La Paz County vs. Riverside County

La Paz County (AZ)Riverside County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)21,0982,450,758
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.0%11.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)20,4892,189,765
Population, Census, April 1, 201020,4892,189,641
Persons under 5 years, percent4.7%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.8%25.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent39.3%14.4%
Female persons, percent48.7%50.2%
White alone, percent76.5%79.7%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%7.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent18.2%1.9%
Asian alone, percent1.0%7.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent3.0%3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent28.1%49.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.7%34.7%
Veterans, 2014-20182,575123,908
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.0%21.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)16,291848,597
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.3%65.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$77,600$330,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$999$1,927
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$272$555
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$625$1,311
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.1%16.3%
Building permits, 2018109,232
Households, 2014-20188,912718,349
Persons per household, 2014-20182.303.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.1%86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201818.7%40.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201876.5%91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201860.6%84.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201877.3%81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.4%21.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.0%7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent19.8%8.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201839.7%59.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201836.7%53.0%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)64,19918,716,807
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)435,95825,058,857
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$21,496$11,045
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201813.733.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,333$63,948
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,845$27,142
Persons in poverty, percent23.7%12.7%
Total employer establishments, 201733738,946
Total employment, 20173,604575,169
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)100,51923,204,080
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-11.6%3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017817171,641
All firms, 20121,230175,971
Men-owned firms, 201275690,803
Women-owned firms, 201233266,313
Minority-owned firms, 201231085,804
Nonminority-owned firms, 201285484,871
Veteran-owned firms, 201219613,760
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012931156,472
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%5.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%8.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%24.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.0%30.4%
Population per square mile, 20104.6303.8
Land area in square miles, 20104,499.637,206.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

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