Sahuarita, Arizona Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,242
Males: 1,594 (49.2%), Females: 1,648 (50.8%)
Pima County
Zip code: 85629
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $53,194
Median house value: $148,900
Population by Race
Races in Sahuarita:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.7%)
- Hispanic (24.2%)
- Other race (7.4%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.0%), English (15.1%), Irish (10.6%), United States (5.3%), Italian (4.0%), Scottish (4.0%).
Elevation: 2704 feet
Land area: 15.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Sahuarita
- High school or higher: 85.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sahuarita town
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 67.4%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 6.3%
7.6% Foreign born (4.6% Latin America, 1.3% Europe, 1.0% North America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Sahuarita:
- KINO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TUCSON, AZ)
- CARONDELET SAINT JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; TUCSON, AZ)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL – TUCSON (about 21 miles; TUCSON, AZ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sahuarita:
- TUCSON INTL (about 13 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Abbreviation: TUS)
- DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB (about 18 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Abbreviation: DMA)
- PINAL AIRPARK (about 46 miles; MARANA, AZ; Abbreviation: MZJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sahuarita:
- RYAN FIELD (about 19 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Abbreviation: RYN)
- MARANA NORTHWEST REGIONAL (about 37 miles; MARANA, AZ; Abbreviation: AVQ)
- NOGALES INTL (about 37 miles; NOGALES, AZ; Abbreviation: OLS)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sahuarita:
- PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 14,177)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (about 22 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 29,915)
- CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 81 miles; COOLIDGE, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,333)
- EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 104 miles; THATCHER, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,085)
- COCHISE COLLEGE (about 106 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
- CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,990)
- MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118 miles; MESA, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 11,928)
Schools
Public high schools in Sahuarita:
- SAHUARITA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 830; Location: 350 W SAHUARITA RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- EDGE CHARTER SCHOOL – SAHUARITA (Students: 19; Location: 15500 S. SAHUARITA PARK ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sahuarita:
- SAHUARITA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 627; Location: 350 W SAHUARITA RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SAHUARITA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 457; Location: 350 WEST SAHUARITA ROAD; Grades: 03 – 05)
- SAHUARITA PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 456; Location: 350 W SAHUARITA ROAD; Grades: PK – 02)
- GREAT EXPECTATIONS ACADEMY (Students: 166; Location: 1466 W. CAMINO ANTIGUA; Grades: KG – 08)