Vail, Arizona

Geography

Vail is located at (32.001939, -110.700286).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 18.2 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 10,208 people residing in Vail, Arizona (a 248% increase from 2000). The population density was 561.2 people per square mile. According to the census, Vail is 69.8% non-Hispanic white, 3.3% Black or African American, 0.9% Native American, 2.4% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 5.0% from other races, and 4.1% were mixed race. People of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 19.4% of the population.

People from 0–4 years old were 7.5% of the population, children from ages 5–17 were 23.2% of the population, adults 18–64 were 62.0% of the total, and people 65 and over were 7.3% of the population.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,484 people, 842 households, and 675 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 136.4 PD/sqmi. There were 906 housing units at an average density of 49.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.2% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Asian,

There were 842 households, of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 14.0% of all households had one occupant and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,202, and the median income for a family was $53,958. Males had a median income of $37,418 versus $28,594 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,892. About 6.1% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The CDP is in the Vail Unified School District.

For Hallowe'en 2025, a group of Cienega High School math teachers wore shirts covered in fake blood that read, "Problem Solved". The photo went viral thus sparking controversy across the country as many believed the shirts were a reference to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The Vail School District, headed by Superintendent John Carruth, issued a press released which stated the shirts were "meant to represent solving tough math problems". None of the individual teachers commented publicly.

Notable people

• Nick Gonzales, second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates

References

References

1. {{GNIS. 0013150
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9. [https://www.kktv.com/2025/11/04/teachers-get-death-threats-after-halloween-costumes-wrongly-linked-charlie-kirk-killing/ "Teachers get death threats after Halloween costumes wrongly linked to Charlie Kirk killing"], kktv.com. Accessed November 4, 2025.