La Paz County vs. Yavapai County

La Paz County (AZ)Yavapai County (AZ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)21,098231,993
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.0%9.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)20,489211,014
Population, Census, April 1, 201020,489211,033
Persons under 5 years, percent4.7%4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.8%16.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent39.3%31.6%
Female persons, percent48.7%51.2%
White alone, percent76.5%93.4%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent18.2%2.1%
Asian alone, percent1.0%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.0%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent28.1%14.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.7%80.4%
Veterans, 2014-20182,57526,329
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.0%6.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)16,291118,394
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.3%71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$77,600$231,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$999$1,287
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$272$387
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$625$927
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.1%10.7%
Building permits, 2018102,079
Households, 2014-20188,91296,007
Persons per household, 2014-20182.302.29
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.1%83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201818.7%10.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201876.5%89.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201860.6%80.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201877.3%90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.4%25.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.0%12.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent19.8%12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201839.7%47.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201836.7%43.5%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)64,199880,393
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)435,9582,504,262
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$21,496$11,777
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201813.723.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,333$50,180
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,845$28,829
Persons in poverty, percent23.7%13.2%
Total employer establishments, 20173375,985
Total employment, 20173,60461,048
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)100,5192,121,676
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-11.6%1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201781719,105
All firms, 20121,23020,528
Men-owned firms, 20127569,600
Women-owned firms, 20123327,126
Minority-owned firms, 20123101,955
Nonminority-owned firms, 201285417,439
Veteran-owned firms, 20121961,843
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201293117,058
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%6.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.0%25.4%
Population per square mile, 20104.626.0
Land area in square miles, 20104,499.638,123.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between La Paz county (AZ) and Yavapai county (AZ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.