Eloy is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 19,199 people and four associated neighborhoods, Eloy is the 43rd largest community in Arizona. Much of the housing stock in Eloy was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Eloy economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Eloy, where the median household income is $55,736.00.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.72% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Eloy has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Eloy a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small city, Eloy does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Eloy with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.88% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Eloy in 2022 was $20,362, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,448 for a family of four. However, Eloy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Eloy is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Eloy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Eloy, accounting for 46.18% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Eloy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Eloy include German, European, Italian, English, and Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Eloy's cultural character, accounting for 15.52% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Eloy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.