Patagonia, Arizona Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 881. Estimated population in July 2024: 825 (-6.4% change)
Males: 412 (46.8%), Females: 469 (53.2%)
Santa Cruz County
Zip code: 85624
Demographics
Median resident age: 47.3 years
Median household income: $25,795
Median house value: $108,900
Population by Race
Races in Patagonia:
- White Non-Hispanic (58.5%)
- Hispanic (39.5%)
- Other race (10.6%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (12.7%), Irish (12.7%), German (12.3%), United States (5.7%), French (4.1%), Scottish (3.6%).
Elevation: 4062 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Patagonia
- High school or higher: 78.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Patagonia town
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 56.3%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 16.8%
13.2% Foreign born (11.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-1.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Patagonia:
- CARONDELET HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL INC (about 17 miles; NOGALES, AZ)
- SIERRA VISTA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 36 miles; SIERRA VISTA, AZ)
- BENSON HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; BENSON, AZ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Patagonia:
- SIERRA VISTA MUNI-LIBBY AAF (about 30 miles; FORT HUACHUCA SIERRA VISTA, AZ; Abbreviation: FHU)
- TUCSON INTL (about 41 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Abbreviation: TUS)
- DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB (about 43 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Abbreviation: DMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Patagonia:
- NOGALES INTL (about 11 miles; NOGALES, AZ; Abbreviation: OLS)
- BENSON MUNICIPAL (about 42 miles; BENSON, AZ; Abbreviation: E95)
- RYAN FIELD (about 50 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Abbreviation: RYN)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Patagonia:
- PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 14,177)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (about 50 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 29,915)
- COCHISE COLLEGE (about 84 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
- EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 112 miles; THATCHER, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,085)
- CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 112 miles; COOLIDGE, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,333)
- CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 143 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,990)
- MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 149 miles; MESA, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 11,928)
Schools
Public high school in Patagonia:
- PATAGONIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 89; Location: HIGHWAY 82; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Patagonia:
- PATAGONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 61; Location: 100 SCHOOL SREET; Grades: KG – 05)
- PATAGONIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 53; Location: 500 NORTH THIRD AVENUE; Grades: KG – 08)
- PATAGONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 44; Location: HIGHWAY 82; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Patagonia:
- PATAGONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $90,577; Location: 346 DUQUESNE; 12,415 books; 967 audio materials; 690 video materials; 42 serial subscriptions)