Nogales.
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Arizona·Santa Cruz County
5 tracts·20K people·$186K median·953/mi²
Hispanic 93 · White 4 · Multiracial 1 · Asian 0 · Other 0 · Black 0
Married couple 39 · Other 35 · Living alone 27
Retail 45 · Health 16 · Public admin 13 · Leisure 10 · Professional 8 · Manufacturing 7 · Other 1
Sales · office 27 · Management · business · science · arts 25 · Production · transport 22 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 29 · Work from home 7 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Nogales is $186,300 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Nogales has 19,841 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.4; the population is 93.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% White, 1.4% Multiracial, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% Other and 0.2% Black; the average household has 3.0 people; 17.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 28.0% (Census ACS).
Mexicayotl Charter School (61%), Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School (52%) and Challenger Elementary School (28%) lead the elementary schools; Wade Carpenter Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (19%); Nogales High School is the high school with reported scores (34%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $737/month, 53% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Nogales is $43,214 a year, 50% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Nogales, median rent is $737/month and the median home value is $186,300 (Census ACS).
Nogales reported 1.8 violent crimes and 39.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 35 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 14 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Nogales are heat wave (100), inland flooding (99) and lightning (99), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Nogales scores 6.7 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.4% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).