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Sahuarita, AZ
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Sahuarita profile


Living in Sahuarita



Sahuarita is a medium-sized town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 36,356 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Sahuarita is the 31st largest community in Arizona. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Sahuarita, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Sahuarita, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Sahuarita’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Sahuarita does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $100,719.00.

Also of interest is that Sahuarita has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.32% 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.

Because of many things, Sahuarita is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Sahuarita a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Sahuarita has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Sahuarita’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Sahuarita is a decent-sized town, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the town has no real transit system.

The citizens of Sahuarita are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.39% of adults in Sahuarita have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sahuarita in 2022 was $40,800, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,200 for a family of four. However, Sahuarita contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sahuarita is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sahuarita home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sahuarita residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sahuarita also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.00% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sahuarita include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Sahuarita is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.