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Safford, Arizona: commercial real estate data.
Safford is a Census city of 10,239 people across 9.28 square miles of land, in Graham County. Median household income is $65,647, 71.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Safford
What Safford is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.28 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,103
- County holding the largest share of its areaGraham County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Safford
How many people live in Safford
- Population10,239
- Median age31.0
- Population under 182,762
- Share under 1827.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,591
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent
- Households3,681
- Family households2,449
- Share of households that are families66.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Safford
Income and work in Safford
- Median household income$65,647
- Per capita income$28,474
- Civilian labor force4,715
- Employed4,512
- Unemployed203 plus or minus 93
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over6,081
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Safford
Housing in Safford
- Housing units4,185
- Occupied units3,681
- Vacant units504 plus or minus 190
- Vacancy rate12.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied2,633
- Renter occupied1,048 plus or minus 221
- Ownership rate71.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$199,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,048
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units3,317
- Share single family79.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more511 plus or minus 191
- Share in buildings of two or more12.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Mobile homes324 plus or minus 116
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Safford
How Safford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,247
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,965
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,123 plus or minus 281
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Drove alone80.4 percent
- Carpooled12.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home4.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Safford
SBA loans in Safford (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$5,443,000
- Average approval$544,300
- Median approval$175,000
- Largest approval$1,785,000
- Jobs supported116
- Jobs per approval11.6
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.0 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Safford, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Safford
SBA loans in Safford (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,089,000
- Average approval$1,029,667
- Median approval$1,069,000
- Largest approval$1,527,000
- Jobs supported25
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Safford, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Safford
Flood risk in Safford
- NFIP communityCity of Safford
- NFIP community number040124
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/07
The City of Safford participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 040124 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Graham County, not Safford
Graham County context, not Safford figures
- Establishments in Graham County574
- Covered employment, Graham County10,751
- Average annual pay, Graham County$57,182
- Housing units permitted, Graham County137
Every figure in this section is published for Graham County as a whole and is not a measurement of Safford.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Safford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Safford, Arizona?
10,239, in 3,681 households. Safford city covers 9.28 square miles of land, which is 1,103 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Safford in?
Graham County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Safford?
$65,647. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $199,800. Median gross rent is $1,048 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Safford businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $5.4 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $175,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $3.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Safford, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Safford borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Safford. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Safford in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Safford appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Safford, city of, community 040124, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Safford figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Graham County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Safford.
Is zoning published for Safford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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