Maricopa County vs. Yavapai County

	Maricopa County (AZ)	Yavapai County (AZ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,410,824	231,993
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.5%	9.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,817,359	211,014
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,817,117	211,033
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.9%	16.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.2%	31.6%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	51.2%
White alone, percent	83.1%	93.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.3%	0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.8%	2.1%
Asian alone, percent	4.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.3%	14.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.9%	80.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	253,896	26,329
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	14.9%	6.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,762,834	118,394
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.4%	71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$242,700	$231,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,492	$1,287
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$449	$387
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,079	$927
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.1%	10.7%
Building permits, 2018	26,724	2,079
Households, 2014-2018	1,520,767	96,007
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.76	2.29
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.7%	83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	27.0%	10.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	89.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.1%	80.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.4%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	32.0%	25.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	12.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.1%	12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.7%	47.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.7%	43.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,105,877	407,489
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	23,736,921	1,245,128
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	34,583,412	706,930
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	60,841,058	880,393
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	57,296,663	2,504,262
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,534	$11,777
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.0	23.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,606	$50,180
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,697	$28,829
Persons in poverty, percent	12.3%	13.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	94,566	5,985
Total employment, 2017	1,675,392	61,048
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	83,170,215	2,121,676
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.2%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	324,240	19,105
All firms, 2012	324,146	20,528
Men-owned firms, 2012	163,095	9,600
Women-owned firms, 2012	115,146	7,126
Minority-owned firms, 2012	83,284	1,955
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	227,870	17,439
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	29,940	1,843
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	278,278	17,058
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.2%	6.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.3%	25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	414.9	26.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	9,200.14	8,123.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

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