Clacks CanyonAZ
The town, home to 59 people, lies in Arizona.
Is Clacks Canyon a good place to live?
Clacks Canyon’s age of the median resident is 65.8 years, above both the Arizona town median (41.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 141 in Arizona we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Clacks Canyon. Clacks Canyon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Clacks Canyon stand out
Where Clacks Canyon beats most towns.
59 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Clacks Canyon: who provides what
Clacks Canyon is unincorporated, so Mohave County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Clacks Canyon.
Clacks Canyon has 2.2 jobs for every working resident, and 126 people commute in
The top destinations are Kingman (40%), Phoenix (9%) and Laughlin (7%). Jobs based in Clacks Canyon fell to 126 in 2023, 130 fewer than in 2013.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Clacks Canyon faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by wildfire
Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 44% come from wildfires and 43% from inland flooding. Clacks Canyon’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 83 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Clacks Canyon’s year
July afternoons reach 97° and January nights drop to 36°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Clacks Canyon is
In Clacks Canyon, 43% of adults have high blood pressure. Only 7 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Clacks Canyon. Among adults here, 19% report frequent physical distress and 42% sleep under 7 hours.
| Clacks Canyon | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Clacks Canyon | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 14.2% | 6.6% |
| More smokers | 23.7% | 11.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.2% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Clacks Canyon
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Clacks Canyon
College town 15 of every 100 Clacks Canyon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
Every workday, about 126 people come to Clacks Canyon for work
Where Clacks Canyon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Clacks Canyon
CDP in Mohave County, Arizona
Clacks Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The population was 167 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,740 ft
- Area code
- 928
Questions about Clacks Canyon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clacks Canyon, AZ a good place to live?
Clacks Canyon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.