Southern Apache County has a ready, low-cost labor force. The economic base of Southern Apache County is well balanced and diversified, and has generated a growing number of skilled workers. The quality of the labor force and low cost of living combine to make our region’s average cost of manufacturing the lowest in the state, better than half that of metropolitan areas such as Phoenix and Tucson.

Vital Statistics

Population

Employment

Housing

Building Permits

Health Care

Finance

Industries

Utilities

Government

Population

Source: Arizona Department of Economic Security

Employment

Labor Force and Non-Farm Employment

Source: State of Arizona Economic Security Research Administration

Housing

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, January 2002

Building Permits

New Building Permits

Conditional Use Permits

Source: Individual communities, Planning and Zoning

Health Care

The White Mountain Regional Medical Center (WMRMC) in Springerville and the St. Johns Family Health Center play an important part of the health care for the Southern Apache County communities.

Originally built in the 1930’s as a one-story rock building, the hospital has expanded to meet the growing needs of the communities. Viewed as an asset of the region, the residents take great pride in assuring the continued growth and expansion of services.

In 1995, the citizens of the region overwhelmingly voted to create the White Mountain Communities Special Health Care District, thus continuing the future of quality health care in the region.

Today, the hospital is a full service facility with state of the art services that include surgery services, emergency services, radiology, including telemedicine technology, laboratory, rehabilitation services, and a recently expanded critical care unit. WMRMC provides 20 beds, including 4 Intensive Care beds for the residents of the region. There are 29 members of the WMRMC's Medical Staff; 14 of which are local physicians/providers; 6 are visiting specialty physicians, and 9 are off-site physicians/providers who provide long distance support medical services to the residents of Southern Apache County and the neighboring communities in New Mexico. For more information on WMRMC, visit their website at www.wmrmc.com.

The new St. Johns Family Health Center opened in 2000 us a Federal Rural Health Clinic that provide high quality primary health care to the residents of St. Johns and the surrounding area. Using the latest technologies, the health care providers unite to form a family of professionals committed to creating an environment that promotes health and well-being.

Finance

Industrial Development Authority of Apache County
Mitch Platt
P.O. Box 398
St. Johns, Arizona 85936
(928) 337-4148

Commercial Banks

• Bank One

• Community First Bank

• Frontier Bank

• National Bank of Arizona

• Norwest Bank

Industries

Major Industries

• Tourism

• Livestock

• Lumber

• Government

• Utilities

Major Employers

Utilities

Government

A broad range of federal, state, and local government agencies are represented in Apache County, including:

• USDA Forest Service

• USDA Little Colorado Plateau RC&D

• USDA Rural Development

• Dept. of Interior-Bureau of Indian Affairs

• Dept. of Interior-Bureau of Land Management

• Dept. of Interior-National Park Service

• Navajo Nation

• White Mountain Apache Tribe

• Arizona Department of Corrections

• Arizona Game and Fish

• Arizona State Parks

• Apache County

• Community School Districts

• Community Governments