For population 25 years and over in Apache Junction:
High school or higher:
81.8%
Bachelor's degree or
higher: 12.3%
Graduate or professional
degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 14.3%
Mean travel time to work
(commute): 26.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Apache Junction city:
Never married: 22.1%
Now married: 51.8%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 8.3%
Divorced: 15.3%
2,482 residents are
foreign born (1.5% North America).
This city:
6.6%
Arizona:
13.4%
According
to our research of Arizona and other state lists there were 13 registered sex offenders living in
Apache Junction, Arizona as of February 01, 2015.The ratio of
number of residents in Apache Junction to the number of sex offenders is 2,816
to 1. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of
residents in this city is smaller than the state average.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages
in 2012: $1,260 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in
2012: $492 (0.8%)
Nearest
city with pop. 50,000+: North Pinal, AZ
(9.9 miles ,
pop. 59,965).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Mesa, AZ(11.5
miles ,
pop. 396,375).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ(31.5
miles ,
pop. 1,321,045).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
1997: 362 buildings,
average cost: $80,200
1998: 702 buildings,
average cost: $70,500
1999: 796 buildings,
average cost: $74,000
2000: 293 buildings,
average cost: $76,600
2001: 472 buildings,
average cost: $105,000
2002: 268 buildings,
average cost: $88,400
2003: 190 buildings,
average cost: $86,900
2004: 100 buildings,
average cost: $92,600
2005: 144 buildings,
average cost: $108,900
2006: 222 buildings,
average cost: $111,900
2007: 143 buildings,
average cost: $127,900
2008: 37 buildings,
average cost: $158,900
2009: 36 buildings,
average cost: $143,500
2010: 104 buildings,
average cost: $130,800
2011: 57 buildings,
average cost: $118,200
2012: 183 buildings,
average cost: $129,800
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Latitude:
33.41 N, Longitude: 111.55 W
Apache Junction nicknames or aliases (official or
unofficial): Home of the Superstition Mountains, Gateway to Legends, Lakes,
Leisure, and Lost Treasure
Daytime population change due to commuting: -4,179 (-11.1%) Workers who live and work in this city: 3,101 (25.6%)
Crime rates in Apache Junction by Year
Type
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Murders
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
4
2
0
3
4
1
per 100,000
4.1
0.0
0.0
2.9
2.9
2.9
0.0
12.9
6.3
0.0
9.0
11.0
2.7
Rapes
7
19
4
12
12
14
13
18
6
8
15
5
13
per 100,000
28.9
57.7
11.8
34.5
34.3
40.5
38.8
58.2
19.0
24.3
45.1
13.8
35.1
Robberies
20
12
20
13
21
6
19
26
31
15
14
8
21
per 100,000
82.5
36.5
59.1
37.4
60.0
17.3
56.7
84.1
98.3
45.6
42.1
22.0
56.8
Assaults
53
63
84
72
92
93
131
92
84
81
76
67
95
per 100,000
218.8
191.4
248.3
207.1
262.7
268.8
390.7
297.5
266.5
246.4
228.7
184.3
256.9
Burglaries
286
431
514
432
419
385
N/A
316
319
296
266
308
236
per 100,000
1180.5
1309.6
1519.2
1242.7
1196.4
1112.8
N/A
1021.8
1012.0
900.5
800.6
847.4
638.1
Thefts
932
893
1,082
1,235
1,096
986
1,280
1,127
920
780
697
848
719
per 100,000
3846.8
2713.5
3198.0
3552.6
3129.6
2850.0
3817.2
3644.3
2918.7
2373.1
2097.8
2333.1
1944.0
Auto thefts
129
193
204
213
180
234
225
234
208
124
80
83
70
per 100,000
532.4
586.4
602.9
612.7
514.0
676.4
671.0
756.7
659.9
377.3
240.8
228.4
189.3
Arson
11
5
5
16
13
6
14
5
16
11
3
0
1
per 100,000
45.4
15.2
14.8
46.0
37.1
17.3
41.8
16.2
50.8
33.5
9.0
0.0
2.7
City-data.com crime rate
(higher means more crime, U.S. average = 301.1)
401.6
363.0
380.8
385.9
374.8
363.6
N/A
461.0
372.1
286.7
288.0
262.2
253.8
(click on a table row to update graph)
City-data.com crime rate counts serious
crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers
commuting into cities.
