Gold Canyon is a somewhat small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 11,404 people and three associated neighborhoods, Gold Canyon is the 52nd largest community in Arizona. Much of the housing stock in Gold Canyon was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Gold Canyon economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Gold Canyon, where the median household income is $83,654.00. Gold Canyon home prices are not only among the most expensive in Arizona, but Gold Canyon real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Gold Canyon is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.92% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Gold Canyon is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gold Canyon who work in management occupations (21.30%), office and administrative support (12.18%), and sales jobs (11.19%). Of important note, Gold Canyon is also a town of artists. Gold Canyon has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Gold Canyon’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 21.09% 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Gold Canyon has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gold Canyon a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Gold Canyon is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Gold Canyon, the average commute to work is 31.37 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The population of Gold Canyon is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.58% of adults in Gold Canyon have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Gold Canyon in 2022 was $56,313, which is wealthy relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $225,252 for a family of four. However, Gold Canyon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gold Canyon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gold Canyon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gold Canyon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gold Canyon include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Gold Canyon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
