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Population (year 2000): 31,814. Estimated
population in July 2005: 32,297 (+1.5% change)
Males: 15,545 (48.9%), Females: 16,269 (51.1%)
Pinal County
Zip codes:
85219,
85220.
Median resident age: 44.1 years
Median household income: $33,170 (year 2000)
Median house value: $98,400 (year 2000)
Races in Apache Junction:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.9%)
- Hispanic (8.8%)
- Other race (3.1%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.9%), Irish (13.7%),
English (11.1%), United States (6.7%), Italian (4.2%), French
(4.1%).
Elevation: 1722 feet
Land area: 34.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Apache Junction
- High school or higher: 77.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Apache Junction city
- Never married: 15.8%
- Now married: 58.8%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 14.8%
4.5% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 0.9%
North America, 0.6% Europe, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +13,425
(+73.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Apache Junction:
- LUTHERAN HEART HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MESA, AZ)
- VALLEY LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MESA, AZ)
- MESA GENERAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21
miles; MESA, AZ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Apache Junction:
- WILLIAMS GATEWAY (about 11 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; ID:
IWA)
- PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (about 32 miles; PHOENIX,
AZ; ID: PHX)
- LUKE AFB (about 58 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; ID: LUF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Apache Junction:
- LOST DUTCHMAN (about 2 miles; APACHE JUNCTION, AZ;
ID: H31)
- FALCON FLD (about 12 miles; MESA, AZ; ID: FFZ)
- CHANDLER MUNI (about 21 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; ID:
CHD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Apache Junction:
- CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
CHANDLER, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,990)
- SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
SCOTTSDALE, AZ; FT enrollment: 5,345)
- MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; MESA, AZ; FT
enrollment: 11,928)
- RIO SALADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; TEMPE,
AZ; FT enrollment: 4,472)
- AL COLLINS GRAPHIC DESIGN SCHOOL LTD (about 27
miles; TEMPE, AZ; FT enrollment: 4,057)
- ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 27
miles; TEMPE, AZ; FT enrollment: 37,174)
- CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 31 miles; COOLIDGE,
AZ; FT enrollment: 2,333)
Public high schools in Apache Junction:
- APACHE JUNCTION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,466;
Location: 2525 S IRONWOOD RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- APACHE TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 154;
Location: 945 WEST APACHE TRAIL; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Apache Junction:
- THUNDER MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
822; Location: 3700 E. 16TH AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DESERT VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
730; Location: 3701 E BROADWAY; Grades: KG - 05)
- SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 699; Location: 550 S. IRONWOOD; Grades: PK -
05)
- EVIT-APACHE JUNCTION (Students: 640;
Location: PO BOX 879; Grades: UG - UG)
- DESERT SHADOWS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 632;
Location: 801 WEST SOUTHERN AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GOLD CANYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 519;
Location: 5810 S ALAMEDA RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- PERALTA TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
470; Location: 10965 E. PERALTA RD.; Grades: KG - 05)
- FOUR PEAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 392;
Location: 1755 N IDAHO ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- AVALON ELEMENTARY AT SAN MARCOS (Students:
249; Location: 1045 S. SAN MARCOS; Grades: KG - 08)
- MORNINGSTAR ACADEMY (Students: 80; Location:
1150 WEST SUPERSTITION BOULEVA; Grades: KG - 09)
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