Santa Rosa, Arizona

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Population in 2010: 628.
Population change since 2000: +43.4%
Males: 286  (45.6%)
Females: 342  (54.4%)
Median resident age:

33.7 years
Arizona median age:

38.8 years

Zip codes: 85634.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $50,257 (it was $9,688 in 2000)
Santa Rosa:

$50,257
AZ:

$74,568

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $14,606 (it was $6,090 in 2000)

Santa Rosa CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $112,785 (it was $9,999 in 2000)
Santa Rosa:

$112,785
AZ:

$402,800

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $122,863; detached houses: $144,603; mobile homes: $33,642

Median gross rent in 2022: $518.

March 2022 cost of living index in Santa Rosa: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 30.6%
(19.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 31.3% for American Indian residents)

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  • Races in Santa Rosa, AZ (2022)
    • 65886.7%American Indian alone
    • 486.3%Hispanic
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Current Local Time: MST (no DST) time zone

Elevation: 1810 feet

Land area: 5.72 square miles.

Population density: 110 people per square mile   (very low).

Santa Rosa, Arizona map
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Santa Rosa CDP:

2.1% ($205)
Arizona:

0.9% ($962)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Arivaca, AZ (60.3 miles , pop. 50,441).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tucson, AZ (66.2 miles , pop. 486,699).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (83.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities:

Anegam, AZ (1.8 miles),
Ak Chin, AZ (1.8 miles),
Maish Vaya, AZ (3.5 miles),
Ventana, AZ (3.9 miles),
Kohatk, AZ (4.2 miles),
Ko Vaya, AZ (4.4 miles),
Kaka, AZ (4.5 miles),
Nolic, AZ (4.6 miles)

Latitude: 32.33 N, Longitude: 112.04 W

Area code: 520

Distribution of median household income in Santa Rosa, AZ in 2022
Distribution of house value in Santa Rosa, AZ in 2022
Santa Rosa satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.6%
Arizona:

3.8%
Most common industries in Santa Rosa, AZ (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Public administration (27.2%)
  • Health care (23.5%)
  • Utilities (12.3%)
  • Construction (9.9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (8.6%)
  • Food & beverage stores (4.9%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (4.9%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Health care (32.6%)
  • Public administration (26.1%)
  • Construction (17.4%)
  • Food & beverage stores (8.7%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (8.7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (6.5%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Public administration (28.6%)
  • Utilities (28.6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (20.0%)
  • Educational services (11.4%)
  • Health care (11.4%)
Most common occupations in Santa Rosa, AZ (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (23.5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (14.8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13.6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9.9%)
  • Motor vehicle operators, except bus and truck drivers (9.9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4.9%)
  • Fire fighting and prevention workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (23.9%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (17.4%)
  • Motor vehicle operators, except bus and truck drivers (17.4%)
  • Fire fighting and prevention workers, including supervisors (8.7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8.7%)
  • Food processing workers (8.7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.7%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (34.3%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (31.4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (11.4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (11.4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11.4%)
  • Financial managers (0.0%)
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (0.0%)

Average climate in Santa Rosa, Arizona

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Earthquake activity:

Santa Rosa-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arizona state average. It is 2069% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 289.7 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 221.4 miles away from the city center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 12/31/1934 at 18:45:56, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 UK) earthquake occurred 218.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 295.3 miles away from Santa Rosa center
On 10/15/1979 at 23:16:54, a magnitude 7.0 (5.7 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 ML, 6.4 MW) earthquake occurred 212.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/24/1987 at 13:15:56, a magnitude 6.7 (6.0 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 ML, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 233.3 miles away from Santa Rosa center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Pima County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Fires: 2, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Santa Rosa topographic map

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Santa Rosa:

  • Central Arizona College (about 50 miles; Coolidge, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 4,893)
  • University of Arizona (about 65 miles; Tucson, AZ; FT enrollment: 36,324)
  • Pima Medical Institute-Tucson (about 66 miles; Tucson, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,357)
  • Pima Community College (about 68 miles; Tucson, AZ; FT enrollment: 18,794)
  • Chandler-Gilbert Community College (about 69 miles; Chandler, AZ; FT enrollment: 8,047)
  • Arizona State University-Polytechnic (about 72 miles; Mesa, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,311)
  • South Mountain Community College (about 73 miles; Phoenix, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,736)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Santa Rosa Trading Post (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Pima County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

