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La Paz County, AZ

16,605 Population
4,496.6 square miles 3.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

59.7 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Arizona: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$33,413 ±$2,774 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Arizona: $40,736 ±$241
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$49,506 ±$4,816 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Arizona: $76,872 ±$414
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

18.4% ±2.9% (3,001  ±466) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Arizona: 12.8% 907,125 (±0.2% / ±14,212)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

13.9 minutes ±0.7 (65,735  ±7,303) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in Arizona: 25.5 70,317,520 (±0.1 / ±410,503)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

8,887 ±292 Number of households
  • Arizona: 2,796,790 ±6,018
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
1.9 ±0.1 (16,451  ±85) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Arizona: 2.5 7,105,986
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

9.5% ±3.8% (222  ±88) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Arizona: 5.3% 87,489 (±0.2% / ±3,122)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

13,653 ±49 Number of housing units
  • Arizona: 3,142,443 ±466
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$117,600 ±$8,607 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in Arizona: $358,900 ±$1,200
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

11% ±2.5% (1,798  ±402.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Arizona: 14.9% 1,069,460 (±0.2% / ±13,475.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

82.6% ±5.5% (10,927  ±738.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arizona: 89.1% 4,446,105 (±0.3% / ±16,725.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
13.9% ±2.4% (1,834  ±323.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Arizona: 32.6% 1,627,462 (±0.2% / ±10,137.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.7% (1,605  ±257) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Arizona: 12.9% 935,586
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

16% ±2.3% (2,234  ±324) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in Arizona: 8.1% 459,818 (±0.1% / ±4,961)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
2,234 Total veterans ±324 2,041 Male ±315 193 Female ±103

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