La Paz County vs. Yuma County

La Paz County (AZ)Yuma County (AZ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)21,098212,128
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.0%8.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)20,489195,750
Population, Census, April 1, 201020,489195,751
Persons under 5 years, percent4.7%7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.8%25.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent39.3%18.8%
Female persons, percent48.7%48.5%
White alone, percent76.5%91.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent18.2%2.3%
Asian alone, percent1.0%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.0%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent28.1%64.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.7%30.4%
Veterans, 2014-20182,57515,280
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.0%26.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)16,29193,565
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.3%67.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$77,600$122,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$999$1,134
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$272$336
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$625$854
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.1%12.3%
Building permits, 2018101,015
Households, 2014-20188,91272,463
Persons per household, 2014-20182.302.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.1%81.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201818.7%53.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201876.5%83.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201860.6%76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201877.3%72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.4%14.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.0%7.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent19.8%14.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201839.7%52.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201836.7%46.2%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)64,1991,439,772
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)435,9581,995,974
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$21,496$9,979
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201813.720.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,333$44,058
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,845$21,178
Persons in poverty, percent23.7%19.5%
Total employer establishments, 20173373,037
Total employment, 20173,60445,094
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)100,5191,498,284
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-11.6%6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178179,318
All firms, 20121,23010,846
Men-owned firms, 20127564,529
Women-owned firms, 20123324,298
Minority-owned firms, 20123105,749
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128544,476
Veteran-owned firms, 2012196839
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129319,265
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%2.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%33.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.0%29.8%
Population per square mile, 20104.635.5
Land area in square miles, 20104,499.635,513.99

Source: United States Census Bureau

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