La Paz County vs. Maricopa County

La Paz County (AZ)Maricopa County (AZ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)21,0984,410,824
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.0%15.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)20,4893,817,359
Population, Census, April 1, 201020,4893,817,117
Persons under 5 years, percent4.7%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.8%23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent39.3%15.2%
Female persons, percent48.7%50.5%
White alone, percent76.5%83.1%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent18.2%2.8%
Asian alone, percent1.0%4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.0%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent28.1%31.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.7%54.9%
Veterans, 2014-20182,575253,896
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.0%14.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)16,2911,762,834
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.3%61.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$77,600$242,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$999$1,492
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$272$449
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$625$1,079
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.1%25.1%
Building permits, 20181026,724
Households, 2014-20188,9121,520,767
Persons per household, 2014-20182.302.76
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.1%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201818.7%27.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201876.5%91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201860.6%84.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201877.3%87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.4%32.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.0%7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent19.8%12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201839.7%63.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201836.7%57.7%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)64,19960,841,058
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)435,95857,296,663
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$21,496$14,534
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201813.726.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,333$61,606
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,845$31,697
Persons in poverty, percent23.7%12.3%
Total employer establishments, 201733794,566
Total employment, 20173,6041,675,392
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)100,51983,170,215
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-11.6%3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017817324,240
All firms, 20121,230324,146
Men-owned firms, 2012756163,095
Women-owned firms, 2012332115,146
Minority-owned firms, 201231083,284
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012854227,870
Veteran-owned firms, 201219629,940
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012931278,278
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%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, 200732.0%27.3%
Population per square mile, 20104.6414.9
Land area in square miles, 20104,499.639,200.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

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