Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Ajo is worth considering.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Ajo spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.36 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small town, Ajo doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Ajo citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.18% of adults in Ajo have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Ajo in 2022 was $30,340, which is middle income relative to Arizona, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,360 for a family of four. However, Ajo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ajo is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ajo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ajo residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Ajo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.23% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ajo include English, German, Irish, French, and Belizean.
The most common language spoken in Ajo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
