WheatfieldsAZ
This town in Arizona has a population of 329.
Is Wheatfields a good place to live?
Wheatfields’ mean commuting time is 43 minutes, above both Arizona’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 141 Arizona towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Wheatfields. 57% of the land in Wheatfields is conserved, above both Arizona’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Wheatfields has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
329 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wheatfields: who provides what
Wheatfields is unincorporated, so Gila 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 Wheatfields.
Open space protected for good: nearly a third of Wheatfields
The concentration of trails in Wheatfields is 1.2 miles per square mile. 9.6 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: very high risk in Wheatfields, mostly inland flooding
In Wheatfields, the risk rating from FEMA is 88 of 100. Expected losses in Wheatfields break down as 80% from inland flooding and 14% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wheatfields has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Wheatfields: 13% of residents live below the poverty line. Jobs in Wheatfields grew by 59 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 72. The top destinations are Globe (26%), Phoenix (16%) and Claypool (6%). For half of commuters, work is under 41 miles away.
| Wheatfields | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Wheatfields
July afternoons reach 99°, January nights drop to 35° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wheatfields is
A quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor in Wheatfields. The town beats the Arizona average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Wheatfields | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wheatfields | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 73.9% |
| More adults getting a yearly checkup | 77.4% | 73.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Wheatfields sells for about $141K at the median
The share of households in Wheatfields who live in a home they own: 81%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Wheatfields
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wheatfields; the nearest are
College town 17 of every 100 Wheatfields residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
99% of working residents leave Wheatfields for work
Where Wheatfields’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wheatfields
CDP in Gila County, Arizona
Wheatfields is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 785 at the 2010 United States census. It is one of two places in Arizona with this name, the other being a populated place in Apache County.
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- Area
- 8.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,121 ft
- Area code
- 928
Questions about Wheatfields
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wheatfields, AZ a good place to live?
Wheatfields has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.