Jobs, pay and daily life in Tuba City, from official statistics with source and year on every table.
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Tuba City is a city in Arizona with 7,960 residents. The median household earns $61,338 a year and the median rent is $867 a month, which is 17.0% of the median household income. It is part of the Flagstaff, AZ metropolitan area, where BLS counts 66,610 jobs.
How Tuba City compares. Among the 80 largest places in Arizona, Tuba City is #76 by population, #6 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #71 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #66 for remote work (#1 = most). Its county, Coconino County, is #11 of 15 counties for average pay ($54,494).
Tuba City has 7,960 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 0.1% of the population of Arizona. It covers 9 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 892 people per square mile. The median age is 32.9, 16% younger than the state median (32.9 against 39.0). It is a census-designated place: a community the Census Bureau counts as a unit, without a city government of its own, so services such as police, roads and zoning usually come from the county.
The median gross rent is $867 a month (rent plus utilities), 44% below the state median ($867 against $1,543). Over a year that is 17.0% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $65,800, which is 1.1 times the median household income ($61,338); a ratio under 4 usually means ownership is within reach for many households. 59.0% of households own their home, 12% below the state average (59.0% against 67.4%).
The Flagstaff, AZ metropolitan area has 66,610 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $47,500 a year, 7% below the national median ($47,500 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are food preparation and serving related (10,320 jobs, median $36,260); office and administrative support (6,810 jobs, median $45,810); sales and related (6,260 jobs, median $37,570). The area is most specialised in food preparation and serving related (1.8 times) and management (1.1 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($96,650) and office and administrative support ($45,810). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Coconino County was 5.0%. 51.0% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Coconino County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.
Among workers, 71.2% drive alone, 2.5% use public transit, 9.1% walk, 8.2% work from home. 18.2% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 28% above the state average (18.2% against 14.2%).
21.1% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 37% below the state share (21.1% against 33.3%). 1.5% of residents were born outside the United States, 88% below the state share (1.5% against 13.0%). The poverty rate is 28.0%, 125% above the state rate (28.0% against 12.5%).
The warmest month is Jul, averaging 81°F (27.1°C), and the coolest is Dec at 34°F (1.3°C). About 279 mm (11 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Aug is the wettest month (45 mm) and Jun the driest (5 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.
Closest cities in this guide: Page (58 miles, rent 25% lower); Flagstaff (68 miles, rent 90% higher); Winslow (82 miles, rent 21% higher); Sedona (93 miles, rent 67% higher). Rent differences are against Tuba City; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.
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| Occupation ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Location quotient ⇅ | Median pay (year) ⇅ | Entry (10th pct.) ⇅ | Top (90th pct.) ⇅ | Median vs US ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 2,790 | 1.69 | $33,690 | $31,070 | $44,590 | +8% |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 2,210 | 2.27 | $37,080 | $30,730 | $77,760 | +5% |
| General and Operations Managers | 2,180 | 1.45 | $77,740 | $44,100 | $165,270 | -27% |
| Retail Salespersons | 2,150 | 1.29 | $36,440 | $32,180 | $46,710 | +3% |
| Cashiers | 2,120 | 1.61 | $35,810 | $31,540 | $39,500 | +9% |
| Registered Nurses | 1,570 | 1.09 | $100,780 | $77,950 | $120,060 | +3% |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 1,530 | 4.15 | $34,720 | $31,810 | $38,660 | -2% |
