Housing data for Canyon Day, AZ
Canyon Day, AZ has an estimated 1,182 residents and 314 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Gila County.
38.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $869 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,182 (±386)
- Housing units
- 314 (±71)
- Households that rent
- 38.1%
- Median gross rent
- $869
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −27.4%
What stands out in Canyon Day
Median home value: $58,300 (±$47,278) in Canyon Day, lower than in Gila County ($269,400).
Median household income: $36,207 (±$12,576) in Canyon Day, lower than in Gila County ($61,986).
Median gross rent: $869 (±$83) in Canyon Day, lower than in Gila County ($1,030).
Average commute: 17.0 minutes (±4.3) in Canyon Day, lower than in Gila County (21.9 minutes).
Housing in Canyon Day at a glance
- Median rent: $869 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 26.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 38.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $36,207 median household income
- Home values: $58,300 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 82.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 33.8% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 76.2% heat with wood
- Commute and cars: 17.0 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −27.4% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 9.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 17.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Canyon Day against Gila County, its state and the nation
| Canyon Day | Gila County | Arizona | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,182 (±386) | 53,795 (exact) | 7,378,838 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 314 (±71) | 32,742 (±46) | 3,192,839 (±631) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 38.1% (±16.0 points) | 22.5% (±2.0 points) | 32.6% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $869 (±$83) | $1,030 (±$90) | $1,543 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $36,207 (±$12,576) | $61,986 (±$2,848) | $79,964 (±$407) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $58,300 (±$47,278) | $269,400 (±$14,030) | $394,500 (±$1,474) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | — | $1,386 (±$72) | $1,879 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 33.8% (±23.1 points) | 38.7% (±2.7 points) | 29.3% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 17.0 minutes (±4.3) | 21.9 minutes (±1.9) | 25.4 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 60.7% (±18.2 points) | 82.2% (±2.1 points) | 91.5% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 27.7 years (±11.7) | 51.1 years (±0.6) | 39.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Canyon Day covers 5.2 square miles of land, about 227 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Canyon Day has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,629 (±306) | 1,182 (±386) | −27.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 408 (±44) | 314 (±71) | −23.0% | Measurable decrease |
| Median gross rent | $573 (±$87) | $869 (±$83) | +51.7% | Up after inflation |
| Median home value | $54,200 (±$4,644) | $58,300 (±$47,278) | +7.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $29,042 (±$5,645) | $36,207 (±$12,576) | +24.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 34.2% (±10.5 points) | 38.1% (±16.0 points) | +3.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±26.0 points) | 0.0% (±35.3 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Gila County
Canyon Day has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Gila County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Gila County recorded 322 violent and 1,076 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Canyon Day
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteriver | 6.1 mi | $568 | $59,500 | 49.1% |
| North Fork | 17 mi | $817 | $104,600 | 30.1% |
| Pinetop Country Club | 25 mi | — | $464,100 | 3.3% |
| Pinetop-Lakeside | 26 mi | $1,200 | $370,800 | 23.2% |
| Lake of the Woods | 26 mi | $812 | $272,200 | 18.4% |
| Wagon Wheel | 29 mi | $1,309 | $320,400 | 31.0% |
| Cibecue | 31 mi | $909 | $106,600 | 60.2% |
| Show Low | 34 mi | $1,110 | $299,600 | 34.5% |
Places in Arizona most like Canyon Day
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Kingman-Butler | $1,018 | $118,900 | $40,949 | 34.2% |
| Flowing Wells | $1,034 | $41,100 | $39,774 | 30.7% |
| Whiteriver | $568 | $59,500 | $37,440 | 49.1% |
| Fort Defiance | $856 | $37,400 | $56,045 | 48.2% |
| Kayenta | $772 | $37,400 | $58,423 | 46.2% |
| San Carlos | $540 | $67,200 | $56,302 | 43.2% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Arizona.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Canyon Day, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,048 | $1,055 | $1,380 | $1,684 | $1,953 |
HUD income limits for Canyon Day, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,650 | $29,400 | $47,050 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $33,600 | $53,750 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $37,800 | $60,500 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $42,000 | $67,200 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $45,350 | $72,600 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $48,700 | $77,950 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $52,100 | $83,350 |
| 8 people | $55,450 | $55,450 | $88,750 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Gila County, AZ, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $78,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Canyon Day is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Canyon Day
How many renters are there in Canyon Day?
Canyon Day has an estimated 96 (±49) renting households, 38.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Canyon Day?
The median household income in Canyon Day is $36,207 (±$12,576) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Canyon Day?
Canyon Day, AZ has an estimated 314 (±71) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Canyon Day?
Wood is the most common heating fuel in Canyon Day, used by 76.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How long is the average commute in Canyon Day?
Workers who live in Canyon Day, AZ take an average of 17.0 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Canyon Day growing?
Canyon Day, AZ had an estimated 1,182 residents in 2020–2024 and 1,629 in 2015–2019, a change of −27.4%: not a measurable change by the Census Bureau’s test.
Is Canyon Day growing?
In Canyon Day, the number of residents went from 1,629 in 2015–2019 to 1,182 in 2020–2024 (−27.4%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Canyon Day CDP, Arizona
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Canyon Day CDP, Arizona
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Canyon Day CDP, Arizona
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Canyon Day CDP, Arizona
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Canyon Day CDP, Arizona
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Canyon Day CDP, Arizona
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Canyon Day CDP, Arizona
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Gila County, AZ
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Gila County, AZ
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Canyon Day CDP, Arizona (place:10040, in state:04).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .