Apache Junction first appeared on the 1970 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It was formally incorporated as a city in 1978.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, Apache Junction had a population of 38,499. 99.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.4% lived in rural areas. The median age was 52.5 years. 17.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 32.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.2 males age 18 and over. There were 17,052 households in Apache Junction, of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.2% were married-couple households, 20.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 22,149 housing units, of which 23.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.6%.
2010 census As of the
census of 2010, there were 35,840 people, 15,574 households, and 9,372 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 22,771 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 89.5%
White, 1.2%
Black or
African American, 1.1%
Native American, 0.8%
Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander, 4.9% from
other races, and 2.4% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 14.4% of the population. There were 15,574 households, out of which 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were
married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.85. In the city, the population had 19.9% under the age of 20, 4.5% from 20 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.5 years.
2000 census The median income (as of the 2000 census) for a household in the city was $33,170, and the median income for a family was $37,726. Males had a median income of $31,283 versus $22,836 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,806. About 7.3% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==