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Whiteriver, Arizona.

A community in Navajo County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Navajo County’s.

Living in Whiteriver, Navajo County, Arizona

Whiteriver, in Navajo County, had 4,520 people in the 2020 census. Unemployment in Navajo County was 7.7% in August 2026, and the county had 2.5% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Navajo County work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 4,520 in the 2020 census; median age 30.9
Household income Too few homes in Whiteriver for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 7.7% Navajo County, August 2026; 6.8% a year before
Homes Too few homes in Whiteriver for the Census survey to measure.
  • 1,443households
  • 4%of adults have a degree
  • 22 mintypical commute
  • 0%work from home

What people in Navajo County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care33%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment11%
  • Building trades10%
  • Government9%
  • Professional and business services6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Navajo County had 27,910 jobs in 2025, 2.5% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 45° and 20°; warmest in July, 82° and 52° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 45° 20° F M A M J J 82° 52° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 45° and 20°; warmest in July, 82° and 52° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 45° 20° F M A M J J 82° 52° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 45° and lows near 20°; warmest in July, with highs near 82° and lows near 52°. About 70 inches of snow and 24 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Pinetop 2E weather station, 20 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Whiteriver

  1. Indian Health ServiceFederal government · Department of Health and Human Services553
  2. Office of the Secretary of the InteriorFederal government · Department of the Interior85
  3. Indian AffairsFederal government · Department of the Interior47
  4. Bureau of Indian EducationFederal government · Department of the Interior31

Federal offices come from OPM's federal workforce data (2026). Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. LightningVery high
  2. Winter weatherVery high
  3. WildfireRelatively high
  4. Cold wavesRelatively high
  5. Inland floodingRelatively moderate
  6. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Whiteriver’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Navajo County.