Wide Ruins, Arizona Demographics & Population 2026

A note before these figures: with a population of 29, Wide Ruins's ACS estimates come from a small number of survey responses and carry wide margins of error. Individual percentages below — particularly rates that round to 0% or 100% — are approximations, not precise measurements. See data.census.gov for the published margins of error.

Population Overview

Wide Ruins is a small community located in Arizona, within Apache County. The total population is 29. It ranks as the 428th most populous out of 441 Census-designated places in Arizona.

Age Demographics

The median age in Wide Ruins is 16.8 years. This is 57% lower than the state median of 39.0 years. With 51.7% of the population under 18, Wide Ruins has a notably young demographic profile, suggesting a family-oriented community.

Economy, Income & Housing

The ACS records no residents below the poverty line in Wide Ruins. In a community this small the estimate rests on very few survey responses, so it should be read as an absence of measurement rather than a measured absence of poverty. The survey records no unemployed residents in Wide Ruins, which reflects the size of the sample rather than a labor market without joblessness. Every occupied housing unit the survey reached in Wide Ruins was renter-occupied. At this sample size that indicates no owner-occupied homes were captured rather than that none exist.

Race & Ethnicity

Wide Ruins is a highly diverse community where no single racial or ethnic group constitutes a majority of the population.

Education

0.0% of residents aged 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is among the lowest rates in the state, which may correlate with employment and income patterns. Nationally, 35.7% of adults hold at least a bachelor's degree. No surveyed resident aged 25 or older reported leaving school before earning a high school diploma, though a rate of exactly 100% reflects the limits of a small sample.

Data Sources & Methodology

All demographic data for Wide Ruins, Arizona is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates. The ACS collects data from approximately 3.5 million households annually and pools five years of responses so that even small communities can be measured, though the margin of error widens as the population falls. Comparisons are made against Arizona state averages and national averages calculated from the same dataset. Rankings reflect the city's position among all 441 Census-designated places in Arizona. Read more about how these figures are produced on our methodology page, or visit data.census.gov for official data.