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Apache Junction, AZ
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Living in Apache Junction



Apache Junction is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 40,173 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Apache Junction is the 28th largest community in Arizona.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.85% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Apache Junction has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Apache Junction has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Apache Junction than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Apache Junction may be for you.

The education level of Apache Junction citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.87% of adults 25 and older in Apache Junction have a college degree.

The per capita income in Apache Junction in 2018 was $34,148, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,592 for a family of four. However, Apache Junction contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Apache Junction is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Apache Junction home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Apache Junction residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Apache Junction also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.95% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Apache Junction include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Apache Junction is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.