Gila Bend is a very small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 1,847 people and two associated neighborhoods, Gila Bend is the 125th largest community in Arizona.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Gila Bend is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.54% of the Gila Bend workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Gila Bend is a town of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gila Bend who work in management occupations (19.16%), sales jobs (15.20%), and maintenance occupations (13.00%). 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, Gila Bend is worth considering. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Gila Bend spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.79 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small town, Gila Bend does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Gila Bend has a very low overall level of education: only 6.41% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Gila Bend in 2022 was $28,785, 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 $115,140 for a family of four. However, Gila Bend contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gila Bend also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.60% of its population below the federal poverty line.Gila Bend is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gila Bend home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Gila Bend, accounting for 69.86% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Gila Bend residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Gila Bend include German, English, Polish, Dutch, and European. Gila Bend also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 26.88%. The most common language spoken in Gila Bend is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Native American languages.
