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Safford, AZ vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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- Sierra Vista is 0% more densely populated than Safford.
- People are 29.4% more likely to be married in Sierra Vista.
- The Median Age is 5.5 years older in Sierra Vista.
 Safford, AZSierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,944329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 20109,535  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock37,775285,036,114
 Population - 19907,359  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock16.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now35.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock295.393.4
 Land Area8.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Safford, AZSierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Safford, AZSierra Vista, AZUnited States
 White44.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.6%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock24.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Safford, AZSierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.2%50.2%
 Never Married38.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households3,481  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,24880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,111  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Safford    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The newest percentage of unemployment in Graham County is 8.6 percent in mid-2012 , which is down quite a bit from 11.3 in  More

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Over 17 years ago

Safford and Graham county have only 2 seasons, summer and not summer. Too hot from june 1st through september. Allergies are a problem in this area due to dirty air and  More

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Our teachers are overwhelmed and most classes that I am aware of have at least 23 or more students. Some class sizes are reported to be above 30 per teacher. Our town  More

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Reviews for Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 3 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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