Elephant HeadAZ
This town in Arizona has a population of 481.
Is Elephant Head a good place to live?
Elephant Head’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, where Arizona’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 58% of the land in Elephant Head is conserved, where Arizona’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Elephant Head has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
481 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Elephant Head.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Elephant Head
Walkers can cover 5.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Elephant Head’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.8 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: one, of 689 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Raul M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park | 1.1 mi | 689 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Elephant Head faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by wildfire
Among 141 Arizona towns, just 10 have a higher natural-hazard score from FEMA than Elephant Head. FEMA puts 69% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 16% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Elephant Head work out of town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 32 miles. Elephant Head’s typical household income stands at $48,000. The top destinations are Tucson (32%), Sahuarita (13%) and Phoenix (13%).
| Elephant Head | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $48,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Elephant Head: mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 97°, January nights drop to 35° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Elephant Head is
On the CDC’s 32 measures, Elephant Head is ahead of Arizona on 15 and behind on 5. In Elephant Head, 13% of adults report frequent mental distress. Two figures for adults locally: 28% feel lonely, 8.3% smoke cigarettes.
| Elephant Head | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Elephant Head | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Elephant Head sells for about $418K
The share of households in Elephant Head who own their home: 85%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Elephant Head
Moving to Elephant Head: who provides what
Elephant Head is unincorporated, so Pima 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.
100% of working residents leave Elephant Head for work
Where Elephant Head’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Elephant Head; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Elephant Head residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About Elephant Head
CDP in Pima County, Arizona
Elephant Head is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 612 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 7.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,104 ft
- Area code
- 520
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