La Paz County vs. Mohave County

La Paz County (AZ)Mohave County (AZ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)21,098209,550
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.0%4.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)20,489200,182
Population, Census, April 1, 201020,489200,186
Persons under 5 years, percent4.7%4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.8%17.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent39.3%30.3%
Female persons, percent48.7%49.4%
White alone, percent76.5%91.8%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent18.2%3.0%
Asian alone, percent1.0%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.0%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent28.1%16.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.7%76.9%
Veterans, 2014-20182,57524,455
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.0%6.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)16,291115,269
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.3%68.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$77,600$151,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$999$1,097
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$272$305
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$625$799
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.1%10.2%
Building permits, 2018101,018
Households, 2014-20188,91285,485
Persons per household, 2014-20182.302.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.1%80.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201818.7%11.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201876.5%86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201860.6%78.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201877.3%85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.4%12.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.0%15.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent19.8%13.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201839.7%45.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201836.7%43.4%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)64,199391,062
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)435,9582,712,744
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$21,496$13,341
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201813.720.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,333$43,266
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,845$24,829
Persons in poverty, percent23.7%16.8%
Total employer establishments, 20173373,784
Total employment, 20173,60441,986
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)100,5191,461,204
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-11.6%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201781711,119
All firms, 20121,23012,458
Men-owned firms, 20127565,714
Women-owned firms, 20123324,826
Minority-owned firms, 20123101,507
Nonminority-owned firms, 201285410,515
Veteran-owned firms, 20121961,248
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201293110,189
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%2.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.0%25.9%
Population per square mile, 20104.615.0
Land area in square miles, 20104,499.6313,311.08

Source: United States Census Bureau

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