Editing Apache County, Arizona (section)

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 69,423 people, 19,971 households, and 15,257 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 31,621 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 76.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 19.5% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.8% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. 4.5% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 58.4% reported speaking [[Navajo language|Navajo]] at home, while 38.4% speak [[English language|English]] and 2.7% [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apache County, Arizona |url=https://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=4&county_id=1&mode=geographic&order=r |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193749/https://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id%3D4&county_id%3D1&mode%3Dgeographic&order%3Dr |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |website=mla.org}}</ref>

There were 19,971 households, out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.41 and the average family size was 4.04.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 38.5% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,344, and the median income for a family was $26,315. Males had a median income of $30,182 versus $22,312 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $8,986. About 33.5% of families and 37.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 42.8% of those under age 18 and 36.5% of those age 65 or over. The county's [[Per capita income|per-capita income]] makes it one of the [[poorest places in the United States|poorest counties in the United States]].

Apache County is one of only [[List of U.S. counties where English is not the majority language spoken at home|38 county-level census divisions of the United States]] where the most spoken language is not English and one of only 3 where it is neither English nor Spanish. 58.3% of the population speak [[Navajo language|Navajo]] at home, followed by English at 38.3% and Spanish at 2.7%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLA Home |url=https://www.mla.org/ |website=Modern Language Association}}</ref>

In 2000, the largest denominational group was the [[Catholics]] (with 19,965 adherents).<ref name="thearda">{{Cite web |title=County Membership Reports |url=http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/04001_2000_Adherents.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925035914/http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/04001_2000_Adherents.asp |archive-date=September 25, 2012 |access-date=August 22, 2011 |website=thearda.com}}</ref> The largest religious bodies were The [[Catholic Church]] (with 19,965 members) and [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (with 8,947 members).<ref name="thearda" />