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New River, Arizona: commercial real estate data.
New River is a Census CDP of 18,240 people across 56.11 square miles of land, in Maricopa County. Median household income is $134,289, 94.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
New River
What New River is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area56.11 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land325
- County holding the largest share of its areaMaricopa 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.
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How many people live in New River
- Population18,240
- Median age50.7
- Population under 183,594
- Share under 1819.7 percent
- Population 65 and over3,962
- Share 65 and over21.7 percent
- Households7,096
- Family households5,154
- Share of households that are families72.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in New River
- Median household income$134,289
- Per capita income$65,465
- Civilian labor force10,372
- Employed10,056
- Unemployed316 plus or minus 162
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over13,923
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in New River
- Housing units7,419
- Occupied units7,096
- Vacant units323 plus or minus 175
- Vacancy rate4.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied6,719
- Renter occupied377 plus or minus 193
- Ownership rate94.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$640,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,948 plus or minus $429
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Single family units6,782
- Share single family91.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes620 plus or minus 210
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How New River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,293
- Commuting under 15 minutes867 plus or minus 303
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,913
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more67.4 percent
- Drove alone63.5 percent
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home26.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in New River (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$3,253,400
- Average approval$406,675
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$1,870,000
- Jobs supported72
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in New River, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Maricopa County, not New River
Maricopa County context, not New River figures
- Establishments in Maricopa County109,863
- Covered employment, Maricopa County2,280,645
- Average annual pay, Maricopa County$73,840
- Housing units permitted, Maricopa County36,380
Every figure in this section is published for Maricopa County as a whole and is not a measurement of New River.
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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What this page does not hold.
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
New River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in New River, Arizona?
18,240, in 7,096 households. New River CDP covers 56.11 square miles of land, which is 325 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is New River in?
Maricopa 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 New River?
$134,289. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $640,600. Median gross rent is $1,948 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to New River businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $3.3 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in New River, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to New River borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for New River. Only 4 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.
Are the county figures on this page New River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Maricopa 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 New River.
Is zoning published for New River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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