2020 census As of the
2020 census, Peridot had a population of 1,308. The median age was 29.0 years. 35.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.0 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 314 households in Peridot, of which 56.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.9% were married-couple households, 21.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 1,266 people, 307 households, and 261 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 346 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.0%
Native American, 1.4%
White, and 0.6% from two or more races. 2.6% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. Out of the town's Native Americans, 93.0% are Apache, making Peridot the most Apache community in the United States. There were 307 households, out of which 50.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were
married couples living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.12 and the average family size was 4.50. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 40.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,194, and the median income for a family was $18,750. Males had a median income of $19,348 versus $17,102 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $5,765. About 49.4% of families and 58.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 69.9% of those under age 18 and 36.5% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==