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Gila County

Population in July 2007: 1,281.
Males: 643  (50.2%)
Females: 638  (49.8%)

Median resident age:  24.8 years
Arizona median age:  34.2 years

Zip codes: 85542.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,084 (it was $18,194 in 2000)
Peridot:  $30,084
Arizona:  $49,889

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $8,227
Peridot:  $8,227
Arizona:  $24,811

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $67,656 (it was $23,200 in 2000)
Peridot:  $67,656
Arizona:  $237,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $117,681; Detached houses: $109,168; Mobile homes: $33,750

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Races in Peridot:

  • American Indian (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Peridot: 73.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: MST (no DST) time zone

Elevation: 2601 feet

Land area: 5.22 square miles.

Population density: 245 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Peridot

  • High school or higher: 53.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 30.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Peridot CDP

  • Never married: 41.2%
  • Now married: 43.8%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Arizona:  12.8%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Peridot, Arizona in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Peridot to the number of sex offenders is 320 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Peridot:  0.9% ($199)
Arizona:  0.9% ($962)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: North Pinal, AZ (55.0 miles , pop. 59,965).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Mesa, AZ (75.0 miles , pop. 396,375).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (94.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: San Carlos, AZ (1.8 miles ), Globe, AZ (4.5 miles ), Reservation, AZ (4.6 miles ), Central Heights-Midland City, AZ (4.7 miles ), Claypool, AZ (4.9 miles ), Miami, AZ (5.0 miles ), Hayden, AZ (5.3 miles ), Winkelman, AZ (5.3 miles ).

Latitude: 33.30 N, Longitude: 110.46 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 928

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (43%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (30%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (25%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Electricians (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (21%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
  • Librarians, curators, and archivists (11%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)



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Peridot-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arizona state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/8/2007 at 07:15:40, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.6 miles away from Peridot center
On 7/1/2005 at 17:41:06, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/1/2005 at 06:34:24, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 100.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Peridot:
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; SAN CARLOS, AZ)
  • COBRE VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; GLOBE, AZ)
  • MT GRAHAM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 57 miles; SAFFORD, AZ)

Political contributions by individuals in Peridot, AZ

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Peridot:
  • EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 52 miles; THATCHER, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,085)
  • CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 67 miles; COOLIDGE, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,333)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (about 80 miles; TUCSON, AZ; FT enrollment: 29,915)
  • CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,990)
  • PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; TUCSON, AZ; FT enrollment: 14,177)
  • SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; SCOTTSDALE, AZ; FT enrollment: 5,345)
  • MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; MESA, AZ; FT enrollment: 11,928)
Public high school in Peridot:
Private elementary/middle school in Peridot:
  • PERIDOT LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SC (Students: 79; Location: PO BOX 118; Grades: PK - 8)
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Average household size:
This place:  4.1 people
Arizona:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  85.3%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.1%
Whole state:  6.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  58.9%
Whole state:  13.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  25.3%
Whole state:  6.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Peridot, AZ



Peridot compared to Arizona state average:

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  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Peridot travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Gila County Arizona:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
  • Utility gas (30%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Wood (13%)
  • Other fuel (3%)


Religion statistics for Peridot

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSouthern Baptist ConventionAssemblies of GodWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents33.3%18.6%18.4%5.9%5.8%
Congregations9.5%16.2%14.9%9.5%5.4%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEvangelical Free Church of AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents3.0%2.1%1.5%1.3%10.0%
Congregations4.1%2.7%1.4%4.1%32.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


9.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,989 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.51%
Arizona average:  8.20%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Maricopa County, AZ  4.08% ($61,493 average AGI)
from Pinal County, AZ  0.41% ($45,443)
from Pima County, AZ  0.27% ($54,348)


8.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,030 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.15%
Arizona average:  5.96%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Maricopa County, AZ  3.08% ($44,740 average AGI)
to Pinal County, AZ  0.55% ($36,077)
to Yavapai County, AZ  0.43% ($38,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Peridot:
  • KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • KUAZ (1550 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KJAA (1240 AM; 1 kW; GLOBE, AZ; Owner: GOOD MUSIC, INC.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KFNN (1510 AM; 22 kW; MESA, AZ; Owner: CRC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KEVT (1030 AM; 10 kW; CORTARO, AZ; Owner: ONE MART CORP.)
  • KTKT (990 AM; 10 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORP.)
  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KXEM (1010 AM; 15 kW; TOLLESON, AZ; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES OF PHOENIX, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Peridot:
  • KRXS-FM (97.3 FM; GLOBE, AZ; Owner: LINDA C. POTYKA)
  • KVJC (91.9 FM; GLOBE, AZ; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • KMRR (100.3 FM; GLOBE, AZ; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KCDX (103.1 FM; FLORENCE, AZ; Owner: DESERT WEST AIR RANCHERS CORPORATION)
  • KGMG (106.3 FM; ORACLE, AZ; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KXKQ (94.1 FM; SAFFORD, AZ; Owner: MCMURRAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KZLZ-FM2 (105.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • K263AA (100.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K255AC (98.9 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUN. COLLEGE DIST)
  • KUAT-FM (90.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
  • K208BT (89.5 FM; SAFFORD, AZ; Owner: AZ BD OF REGENTS/UNIV. OF ARIZONA)
  • K292CM (106.3 FM; SUMMERHAVEN, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORPORATION)
  • KZLZ-FM1 (105.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KXCI (91.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FOUNDATION FOR CREATIVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KWRQ (102.3 FM; CLIFTON, AZ; Owner: MCMURRAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)



Peridot fatal accident list:
May 21, 2001 05:19 AM, Us-70, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Feb 28, 1999 02:53 AM, Us-70, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 27, 1995 10:39 AM, 170, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 7, 1993 02:01 AM, 170, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 22, 1985 05:49 AM, 70, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Oct 12, 1985 10:03 AM, 70, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 12, 1978 08:54 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1


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