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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.85% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Apache Junction has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Apache Junction a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
The percentage of adults in Apache Junction who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.87% of the adults in Apache Junction have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Apache Junction in 2022 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.