Gila County vs. Maricopa County

Gila County (AZ)Maricopa County (AZ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)53,8894,410,824
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.6%15.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)53,5943,817,359
Population, Census, April 1, 201053,5973,817,117
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.1%23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent28.8%15.2%
Female persons, percent50.6%50.5%
White alone, percent78.5%83.1%
Black or African American alone, percent0.8%6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent17.8%2.8%
Asian alone, percent0.9%4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent18.7%31.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent62.0%54.9%
Veterans, 2014-20185,381253,896
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.8%14.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)33,7311,762,834
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.9%61.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$157,600$242,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,195$1,492
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$358$449
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$783$1,079
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20135.2%25.1%
Building permits, 201816926,724
Households, 2014-201821,7081,520,767
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.76
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.1%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.2%27.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201880.5%91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201861.5%84.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.3%87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201818.5%32.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.3%7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.5%12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201846.4%63.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201843.4%57.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)94,5719,105,877
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)259,10423,736,921
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)68,50260,841,058
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)485,99857,296,663
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,145$14,534
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.326.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,092$61,606
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,939$31,697
Persons in poverty, percent20.4%12.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,01994,566
Total employment, 201710,9161,675,392
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)412,81683,170,215
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-6.0%3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,384324,240
All firms, 20124,016324,146
Men-owned firms, 20121,818163,095
Women-owned firms, 20121,495115,146
Minority-owned firms, 201285183,284
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,908227,870
Veteran-owned firms, 201240629,940
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,278278,278
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20074.3%1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%9.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.7%27.3%
Population per square mile, 201011.3414.9
Land area in square miles, 20104,757.939,200.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

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