Gila Bend is a very small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 1,854 people and two associated neighborhoods, Gila Bend is the 125th largest community in Arizona.When you are in Gila Bend, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.54% of Gila Bend’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Gila Bend is a town of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gila Bend who work in management occupations (19.16%), sales jobs (15.20%), and maintenance occupations (13.00%). Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Gila Bend is worth considering. One of the benefits of Gila Bend is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.79 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small town, Gila Bend doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Gila Bend, just 6.41% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Gila Bend in 2022 was $28,785, which is middle income relative to Arizona, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,140 for a family of four. However, Gila Bend contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gila Bend also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.60% of its population below the federal poverty line.Gila Bend is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gila Bend home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Gila Bend, accounting for 69.86% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Gila Bend residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Gila Bend include German, English, Polish, Dutch, and European. Gila Bend also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 26.88%. The most common language spoken in Gila Bend is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Native American languages.
