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Fort Defiance, AZ

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Overview


Fort Defiance is a very small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 3,541 people and just one neighborhood, Fort Defiance is the 95th largest community in Arizona.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Fort Defiance isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Fort Defiance are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fort Defiance is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Defiance who work in office and administrative support (14.34%), management occupations (10.77%), and healthcare (10.17%).

Setting & Lifestyle

One of the benefits of Fort Defiance is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.77 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, Fort Defiance doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Fort Defiance with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.46% of adults in Fort Defiance have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fort Defiance in 2022 was $21,793, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,172 for a family of four. However, Fort Defiance contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Fort Defiance home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Defiance residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Fort Defiance include German, Irish, French Canadian, Scots-Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Fort Defiance is English. Other important languages spoken here include Navajo and Native American languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Occupations

The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 21.0% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 99.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 95.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 92.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 48.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Fort Defiance are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 85.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 37.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 87.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 28.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 25.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (23.1%), and 22.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 52.4% of households. Some people also speak Native American languages (48.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Fort Defiance, AZ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (92.3%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (1.4%).

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (84.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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