| Cooks, Restaurant | 1,230 | 2.04 | $38,760 | $34,310 | $46,370 | +4% |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 1,090 | 1.66 | $46,860 | $36,100 | $66,120 | -6% |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 1,050 | 0.57 | $37,250 | $31,840 | $43,050 | +4% |
| Office Clerks, General | 900 | 0.85 | $45,860 | $34,410 | $63,340 | +2% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 850 | 1.62 | $43,300 | $36,760 | $64,200 | -2% |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 820 | 0.87 | $37,920 | $34,430 | $48,370 | +3% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 820 | 0.74 | $40,120 | $33,640 | $61,080 | -10% |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 790 | 0.65 | $37,520 | $34,960 | $45,640 | +1% |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 700 | 6.22 | $36,060 | $31,420 | $44,660 | +3% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 670 | 1.72 | $39,830 | $34,630 | $47,400 | +5% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 630 | 1.02 | $61,640 | $42,730 | $80,230 | -11% |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 590 | 1.46 | $40,400 | $36,350 | $54,950 | +3% |
| Food Preparation Workers | 570 | 1.50 | $37,710 | $31,870 | $43,840 | +7% |
| Occupation ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Location quotient ⇅ | Median pay (year) ⇅ | Entry (10th pct.) ⇅ | Top (90th pct.) ⇅ | Median vs US ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses | 1,570 | 1.09 | $100,780 | $77,950 | $120,060 | +3% |
| General and Operations Managers | 2,180 | 1.45 | $77,740 | $44,100 | $165,270 | -27% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 630 | 1.02 | $61,640 | $42,730 | $80,230 | -11% |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 1,090 | 1.66 | $46,860 | $36,100 | $66,120 | -6% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 550 | 0.76 | $46,010 | $37,370 | $61,870 | -3% |
| Office Clerks, General | 900 | 0.85 | $45,860 | $34,410 | $63,340 | +2% |
| Nursing Assistants | 500 | 0.81 | $44,580 | $37,900 | $58,780 | +5% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 850 | 1.62 | $43,300 | $36,760 | $64,200 | -2% |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 560 | 0.44 | $41,560 | $34,890 | $49,610 | +3% |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 590 | 1.46 | $40,400 | $36,350 | $54,950 | +3% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 820 | 0.74 | $40,120 | $33,640 | $61,080 | -10% |
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | 530 | 0.87 | $39,870 | $34,920 | $45,880 | +8% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 670 | 1.72 | $39,830 | $34,630 | $47,400 | +5% |
| Cooks, Restaurant | 1,230 | 2.04 | $38,760 | $34,310 | $46,370 | +4% |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 820 | 0.87 | $37,920 | $34,430 | $48,370 | +3% |
| Food Preparation Workers | 570 | 1.50 | $37,710 | $31,870 | $43,840 | +7% |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 790 | 0.65 | $37,520 | $34,960 | $45,640 | +1% |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 1,050 | 0.57 | $37,250 | $31,840 | $43,050 | +4% |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 2,210 | 2.27 | $37,080 | $30,730 | $77,760 | +5% |
| Retail Salespersons | 2,150 | 1.29 | $36,440 | $32,180 | $46,710 | +3% |
These figures are for the whole Flagstaff, AZ metropolitan area, not the city alone.
Median pay across all occupations: $47,500 (US $50,980); unemployment 5.0% (2026M09).
| Industry (residents) ⇅ | Share of employed residents ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Education and health care | 57.7% |
| Arts, entertainment, accommodation, food | 9.7% |
| Construction | 9.3% |
| Public administration | 7.4% |
| Retail trade | 5.4% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 4.0% |
| Other services | 2.8% |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative | 1.8% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining | 0.7% |
| Finance, insurance, real estate | 0.5% |
| Information | 0.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.3% |
| Manufacturing | 0.0% |
Cities have no official GDP or payroll count of their own. These figures are for the county where Tuba City lies and cover the whole county, not only the city.
