La Paz County vs. Imperial County

La Paz County (AZ)Imperial County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)21,098181,827
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.0%4.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)20,489174,524
Population, Census, April 1, 201020,489174,528
Persons under 5 years, percent4.7%8.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.8%28.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent39.3%13.0%
Female persons, percent48.7%48.7%
White alone, percent76.5%90.1%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent18.2%2.5%
Asian alone, percent1.0%2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent3.0%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent28.1%84.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.7%10.4%
Veterans, 2014-20182,5755,453
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.0%31.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)16,29157,895
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.3%58.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$77,600$177,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$999$1,423
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$272$435
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$625$818
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.1%21.3%
Building permits, 201810400
Households, 2014-20188,91244,057
Persons per household, 2014-20182.303.87
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.1%86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201818.7%76.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201876.5%84.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201860.6%73.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201877.3%69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.4%14.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.0%9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent19.8%7.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201839.7%52.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201836.7%51.6%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)64,1991,599,144
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)435,9581,676,853
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$21,496$9,477
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201813.722.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,333$45,834
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,845$17,590
Persons in poverty, percent23.7%21.4%
Total employer establishments, 20173372,538
Total employment, 20173,60432,109
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)100,5191,129,548
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-11.6%-3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178179,735
All firms, 20121,23011,202
Men-owned firms, 20127565,340
Women-owned firms, 20123324,765
Minority-owned firms, 20123108,501
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128542,330
Veteran-owned firms, 2012196608
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201293110,000
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%2.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%52.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.0%28.8%
Population per square mile, 20104.641.8
Land area in square miles, 20104,499.634,176.60

Source: United States Census Bureau

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