One of the benefits of Ajo is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.53 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small town, Ajo doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Ajo citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.93% of adults in Ajo have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Ajo in 2022 was $31,550, 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 $126,200 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 34.12% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ajo include English, German, Irish, French, and European.
The most common language spoken in Ajo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
