Scores by category

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

Safety36#10,082/15,637
Economy12#13,819/15,631
Housing—
Health6#14,629/15,609
Healthcare7#14,519/15,650
Environment87#2,073/15,453
Education12#13,700/15,649
Infrastructure6#14,752/15,650
Community12#13,819/15,651
Leisure & amenities1#15,522/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where St. Michaels, Arizona ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Apache 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

Rent as share of income · low9.0%
100/100Arizona 30.8%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071At most this value: the publisher's bottom bracket is open-ended
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low4.3 µg/m³
99/100Arizona 6.9 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyApache County value
Property crime rate · low198 /100k
99/100Arizona 1,514 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationCovers part of the area: some reporting agencies or member counties have no figureApache County value
Median Air Quality Index · low33
91/100Arizona 642025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyApache County value
Days with unhealthy air · low0.0%
84/100Arizona 7.6%2025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyApache County value
Depression · low19.8%
83/100Arizona 20.0%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate

Weaknesses

Premature death · high26,905 /100k
0/100Arizona 9,154 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteApache County value
Life expectancy · low64.6 yrs
0/100Arizona 77.3 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteApache County value
Injury deaths · high259 /100k
0/100Arizona 106 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteApache County value
Food environment index · low3.4
0/100Arizona 6.8United States 7.62019 & 2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteApache County value
New business applications · low5.3 /1k
0/100Arizona 17.8 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauApache County value
Mammography screening · low23.0%
0/100Arizona 44.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteApache County value

Trends

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

Broadband subscriptionsImproving
47.7% (2015-2019) → 84.7% (2020-2024)
+37 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Uninsured residents (under 65)Improving
33.9% (2015-2019) → 19.3% (2020-2024)
−15 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
Poverty rateImproving
27.4% (2015-2019) → 13.9% (2020-2024)
−13 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
Median household incomeImproving
$40,455 (2015-2019) → $65,556 (2020-2024)
+62%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Home price to income ratioWorsening
1.9× (2015-2019) → 3.1× (2020-2024)
+61%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Unemployment rateWorsening
2.3% (2015-2019) → 12.7% (2020-2024)
+10 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%

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, St. Michaels, Arizona improved on 5 of 10 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 5 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.

Improved5

Broadband+37 points47.7% → 84.7%
Uninsured−15 points33.9% → 19.3%
Poverty−13 points27.4% → 13.9%
Household income+62%$40,455 → $65,556
Rent / income−2.6 points11.6% → 9.0%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 10 measures

Change of every measure of St. Michaels, Arizona between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%2015-2019	27.2%2020-2024	+7.8 points	Within the margin of error	83%
Broadband subscriptions	47.7%2015-2019	84.7%2020-2024	+37 points	Improved	99%
High school diploma or higher	89.8%2015-2019	83.3%2020-2024	−6.5 points	Within the margin of error	4%
Home price to income ratio	1.9×2015-2019	3.1×2020-2024	+1.2×	Within the margin of error	17%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.5062015-2019	0.4062020-2024	−0.100	Within the margin of error	96%
Median household income	$40,4552015-2019	$65,5562020-2024	+62%	Improved	92%
Poverty rate	27.4%2015-2019	13.9%2020-2024	−13 points	Improved	96%
Rent as share of income	11.6%2015-2019	9.0%2020-2024	−2.6 points	Improved	72%
Rent-burdened households	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	56%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	33.9%2015-2019	19.3%2020-2024	−15 points	Improved	99%

“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 St. Michaels, Arizona five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of St. Michaels, 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, St. Michaels, Arizona itself moved +5.3 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

1,142 residents (±362)

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: 30–39 men (+9.3 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

1,142 residents (±362)

St. Michaels, Arizona
Arizona share

White3.6%†41
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino0.0%0
Asian2.5%†28
American Indian and Alaska Native93%†1,062
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races1.0%†11

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 B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

857 residents (±248)

St. Michaels, Arizona
Arizona share

No high school diploma17%†143
High school or GED17%†147
Some college19%†165
Associate degree20%†169
Bachelor's degree16%†135
Graduate degree11%†98

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 B15003View 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.

Income

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

Household income

308 households (±54)

St. Michaels, Arizona
Arizona share

Under $25k14%†44
$25k–50k28%†85
$50k–75k19%†59
$75k–100k0.0%0
$100k–150k14%†44
$150k–200k25%†76
$200k or more0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−23.4 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

308 households (±54)

St. Michaels, Arizona
Arizona share

Own91%279
Rent9.4%†29

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 B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

29 households (±21)

St. Michaels, Arizona
Arizona share

Under $75038%†11
$750–1,00062%†18
$1,000–1,5000.0%0

Home values

279 homes (±50)

St. Michaels, Arizona
Arizona share

Under $150k37%†103
$150k–250k37%†104
$250k–400k15%†43

Age of homes

403 homes (±58)

St. Michaels, Arizona
Arizona share

2010 or later13%†51
2000–200932%†130
1980–199940%†160

Size of homes

403 homes (±58)

St. Michaels, Arizona
Arizona share

Studio10%†41
1 bedroom6.2%†25
2 bedrooms16%†65

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

433 workers (±152)

St. Michaels, Arizona
Arizona share

Drive alone78%†339
Carpool0.0%0
Public transit0.0%0
Walk4.4%†19
Bike0.0%0
Work from home12%†52
Other5.3%†23

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+9.4 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 B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

381 workers (±147)

St. Michaels, Arizona
Arizona share

Under 15 min6.6%†25
15–29 min56%†213
30–44 min19%†72

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

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 Apache County, the county holding most of St. Michaels's residents.

Apache County has 442 employer establishments, 67.9 for every 10,000 residents (0.27× the US rate of 248; 0.31× Arizona's), with 6,112 paid employees at an average annual pay of $52,071. The Census Bureau also counts 2,838 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 442; 2,838 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 67.9; US 248 · Arizona 219
Paid employees: 6,112
Average annual pay: $52,071; US $68,342

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

Ambulatory health care services	38	5.8	0.28×Fewer than typical	465	$42,034	132
Gasoline stations	30	4.6	1.42×More than typical	315	$25,848	—
Restaurants and other eating places	28	4.3	0.23×Fewer than typical	452	$22,785	37
Specialty trade contractors	20	3.1	0.20×Fewer than typical	109	$37,661	269
Traveler accommodation	18	2.8	1.53×More than typical	282	$23,238	9
Construction of buildings	17	2.6	0.35×Fewer than typical	61	$36,852	108
Full-service restaurants	15	2.3	0.30×Fewer than typical	206	$23,078	16
Grocery and convenience stores	13	2	0.67×Fewer than typical	396	$27,326	6
Limited-service restaurants	13	2	0.25×Fewer than typical	246	$22,541	3
Religious organizations	13	2	0.36×Fewer than typical	56	$15,554	—
Individual and family services	12	1.8	0.66×Fewer than typical	176	$26,318	15
Lessors of real estate	12	1.8	0.15×Fewer than typical	30	$24,600	117

Rank places for an industry Open Apache County

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 65,055 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 $387K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in St. Michaels, Arizona: $339 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $387K; −60% vs FY2025
Per resident: $339; US $1,994
Sole-source: 2.2%; US 30%
Single offer: 13%; 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

Environmental Protection Agency$276.4K71%
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$56.5K15%
Departmental Offices$31.1K8.0%
Indian Health Service$15.2K3.9%
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$7,0401.8%
Federal Acquisition Service$7540.2%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

485.4KFY2017
299KFY2018
134.1KFY2019
216.9KFY2020
167.8KFY2021
453.4KFY2022
304.5KFY2023
450.6K

Top industries (NAICS)

Remediation and other waste management services · 5629$153K40%
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services · 5416$123.5K32%
Waste collection · 5621$55.6K14%
Nonscheduled air transportation · 4812$31.1K8.0%
Software publishers · 5132$9,4052.4%
Wired telecommunications carriers · 5171

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 St. Michaels, Arizona, so they do not add up across cities.

St. Michaels, Arizona's figures are part of those of Apache County, AZ ($80.5M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.5% of that total.

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

See federal money in Apache 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.

St. Michaels, 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.

Apache County14100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Apache 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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