Cochise County vs. Hidalgo County

	Cochise County (AZ)	Hidalgo County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	126,770	4,240
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.5%	-13.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	131,357	4,898
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	131,346	4,894
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.3%	22.4%
Female persons, percent	49.2%	50.4%
White alone, percent	87.7%	94.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.6%	1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.8%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	2.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	35.6%	57.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.9%	39.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	18,278	321
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	11.0%	7.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	61,328	2,460
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.2%	70.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$143,800	$83,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,148	$849
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$338	$325
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$810	$477
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.3%	5.4%
Households, 2014-2018	49,250	1,753
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.38	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.6%	91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	29.0%	39.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.8%	74.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.2%	63.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.2%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.0%	14.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.4%	15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.5%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.8%	48.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.1%	47.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	173,384	9,562
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	408,886	7,629
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,267,266	157,708
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,594	$32,897
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.6	21.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,649	$36,339
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,436	$20,275
Persons in poverty, percent	15.1%	25.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,178	110
Total employment, 2017	24,819	849
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	897,484	20,791
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.8%	-4.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	6,796	225
All firms, 2012	8,545	250
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,768	103
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,403	87
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,751	85
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,263	135
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,316	29
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	6,462	191
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.5%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	15.5%	28.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	33.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	21.3	1.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	6,165.69	3,436.86

Source: United States Census Bureau

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