0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.61% ($44,290 average AGI)
from Cochise County, AZ  0.23% ($31,948)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.23% ($50,956)


5.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,226 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.33%
Arizona average:  5.96%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,019 average AGI)
Pima County:  0.16%
Arizona average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.87% ($41,401 average AGI)
to Cochise County, AZ  0.17% ($32,272)
to Pinal County, AZ  0.16% ($47,104)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ajo:
  • KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KUAZ (1550 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
  • KXEM (1010 AM; 15 kW; TOLLESON, AZ; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES OF PHOENIX, INC.)
  • KFNN (1510 AM; 22 kW; MESA, AZ; Owner: CRC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KFYI (550 AM; 5 kW; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KASA (1540 AM; 10 kW; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: KASA RADIO HOGAR, INC.)
  • KTAR (620 AM; 5 kW; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
  • KFMB (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: MIDWEST TELEVISION, INC.)



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