Show Low is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 12,366 people and six associated neighborhoods, Show Low is the 51st largest community in Arizona.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.39% 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.
Another notable thing is that Show Low is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the city experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller city.
Show Low is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Show Low citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.87% of adults in Show Low have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Show Low in 2022 was $35,823, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,292 for a family of four. However, Show Low contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Show Low is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Show Low home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Show Low residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Show Low also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.53% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Show Low include English, German, Irish, Swedish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Show Low is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.