Maricopa County vs. La Paz County

	Maricopa County (AZ)	La Paz County (AZ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,410,824	21,098
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.5%	3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,817,359	20,489
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,817,117	20,489
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.9%	16.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.2%	39.3%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	48.7%
White alone, percent	83.1%	76.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.3%	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.8%	18.2%
Asian alone, percent	4.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.3%	28.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.9%	56.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	253,896	2,575
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	14.9%	11.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,762,834	16,291
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.4%	74.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$242,700	$77,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,492	$999
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$449	$272
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,079	$625
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.1%	4.1%
Building permits, 2018	26,724	10
Households, 2014-2018	1,520,767	8,912
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.76	2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.7%	88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	27.0%	18.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	76.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.1%	60.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.4%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	32.0%	12.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	14.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.1%	19.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.7%	39.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.7%	36.7%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	60,841,058	64,199
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	57,296,663	435,958
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,534	$21,496
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.0	13.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,606	$33,333
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,697	$21,845
Persons in poverty, percent	12.3%	23.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	94,566	337
Total employment, 2017	1,675,392	3,604
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	83,170,215	100,519
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.2%	-11.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	324,240	817
All firms, 2012	324,146	1,230
Men-owned firms, 2012	163,095	756
Women-owned firms, 2012	115,146	332
Minority-owned firms, 2012	83,284	310
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	227,870	854
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	29,940	196
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	278,278	931
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	2.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.2%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.3%	32.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	414.9	4.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	9,200.14	4,499.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

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