Census-designated place · Navajo County, Arizona

Dilkon, Arizona

Dilkon is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, part of the Show Low, AZ metro area. It has 1,270 residents. Dilkon, Arizona has a quality-of-life score of 2 out of 100 (very low), ranking #15,375 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Arizona it ranks #203 of 207 cities and towns. It ranks best on median Air Quality Index (low), fine particulate matter (PM2.5) (low) and public transit commuters (high). It ranks worst on adult smoking (high), lack of reliable transportation (high) and premature death (high).

2Very low

Quality-of-life score: #15,375 of 15,651 cities and towns
Arizona: #203 of 207 in AZ
Population: 1,270 (2020-2024)
Land area: 17 mi²
Density: 76.6 /mi²
FIPS code: 0419280

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 74 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety11#13,973/15,637
Economy0#15,588/15,631
Housing—
Health0#15,581/15,609
Healthcare11#13,995/15,650
Environment86#2,089/15,453
Education1#15,428/15,649
Infrastructure2#15,308/15,650
Community12#13,762/15,651
Leisure & amenities10#14,065/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Dilkon, Arizona ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Navajo County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Median Air Quality Index · low13
99/100Arizona 642025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNavajo County value
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low4.4 µg/m³
98/100Arizona 6.9 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNavajo County value
Public transit commuters · high6.1%
95/100Arizona 1.0%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301High uncertainty
Rent as share of income · low23.2%
90/100Arizona 30.8%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Public libraries · high1.5 /10k
86/100Arizona 0.3 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesNavajo County value
Days with unhealthy air · low0.0%
84/100Arizona 7.6%2025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNavajo County value

Weaknesses

Adult smoking · high30.6%
0/100Arizona 13.4%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Lack of reliable transportation · high26.8%
1/100Arizona 9.2%United States 8.3%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Premature death · high20,795 /100k
1/100Arizona 9,154 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteNavajo County value
Poverty rate · high40.6%
1/100Arizona 11.9%United States 12.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001
Injury deaths · high197 /100k
1/100Arizona 106 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteNavajo County value
Frequent mental distress · high25.1%
1/100Arizona 17.4%United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
1,188 (2015-2019) → 1,270 (2020-2024)
+6.9%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
53.8% (2015-2019) → 67.3% (2020-2024)
+13 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
High school diploma or higherImproving
71.8% (2015-2019) → 83.3% (2020-2024)
+12 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Unemployment rateImproving
16.1% (2015-2019) → 8.7% (2020-2024)
−7.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
25.7% (2015-2019) → 32.7% (2020-2024)
+7 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Child poverty rateWorsening
49.5% (2015-2019) → 55.8% (2020-2024)
+6.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Dilkon, Arizona improved on 1 of 12 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 10 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

High school++12 points71.8% → 83.3%

Declined1

Rent / income+5.2 points18.0% → 23.2%

All 12 measures

Change of every measure of Dilkon, Arizona between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	40.7 min2015-2019	43.6 min2020-2024	+2.8 min	Within the margin of error	21%
Broadband subscriptions	53.8%2015-2019	67.3%2020-2024	+13 points	Within the margin of error	75%
Child poverty rate	49.5%2015-2019	55.8%2020-2024	+6.4 points	Within the margin of error	17%
High school diploma or higher	71.8%2015-2019	83.3%2020-2024	+12 points	Improved	97%
Home price to income ratio	2.3×2015-2019	2.0×2020-2024	−0.2×	Within the margin of error	87%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4262015-2019	0.4792020-2024	+0.053	Within the margin of error	15%
Median household income	$38,4722015-2019	$37,6562020-2024	−2.1%	Within the margin of error	6%
Poverty rate	35.5%2015-2019	40.6%2020-2024	+5.1 points	Within the margin of error	12%
Rent as share of income	18.0%2015-2019	23.2%2020-2024	+5.2 points	Declined	22%
Rent-burdened households	25.7%2015-2019	32.7%2020-2024	+7 points	Within the margin of error	31%
Unemployment rate	16.1%2015-2019	8.7%2020-2024	−7.4 points	Within the margin of error	98%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	15.2%2015-2019	14.8%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	51%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Dilkon, Arizona five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Dilkon, Arizona in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Dilkon, Arizona itself moved −4.5 points in standing on average over the same 8 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,270 residents (±224)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−3.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,270 residents (±224)

Dilkon, Arizona
Arizona share

White0.0%0
Black0.2%†2
Hispanic or Latino4.9%†62

Education

731 residents (±140)