| County ⇅ | Population ⇅ | GDP (2024) ⇅ | GDP per resident ⇅ | Jobs (QCEW 2024) ⇅ | Employer sites ⇅ | Average annual pay ⇅ | Job change vs 2023 ⇅ | Unemployment rate ⇅ | Labour force ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coconino County | 144,508 | $10,662 million | $73,783 | 65,975 | 4,121 | $54,494 | +3.4% | 5.0% | 72,555 |
| Industry ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Share of private jobs ⇅ | Average annual pay ⇅ | Concentration vs US (location quotient) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 14,788 | 28.9% | $32,649 | 2.47 |
| Health care and social assistance | 9,162 | 17.9% | $69,569 | 0.97 |
| Retail trade | 7,061 | 13.8% | $38,685 | 1.07 |
| Manufacturing | 3,892 | 7.6% | $77,970 | 0.72 |
| Construction | 3,122 | 6.1% | $58,667 | 0.90 |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,125 | 4.1% | $39,346 | 1.92 |
| Administrative and waste services | 1,982 | 3.9% | $42,499 | 0.51 |
| Professional and technical services | 1,732 | 3.4% | $61,951 | 0.38 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 1,500 | 2.9% | $45,782 | 0.76 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,179 | 2.3% | $59,739 | 0.42 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,098 | 2.1% | $69,256 | 0.42 |
| Real estate and rental | 893 | 1.7% | $54,315 | 0.87 |
| Educational services | 730 | 1.4% | $40,613 | 0.54 |
| Finance and insurance | 710 | 1.4% | $88,773 | 0.27 |
| Management of companies | 455 | 0.9% | $59,539 | 0.41 |
| Information | 390 | 0.8% | $61,005 | 0.32 |
| Utilities | 205 | 0.4% | $80,181 | 0.82 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 151 | 0.3% | $47,103 | 0.28 |
| Mining, oil and gas | 52 | 0.1% | $96,795 | 0.21 |
QCEW counts jobs covered by unemployment insurance; sectors with too few employers are withheld by BLS. Latest-month unemployment is preliminary.
| How residents get to work ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Drive alone | 71.2% |
| Public transit | 2.5% |
| Walk | 9.1% |
| Work from home | 8.2% |
| Commute of 45 minutes or more | 18.2% |
Shares are of workers aged 16 and over; they describe residents, wherever they work.
| Indicator ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,338 |
| Income per person | $23,242 |
| Median gross rent per month | $867 |
| Yearly rent as share of median household income | 17.0% |
| Median home value | $65,800 |
| Homeowners | 59.0% |
| Poverty rate | 28.0% |
| Price level of the metro area (US = 100) | 100.3 |
| Metro median pay, all occupations | $47,500 |
Estimate for a wage earner: 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction (IRS), Social Security 6.2% up to $184,500, Medicare 1.45% (+0.9% above $200,000 single / $250,000 married), and a state rate you set. It ignores credits, pre-tax deductions, local taxes and benefits. Sources: IRS: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments · SSA wage base per Federal Register notice 2025-19763.
State tax: Flat 2.50%.
| Indicator ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Median age | 32.9 |
| High school or higher (25+) | 82.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 21.1% |
| Born abroad | 1.5% |
| Labour force participation (16+) | 51.0% |
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| Month ⇅ | Mean temperature (°C) ⇅ | Mean temperature (°F) ⇅ | Precipitation (mm) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.4 | 35 | 28 |
| Feb | 3.5 | 38 | 22 |
| Mar | 8.0 | 46 | 18 |
| Apr | 12.0 | 54 | 12 |
| May | 17.7 | 64 | 14 |
| Jun | 24.4 | 76 | 5 |
| Jul | 27.1 | 81 | 41 |
| Aug | 25.4 | 78 | 45 |
| Sep | 21.1 | 70 | 26 |
| Oct | 13.6 | 56 | 23 |
| Nov | 6.7 | 44 | 19 |
| Dec | 1.3 | 34 | 26 |
Satellite-reanalysis climatology on a grid of roughly 50 km, so it smooths local effects (hills, coast, city heat). It is not a weather-station record.
| City ⇅ | State ⇅ | Distance (straight line) ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page | AZ | 58 mi | 7,345 | $88,826 | $653 |
| Flagstaff | AZ | 68 mi | 76,445 | $71,512 | $1,645 |
| Winslow | AZ | 82 mi | 8,773 | $58,346 | $1,051 |
| Sedona | AZ | 93 mi | 9,777 | $73,738 | $1,448 |
| Cottonwood | AZ | 104 mi | 12,580 | $48,448 | $1,120 |
| Verde Village | AZ | 106 mi | 11,930 | $69,331 | $1,173 |
| Camp Verde | AZ | 113 mi | 12,521 | $69,203 | $1,059 |
| Chino Valley | AZ | 116 mi | 13,602 | $61,237 | $1,248 |
| Prescott Valley | AZ | 122 mi | 49,179 | $74,569 | $1,580 |
| Prescott | AZ | 126 mi | 47,400 | $70,874 | $1,395 |
Straight-line distance in miles, not driving distance.
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