San Luis vs Wellton

A side-by-side comparison of San Luis and Wellton: population, income, housing, and more.

San Luis and Wellton are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Luis has the higher population (35,998 vs 2,470 in Wellton). San Luis has the higher median household income ($57,364 vs $51,938 in Wellton). San Luis has the higher median home value ($197,400 vs $82,900 in Wellton).

Population, income & housing

	San Luis	Wellton
Population	35,998	2,470
Median age	33.2 yrs	65.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,364	$51,938
Median home value	$197,400	$82,900
Median gross rent	$746	$1,034
Housing units	9,250	2,019
Homeownership rate	68.4%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Luis	Wellton
Population	32,985 → 35,998 (+9.1%)	3,007 → 2,470 (-17.9%)
Median household income	$37,255 → $57,364 (+54.0%)	$43,342 → $51,938 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$117,400 → $197,400 (+68.1%)	$79,600 → $82,900 (+4.1%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $746 (+11.2%)	$682 → $1,034 (+51.6%)

San Luis

Population

32,98535,998

Median household income

$37,255$57,364

Median home value

$117,400$197,400

Median gross rent

$671$746

Wellton

Population

3,0072,470

Median household income

$43,342$51,938

Median home value

$79,600$82,900

Median gross rent

$682$1,034

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Luis	Wellton
Under 5	6.9%	1.0%
5 to 17	21.0%	11.8%
18 to 24	10.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	14.3%	5.1%
35 to 44	12.7%	3.5%
45 to 54	13.4%	5.0%
55 to 64	10.8%	15.1%
65 to 74	5.7%	28.5%
75 and over	4.3%	24.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Luis	Wellton
White (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	76.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	93.0%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Luis	Wellton
No high school diploma	45.0%	20.5%
High school graduate	21.7%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Luis	Wellton
Drove alone	75.3%	63.3%
Carpooled	14.1%	6.9%
Public transit	1.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	29.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Luis	Wellton
1-unit, detached	72.2%	42.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	50.1%

Poverty & households

	San Luis	Wellton
Poverty rate	21.9%	11.6%
Average household size	3.53	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	2002	2001