Moving to Tacna, Arizona

Population: 555
Males: 285 (51.4%), Females: 270 (48.6%)

Yuma County

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $25,556
Median house value: $76,000

Population by Race

Races in Tacna:

  • Hispanic (50.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (47.0%)
  • Other race (25.4%)
  • Two or more races (5.6%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Black (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (10.6%), German (7.9%), English (4.1%), Irish (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), Scottish (2.7%).

Elevation: 347 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Map of Tacna, AZ

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tacna

  • High school or higher: 61.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tacna CDP

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 64.1%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

21.8% Foreign born (17.1% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tacna:

  • PHS INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; WINTERHAVEN, CA)
  • YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 48 miles; YUMA, AZ)
  • PALO VERDE HOSPITAL (about 79 miles; BLYTHE, CA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tacna:

  • YUMA MCAS/YUMA INTL (about 45 miles; YUMA, AZ; Abbreviation: YUM)
  • LUKE AFB (about 125 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; Abbreviation: LUF)
  • PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (about 145 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Abbreviation: PHX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tacna:

  • ROLLE AIRFIELD (about 52 miles; SAN LUIS, AZ; Abbreviation: 44A)
  • AJO MUNI (about 78 miles; AJO, AZ; Abbreviation: P01)
  • BLYTHE (about 82 miles; BLYTHE, CA; Abbreviation: BLH)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tacna:

  • ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE (about 47 miles; YUMA, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,595)
  • IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE (about 114 miles; IMPERIAL, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,006)
  • GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 138 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 9,981)
  • ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-WEST (about 140 miles; Glendale, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,334)
  • GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY (about 140 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
  • UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (about 140 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,091)
  • PHOENIX COLLEGE (about 142 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 5,911)