2010

Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:

• 49.3% White
  White American
  White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
  
  
• 0.9% Black
  African American
  African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
  
  
• 43.4% Native American
  Native Americans in the United States
  Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
  
  
• 0.5% Asian
  Asian American
  Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
  
  
• 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
  Pacific Islander American
  Pacific Islander Americans, also known as Oceanian Americans, are residents of the United States with original ancestry from Oceania. They represent the smallest racial group counted in the United States census of 2000. They numbered 874,000 people or 0.3 percent of the United States population...
  
  
• 2.5% Two or more races
  Multiracial American
  Multiracial Americans, US residents who identify themselves as of "two or more races", were numbered at around 9 million, or 2.9% of the population, in the census of 2010. However there is considerable evidence that the real number is far higher. Prior to the mid-20th century many people hid their...
  
  
• 3.3% Other races
  Race (United States Census)
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• 10.8% Hispanic or Latino
  Hispanic and Latino Americans
  Hispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...
  
   (of any race)

2000

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 97,470 people, 30,043 households, and 23,073 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 47,413 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 47.74% Native American

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, 45.91% White

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, 0.88% Black

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 or African American

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, 0.33% Asian

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, 0.05% Pacific Islander

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, 3.15% from other races

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, and 55.94% from two or more races. 8.22% of the population were Hispanic

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 or Latino

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 of any race. 24.77% reported speaking Navajo

Navajo language

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 at home, 5.94% other Southern Athabaskan languages

Southern Athabaskan languages

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, 4.71% Spanish

Spanish language

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, and 3.23% Hopi

Hopi language

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There were 30,043 households out of which 40.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 16.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.20% were non-families. 19.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.68.

In the county the population was spread out with 35.40% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,569, and the median income for a family was $32,409. Males had a median income of $30,509 versus $21,621 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the county was $11,609. About 23.40% of families and 29.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.60% of those under age 18 and 20.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

• Holbrook
  Holbrook, Arizona
  -Historical events:*During 1881 & 1882, railroad tracks were laid down and a railroad station was built. The community was then named Holbrook after the first engineer of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad...
  
  
• Show Low
  Show Low, Arizona
  Winters in Show Low bring highs between 45°F and 55°F , with lows usually below freezing between November and March, averaging in the 20s December through February, and in the low 30s for November and March....
  
  
• Winslow
  Winslow, Arizona
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,520 people, 2,754 households, and 1,991 families residing in the city. The population density was 773.1 people per square mile . There were 3,198 housing units at an average density of 259.7 per square mile...
  
  

Towns

• Pinetop-Lakeside
  Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona
  Pinetop-Lakeside is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 4,156. It was founded in 1984 when the neighboring towns of Pinetop and Lakeside merged....
  
  
• Snowflake
  Snowflake, Arizona
  Snowflake is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It was founded in 1878 by Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake, Mormon pioneers and colonizers. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 4,958....
  
  
• Taylor
  Taylor, Arizona
  Taylor is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It was founded by Mormon settlers in January 1878, several months before the neighboring community of Snowflake, Arizona...
  
  

Census-designated places

• Chilchinbito
  Chilchinbito, Arizona
  Chilchinbito is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 462 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Chilchinbito is located at ....
  
  
• Cibecue
  Cibecue, Arizona
  Cibecue is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,331 at the 2000 census.The current council leaders are Arnold Beach Sr...
  
  
• Dilkon
  Dilkon, Arizona
  Dilkon is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,265 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is said to be derived from the Navajo phrase "smooth black rock" or "bare surface".- Government :...
  
  
• East Fork
  East Fork, Arizona
  East Fork is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 880 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Fork is located at ....
  
  
• First Mesa
  First Mesa, Arizona
  First Mesa is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, on the Hopi Reservation. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 1,124, spread among three Hopi and Arizona Tewa villages atop the 5,700-foot mesa: Hano , Sitsomovi , and Waalpi .-Geography:First Mesa...
  
  
• Greasewood
  Greasewood, Arizona
  Greasewood is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 581 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Greasewood is located at ....
  
  
• Heber-Overgaard
  Heber-Overgaard, Arizona
  Heber-Overgaard is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Situated atop the Mogollon Rim, the community lies at an elevation of around . The population was 2,722 at the 2000 census....
  
  
• Hotevilla-Bacavi
  Hotevilla-Bacavi, Arizona
  Hotevilla-Bacavi is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, on the Hopi Reservation...
  
  
• Jeddito
  Jeddito, Arizona
  Jeddito is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 390 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jeddito is located at ....
  