Based on data reported by over 4,000
weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Apache Junction-area historical earthquake activity is near
Arizona state average. It is 394% 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 291.4 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 240.2 miles away from Apache Junction center, causing
$33,000,000 total damage 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 290.5 miles
away from the city center On 12/31/1934 at 18:45:56, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 UK) earthquake
occurred 249.3 miles away from the city 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 240.5 miles
away from Apache Junction center On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake
occurred 440.1 miles away from the city center, causing $50,000,000 total
damage Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB),
local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Pinal County (14)
is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Fires: 3,
Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents
may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Apache Junction:
APACHE JUNCTION DIALYSIS
(FMC) (11540
E UNIVERSITY DR STE 109)
APACHE JUNCTION HLTH CENTER (2012
WEST SOUTHERN AVE)
Other hospitals and medical centers near Apache Junction:
MOUNTAIN VISTA MEDICAL
CENTER, LP Acute
Care Hospitals (about 5 miles away; MESA, AZ)
SPRINGDALE VILLAGE HEALTH
CARE (Nursing
Home, about 8 miles away; MESA, AZ)
SUN VALLEY HOME CARE II,
LLC (Home
Health Center, about 8 miles away; MESA, AZ)
RESTORA HOSPITAL OF MESA (Nursing
Home, about 8 miles away; MESA, AZ)
EAST VALLEY DIALYSIS (FMC) (Dialysis
Facility, about 8 miles away; MESA, AZ)
BANNER HEART HOSPITAL Acute
Care Hospitals (about 8 miles away; MESA, AZ)
BANNER BAYWOOD MEDICAL
CENTER Acute
Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; MESA, AZ)
Notable
locations in Apache Junction: Larkspur Ranch
(A), Superstition Substation (B),
Apache Junction Wastewater Treatment Plant (C),
Apache Junction Landfill (D), Apache Junction
Municipal Court (E), Apache Junction Public
Library (F), Apache Junction Fire District
Station 263 (G), Apache Junction Fire District
Station 261 (H), Apache Junction Police
Department (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Apache Junction include: Gospel
Tabernacle (A), Epiphany Lutheran Church (B), Desert Chapel United Methodist Church (C), Crossroads Southern Baptist Church (D), Cornerstone Wesleyan Church (E), Community Christian Church (F), Church of Christ
(G), Calvary Chapel of East Mesa (H),
Apache Junction Seventh Day Adventist Church (I).
Display/hide their locations on the
map
Tourist attractions: Superstition
Nature CNTR (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 4650 East Mammoth
Mine Road) (1), Superstition Mountain
Historical Society & Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- &
Facilities; 4087 North Apache Trail) (2),
Goldfield Ghost Town & Mine Tours Inc (Cultural Attractions- Events- &
Facilities; 4650 East Mammoth Mine Road) (3),
Prospector's Palace (Amusement & Theme Parks; Goldfield Ghost Town) (4), Country Entertainer (Arcades &
Amusements; 1290 North Gold Drive) (5),
Apache Trail Tours Superstition MTN Adventures (Tours & Charters; 4650 East
Mammoth Mine Road) (6), Adventures West Tours
(Tours & Charters; 1652 South Cedar Drive) (7).
Display/hide their approximate
locations on the map
Hotels: Holiday Inn Express Apache
Junction- Az (1101 W Apache Trl) (1), Apache
Junction Motel (1680 West Apache Trail) (2),
Apache Junction (251 East 29th Avenue) (3),
Apache Junction Super 8 Motel (251 E 29th Ave) (4),
Palm Springs Motel (950 South Royal Palm Road) (5).
Display/hide their approximate
locations on the map
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2012 was 260. This is significantly
worse than average.
City:
260
U.S.:
74
Drinking
water stations with addresses in Apache Junction and their reported violations
in the past:
APACHE JUNCTION CITY OF (Population served: 13,657,
Purch surface water):
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring and Reporting
(DBP) - Between JUL-2013 and SEP-2013, Contaminant:
Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-10-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting
(DBP) - Between APR-2013 and JUN-2013, Contaminant:
Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-10-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting
(DBP) - Between JAN-2013 and MAR-2013, Contaminant:
Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-10-2014)
Monitoring, Source Water
(GWR) - In SEP-23-2011, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up
actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-29-2011)
Monitoring, Repeat Major
(TCR) - In SEP-2011, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR).
Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-26-2012)
2 minor monitoring
violations
50 regular monitoring
violations
6 other older monitoring
violations
ADOC EYMAN UNIT (Address: 1034 E PIMA AVE ,
Population served: 5,100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
Initial Tap Sampling for Pb
and Cu - In JUL-01-2014, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule.
Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2014)
Monitoring, Source Water
(GWR) - In SEP-27-2013, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up
actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2013), St Compliance
achieved (DEC-09-2013)
Monitoring, Repeat Major
(TCR) - In SEP-2013, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR).
Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-14-2013), St
Compliance achieved (DEC-09-2013)
Monitoring and Reporting
(DBP) - Between APR-2013 and JUN-2013, Contaminant:
Chlorine
Monitoring and Reporting
(DBP) - Between APR-2012 and JUN-2012, Contaminant:
Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-15-2013)
Initial Tap Sampling for Pb
and Cu - In JUL-01-2014, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule.
Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2014)
Initial Tap Sampling for Pb
and Cu - In JUL-01-2013, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule.
Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (3 times from
DEC-23-2013 to FEB-13-2014), St Compliance achieved (FEB-19-2014)
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap
M/R - In OCT-01-2012, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule.
Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-19-2014)
Monitoring, Source Water
(GWR) - In NOV-19-2010, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up
actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-12-2011)
Monitoring and Reporting
(DBP) - Between JAN-2010 and MAR-2010, Contaminant:
Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-20-2010)
4 routine major
monitoring violations
5 regular monitoring
violations
6 other older monitoring
violations
OAK CREEK UTILITY CORP (Address: 3880 S DE NIZA RD ,
Population served: 62, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap
M/R - In OCT-01-2010, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule.
Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-01-2011), St
Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2013)
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap
M/R - In OCT-01-2004, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule.
Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2008)
2 routine major
monitoring violations
NORTHERN SECTION 4 COOP (Address: 4925 N CACTUS RD ,
Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Single Sample - Between
OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up
actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-29-2006), St Compliance achieved
(NOV-22-2008)
MCL, Average - Between
OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up
actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-29-2006), St Compliance
achieved (NOV-22-2008)
Past monitoring violations:
20 routine major
monitoring violations
63 regular monitoring
violations
Percentage
of residents living in poverty in 2012: 19.1%
(18.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.4% for Black residents,
22.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 10.2% for American Indian
residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents,
14.1% for other race residents, 40.4% for two or more races residents)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex
unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples:
1.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of
all households
People in group
quarters in Apache Junction in 2010:
120 people in nursing
facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
88 people in other
noninstitutional facilities
34 people in group homes
intended for adults
33 people in workers' group
living quarters and job corps centers
8 people in residential
treatment centers for adults
168 people in homes for the physically handicapped in
2000
55 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000
Apache Junction
compared to Arizona state average:
Median house value
below state average.
Black race population
percentage significantly below state average.
Median age
significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population
percentage below state average.
Number of rooms per house
below state average.
Number of college
students below state average.
Banks with
branches in Apache Junction (2011 data):
Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association: East Apache Trail Branch, Gold Canyon Branch, Apache Junction
Branch, Apache Trail & Meridian Branch, Jasper Street & Kings
Ranch Road Bra. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets:
$1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in
Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding
Company: Wells Fargo & Company
JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association: Gold Canyon Banking Center Branch at 5305
South Superstition Mountain Drive, branch established on
2007/04/23; Apache Junction Branch at 1148 West Apache Trail,
branch established on 1976/05/03. Info updated 2011/11/10: Bank
assets: $1,811,678.0 mil, Deposits: $1,190,738.0 mil,
headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International
Specialization, 5577 total offices, Holding Company:
Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
U.S. Bank National
Association: West Apache Trail Safeway Branch at 3185 West Apache
Trail, branch established on 2004/06/07. Info updated
2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits:
$236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income,
3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
Bank of America, National
Association: Apache Junction Branch at 3160 West Apache Trail,
branch established on 1963/01/01. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank
assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil,
headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total
offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
SunBank, National
Association: Apache Junction Branch at 2555 West Apache Trail,
branch established on 2008/02/13. Info updated 2010/07/12: Bank
assets: $31.4 mil, Deposits: $23.9 mil, headquarters in
Phoenix, AZ, negative income in the last year, 16 total offices,
Holding Company: Dickinson Financial Corporation Ii
Fire-safe
hotels and motels in Apache Junction, Arizona:
Holiday Inn Express, 1101 W
Apache JCT, Apache Junction, AZ 85220 ,
Phone: (480) 982-9200
Super 8 Motel, 251 E 29TH
Ave, Apache Junction, AZ 85219 ,
Phone: (480) 288-8888
Religion statistics for
Apache Junction city (based on Pinal County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a
religious congregations: 32.19%
Here:
32.2%
USA:
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Southern Baptist
Convention
LDS (Mormon)
Church
Assemblies of
God
Christian
Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents
55.4%
12.6%
10.4%
4.7%
3.1%
Congregations
13.9%
17.1%
9.5%
14.6%
2.5%
Name
Presbyterian
Church (USA)
United Methodist
Church
Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America
Churches of
Christ
Other
Adherents
2.6%
1.9%
1.4%
1.3%
6.5%
Congregations
5.7%
3.8%
1.3%
7.0%
24.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and
Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 34
Pinal County:
1.13 / 10,000 pop.
Arizona:
1.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:
0.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
Pinal County:
0.37 / 10,000 pop.
Arizona:
0.55 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 60
Pinal County:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 107
Here:
3.56 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.21 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.0%
Arizona:
8.0%
Adult obesity rate:
Pinal County:
28.1%
Arizona:
22.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
12.4%
State:
14.2%
Local
government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Number of bridges: 18 Total length: 42 meters (138ft) Total costs: $2,944,000 Total average daily traffic: 275,141 Total average daily truck traffic: 23,104
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