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. Much of the housing stock in Sahuarita was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Sahuarita economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Sahuarita, where the median household income is $97,133.00.
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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.45% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Sahuarita really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Sahuarita perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Even though Sahuarita is not a small town, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.
The education level of Sahuarita ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Sahuarita, 41.42% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Sahuarita in 2022 was $38,226, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,904 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 39.22% 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.