Dilkon, Arizona
Arizona share

No high school diploma17%†122
High school or GED33%†243
Some college24%178

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

446 households (±76)

Dilkon, Arizona
Arizona share

Under $25k34%151
$25k–50k34%†151
$50k–75k8.1%†36
$75k–100k6.1%†27
$100k–150k16%†70
$150k–200k0.0%0
$200k or more2.5%†11

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $100k–150k (+15.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

446 households (±76)

Dilkon, Arizona
Arizona share

Own32%†143
Rent68%303

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Rent (+22.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

264 households (±59)

Dilkon, Arizona
Arizona share

Under $75056%†149
$750–1,00023%†61
$1,000–1,50019%†49

Home values

143 homes (±46)

Dilkon, Arizona
Arizona share

Under $150k71%†102
$150k–250k22%†32
$250k–400k6.3%†9

Age of homes

500 homes (±77)

Dilkon, Arizona
Arizona share

2010 or later5.4%†27
2000–20099.6%†48
1980–199941%205

Size of homes

500 homes (±77)

Dilkon, Arizona
Arizona share

Studio2.6%†13
1 bedroom5.6%†28
2 bedrooms18%†89

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

407 workers (±97)

Dilkon, Arizona
Arizona share

Drive alone64%259
Carpool18%†73
Public transit6.1%†25
Walk2.9%†12
Bike0.0%0
Work from home8.4%†34
Other1.0%†4

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

373 workers (±96)

Dilkon, Arizona
Arizona share

Under 15 min36%†135
15–29 min11%†42
30–44 min10%†39

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Show Low, AZ

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Navajo County, the county holding most of Dilkon's residents.

Navajo County has 1,860 employer establishments, 170 for every 10,000 residents (0.69× the US rate of 248; 0.78× Arizona's), with 20,516 paid employees at an average annual pay of $44,779. The Census Bureau also counts 6,635 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,860; 6,635 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 170; US 248 · Arizona 219
Paid employees: 20,516
Average annual pay: $44,779; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Navajo County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	190	17.4	0.83×About typical	2,374	$61,449	325
Restaurants and other eating places	167	15.3	0.83×About typical	2,760	$22,734	56
Specialty trade contractors	139	12.7	0.82×About typical	815	$48,983	572
Lessors of real estate	108	9.9	0.80×About typical	192	$42,745	619
Construction of buildings	83	7.6	1.01×About typical	397	$46,531	334
Full-service restaurants	82	7.5	0.98×About typical	1,226	$25,357	24
Limited-service restaurants	72	6.6	0.82×About typical	1,415	$21,098	14
Building equipment contractors	55	5	0.84×About typical	324	$48,157	113
Real estate agents and brokers	55	5	1.03×About typical	55	$75,036	233
Services to buildings and dwellings	55	5	0.75×Fewer than typical	194	$32,521	385
Offices of physicians	54	4.9	0.76×Fewer than typical	325	$88,142	53
Gasoline stations	53	4.9	1.50×More than typical	663	$32,297	—

Rank places for an industry Open Navajo County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 109,197 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $28.4K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Dilkon, Arizona: $22.38 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $28.4K; +274% vs FY2025
Per resident: $22.38; US $1,994
Sole-source: 3.1%; US 30%
Single offer: 11%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Federal Aviation Administration$14.7K52%
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$11.6K41%
Department of the Army$2,0507.2%

Top recipients

ADVANCED TOWER SERVICES, LLC$14.7K52%
ADAMS & ASSOCIATES, LLC$2,0507.2%
TRANE U.S. INC.$1,9746.9%
SOVEREIGN CONTRACTS GROUP LLC$1,5435.4%
NAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY$1,3844.9%

Spending by fiscal year

14.9KFY2017
3.9KFY2018
18.2KFY2019
15.3KFY2020
28.2KFY2021
30.6KFY2022
5.8KFY2023
30.1KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Utility system construction · 2371$14.7K52%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$2,1237.5%
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration equipment manufacturing · 3334$1,9746.9%
Offices of other health practitioners · 6213$1,7756.2%
Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing · 3331$1,6525.8%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Dilkon, Arizona, so they do not add up across cities.

Dilkon, Arizona's figures are part of those of Navajo County, AZ ($91.8M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Dilkon is mostly in Navajo County.

See federal money in Navajo County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Dilkon, Arizona is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Elijah CraneR-AZ-2 · 100% of residentsWith party 97%Missed 2.2%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Navajo County11100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Show Low, AZ13

Other cities and towns in Navajo County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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