Gila County, Arizona

Gila County Courthouse in Globe

Cities & Towns:
Globe
Hayden
Miami
Payson
Star Valley
Winkelman

Gila County is in east central Arizona. Gila County contains 4,768 square miles of land and 28 square miles of water. Parts of the San Carlos and Fort Apache Indian Reservations are in Gila County. The county seat is Globe.

Large parts of Gila County are now huge holes in the ground, leftovers from the days when copper mining was king around here.

A typical scene in the copper mining areas of Gila County

Fast Facts about Gila County, Arizona

Types of Jobs:
Private Sector, wages or salary: 66%
Government Sector: 23%
Unincorporated, Self-Employed: 10%
Homemaker, Unpaid: 1%
Population Density: 11 People per Square Mile
Median Resident Age: 42.3 Years
2011 Cost of Living Index for Gila County: 85.4

2009 Estimates:
Estimated Median Household Income: $37,150
Estimated Median Home Value: $129,950
Major Industries:
Lodging & Food Services, Health Care, Construction, Government, Educational Services, Mining, Entertainment & Recreation, Social Services, Retail Services

2010 Population Demographics

Total Population	53,597
Males	26,633
Females	26,964
Population by Age
Under 18	11,471
18 & over	42,126
20-24	2,584
25-34	4,501
35-49	8,645
50-64	12,761
65 & over	12,450

Population by Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	9,588
Non Hispanic or Latino	44,009
Population by Race
White	41,162
African-American	233
Asian	273
Native American	7,946
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	47
Other	2,865
Two or more	1,071