Flagstaff

Population & Demographics

Flagstaff, AZ

Flagstaff is home to 76,445 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 32,623 resident workers commute each day.

ArizonaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
76,445
people
Population

76,445 residents

Median age 25.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Flagstaff population & demographics

Who lives in Flagstaff — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
76,445
Median age
25.9yrs
Median household income
$71,512
Median home value
$552,900
Median gross rent
$1,645/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
52.3%
Poverty rate
18.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Flagstaff

How Flagstaff breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White57.6%
Hispanic or Latino19.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native12.8%
Two or more races5.1%
Asian2.3%
Black1.8%
Some other race0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%

Race across Flagstaff

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Flagstaff.

Flagstaff at a glance
Employed Residents
32,623
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
31.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
61.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Phoenix
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Flagstaff proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Flagstaff commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

85 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Flagstaff

32,623 commutes, one dot at a time

Flagstaff

Where 32,623 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Flagstaff, by worker count.

1Flagstaff0.0 mi20,132
2Phoenix117.9 mi2,658
3Tempe125.8 mi542
4Scottsdale110.4 mi527
5Mesa123.6 mi405
6Prescott63.9 mi349
7Sedona24.9 mi310
8Doney Park7.7 mi288

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Flagstaff.

1Flagstaff0.0 mi20,132
2Phoenix117.9 mi1,703
3Doney Park7.7 mi1,577
4Kachina Village7.7 mi746
5Timberline-Fernwood9.1 mi703
6Mesa123.6 mi556
7Tucson210.3 mi516
8Prescott Valley56.7 mi461

Top industries

The sectors that employ Flagstaff’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance18.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services17.4%
EDEducational Services15.8%
RTRetail Trade10.6%
MFManufacturing9.1%
COConstruction4.8%
PAPublic Administration4.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Flagstaff

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps16% of homes
2 Gbps
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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