  
• Kayenta
  Kayenta, Arizona
  Kayenta is a census-designated place which is part of the Navajo Nation and is in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 5,189 at the 2010 census. Kayenta is located south of Monument Valley and contains a number of hotels and motels which service visitors to Monument...
  
  
• Keams Canyon
  Keams Canyon, Arizona
  Keams Canyon is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 260 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Keams Canyon is located at ....
  
  
• Kykotsmovi Village
  Kykotsmovi Village, Arizona
  Kykotsmovi Village is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, and the home of the Hopi tribal government...
  
  
• McNary
  McNary, Arizona
  McNary is a census-designated place in Apache and Navajo counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 349 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Oljato-Monument Valley
  Oljato-Monument Valley, Arizona
  Oljato-Monument Valley is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 155 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oljato-Monument Valley is located at ....
  
  
• Pinon
  Piñon, Arizona
  Pinon is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, and in the Navajo Nation. The population was 1,190 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pinon is located at ....
  
  
• Second Mesa
  Second Mesa, Arizona
  Second Mesa is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona on the Hopi Reservation. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 814, spread among three Hopi Indian villages atop the 5,700-foot mesa: Musungnuvi , Supawlavi , and Songoopavi...
  
  
• Shongopovi
  Shongopovi, Arizona
  Shongopovi is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 632 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Shongopovi is located at ....
  
  
• Shonto
  Shonto, Arizona
  Shonto is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 568 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Shonto is located at ....
  
  
• Whiteriver
  Whiteriver, Arizona
  Whiteriver is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 5,220 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Whiteriver is located at ....
  
  
• Winslow West
  Winslow West, Arizona
  Winslow West is a census-designated place in Coconino and Navajo counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 131 at the 2000 census. The entire community is off-reservation trust land belonging to the Hopi tribe...
  
  

Other communities

• Indian Wells
  Indian Wells, Arizona
  Indian Wells is an unincorporated community in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It is also the name of the local Navajo chapter, legislative districts within the Navajo Nation Council...
  
  
• Joseph City
  Joseph City, Arizona
  Joseph City is an unincorporated community located in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It is located on Interstate 40 about eighty miles east of Flagstaff....
  
  
• Linden
  Linden, Arizona
  Linden is an unincorporated community located in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, just west of the city of Show Low. It is situated atop the Mogollon Rim at an elevation of over 6,000 feet...
  
  
• Oraibi
• Pinedale
  Pinedale, Arizona
  Pinedale is an unincorporated community in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population is estimated at 302. The elevation is approximately 6500 ft and it is part of the Mogollon Rim mountain range....
  
  

Education

School districts that serve the county include:

• Blue Ridge Unified School District
  Blue Ridge Unified School District
  The Blue Ridge Unified School District is the school district for Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona. It operates five distinct schools on two campuses; a high school , junior high, middle school , intermediate , and elementary school...
  
  
• Cedar Unified School District
  Cedar Unified School District
  Cedar Unified School District is a school district based in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.The school district serves several unincorporated areas of Navajo County, including First Mesa, Hotevilla-Bacavi, Jeddito, Keams Canyon, Kykotsmovi Village, Second Mesa, and Shongopovi.-High schools:*...
  
  
• Heber-Overgaard Unified School District
• Holbrook Unified School District
  Holbrook Unified School District
  Holbrook Unified School District is a school district based in Holbrook, Arizona, United States.Holbrook serves the city of Holbrook and several unincorporated areas in Navajo County, Arizona .-High schools:...
  
  
• Joseph City Unified School District
• Kayenta Unified School District
• Piñon Unified School District
  Piñon Unified School District
  Piñon Unified School District #4 is a school district in Piñon, Arizona in the United States.-External links:*...
  
  
• Show Low Unified School District
  Show Low Unified School District
  The Show Low Unified School District is the school district for Show Low, Arizona. The superintendent is Kevin Brackney.-High schools:*Show Low High SchoolThe district also includes White Mountain Academy, an online school....
  
  
• Snowflake Unified School District
• Whiteriver Unified School District
  Whiteriver Unified School District
  Whiteriver Unified School District is a school district in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.The district serves parts of Navajo County, including the communities of Cibecue, East Fork, and Whiteriver.-Elementary schools:...
  
  
• Winslow Unified School District
  Winslow Unified School District
  The Winslow Unified School District is the school district for Winslow, Arizona. It includes three elementary schools ; a junior high school; and Winslow High School. The superintendent is Douglas Watson....
  
  

External links

• Official county homepage