3.9 people
Arizona:

2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

79.1%
Whole state:

66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

9.8%
Whole state:

7.8%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Santa Rosa:

Marital status in Santa Rosa, AZ
  • Never married: 71.0%
  • Now married: 18.3%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 2.2%

For population 25 years and over in Santa Rosa:

  • High school or higher: 83.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.9 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

4.8
Arizona average:

12.2

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Santa Rosa, AZ (based on Pima County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic203,77050
Evangelical Protestant98,278362
Other45,011128
Mainline Protestant37,03777
Black Protestant4,19014
Orthodox2,2605
None589,717-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 122
Here:

1.22 / 10,000 pop.
Arizona:

1.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 9
This county:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 52
This county:

0.52 / 10,000 pop.
Arizona:

0.55 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 226
Pima County:

2.27 / 10,000 pop.
Arizona:

2.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 615
Pima County:

6.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.21 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

7.8%
Arizona:

8.0%
Adult obesity rate:
Pima County:

21.2%
Arizona:

22.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.2%
Arizona:

14.2%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Here:

47.1%
Arizona:

49.0%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

42.0%
Arizona:

47.3%

Average BMI:
This city:

29.1
Arizona:

28.5

People feeling badly about themselves:
Santa Rosa:

28.2%
Arizona:

20.8%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

10.5%
State:

10.2%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Santa Rosa:

6.6
Arizona:

6.8

Overweight people:
Santa Rosa:

37.6%
Arizona:

33.5%

General health condition:
Santa Rosa:

50.6%
Arizona:

56.1%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

78.4%
Arizona:

79.4%

More about Health and Nutrition of Santa Rosa, AZ Residents

5.84% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($71,876 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.84%
Arizona average:

6.85%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($644 average AGI)
Pima County:

0.07%
Arizona average:

0.03%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.74% ($51,618 average AGI)
from Pinal County, AZ  0.20% ($55,241)
from Cochise County, AZ  0.20% ($43,365)


5.17% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($65,979 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.17%
Arizona average:

5.72%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($677 average AGI)
Pima County:

0.06%
Arizona average:

0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.81% ($54,342 average AGI)
to Pinal County, AZ  0.21% ($53,733)
to Cochise County, AZ  0.16% ($42,192)

Strongest AM radio stations in Santa Rosa:

  • 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)
  • KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KSAZ (580 AM; 5 kW; MARANA, AZ; Owner: OWL BROADCASTING & DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • KEVT (1030 AM; 10 kW; CORTARO, AZ; Owner: ONE MART CORP.)
  • KTKT (990 AM; 10 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORP.)
  • KXEM (1010 AM; 15 kW; TOLLESON, AZ; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES OF PHOENIX, INC.)
  • KQTL (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAHUARITA, AZ; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF TUCSON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KFNN (1510 AM; 22 kW; MESA, AZ; Owner: CRC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KNST (790 AM; 5 kW; TUCSON, AZ)

Strongest FM radio stations in Santa Rosa:

  • KCDX (103.1 FM; FLORENCE, AZ; Owner: DESERT WEST AIR RANCHERS CORPORATION)
  • KXCI (91.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FOUNDATION FOR CREATIVE BROADCASTING, 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)
  • K292CM (106.3 FM; SUMMERHAVEN, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORPORATION)
  • K261CK (100.1 FM; SAN XAVIER, AZ; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KZLZ-FM1 (105.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KIIM-FM (99.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOYT (92.9 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHYT (107.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRQQ (93.7 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KMXZ-FM (94.9 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KWFM-FM (97.1 FM; GREEN VALLEY, AZ; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLPX (96.1 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Santa Rosa:

  • KAET (Channel 8; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 7Number of bridges
  • 46ft / 14.0mTotal length
  • 7,700Total average daily traffic
  • 308Total average daily truck traffic
  • 9,240Total future (year 2041) average daily traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Santa Rosa, AZ
  • 75.0%Electricity
  • 25.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Santa Rosa, AZ
  • 79.6%Electricity
  • 20.4%No fuel used


Santa Rosa compared to Arizona state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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