La Paz County, AZ

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2022 Population

16,681

0.974% 1-year decline

US Senator

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Party

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

57.3

0.35% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

21%

4.13% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$46,634

17.4% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$117,500

12.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, La Paz County, AZ had a population of 16.7k people with a median age of 57.3 and a median household income of $46,634. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of La Paz County, AZ declined from 16,845 to 16,681, a −0.974% decrease and its median household income grew from $39,732 to $46,634, a 17.4% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in La Paz County, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (56.1%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (12.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (11.7%), White (Hispanic) (7.4%), and Other (Hispanic) (5.93%).

None of the households in La Paz County, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92% of the residents in La Paz County, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in La Paz County, AZ was $117,500, and the homeownership rate was 68.4%.

Most people in La Paz County, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.6 minutes. The average car ownership in La Paz County, AZ was 2 cars per household.

La Paz County, AZ borders Maricopa County, AZ, Mohave County, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ, Yuma County, AZ, Imperial County, CA, Riverside County, CA, and San Bernardino County, CA.

United States Arizona

Population & Diversity

La Paz County, AZ is home to a population of 16.7k people, from which 92% are citizens. As of 2022, 12% of La Paz County, AZ residents were born outside of the country (2.01k people).

In 2022, there were 4.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.36k people) in La Paz County, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.02k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 1.96k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

92%

2022 Citizenship

93.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 92% of La Paz County, AZ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in La Paz County, AZ was 93.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in La Paz County, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in La Paz County, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.36k ± 47
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
2.02k ± 153
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.96k ± 486

28.2%

Hispanic Population

4.7k people

28.2% of the people in La Paz County, AZ are hispanic (4.7k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in La Paz County, AZ as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

12%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.01k people

10.3%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.74k people

As of 2022, 12% of La Paz County, AZ residents (2.01k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in La Paz County, AZ was 10.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in La Paz County, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,140 ± 231
Korea
167 ± 122
Gulf War (2001-)
107 ± 73

La Paz County, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.83 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of La Paz County, AZ employs 5.47k people. The largest industries in La Paz County, AZ are Accommodation & Food Services (751 people), Retail Trade (669 people), and Public Administration (578 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($242,619), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($126,719), and Information ($64,500).

Employment

Occupations

5.47k

2022 Value

± 495

4.01%

1 Year growth

± 12%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in La Paz County, AZ grew at a rate of 4.01%, from 5.26k employees to 5.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Paz County, AZ, are Management Occupations (817 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (589 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (483 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Paz County, AZ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arizona (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.47k

2022 Value

± 495

4.01%

1 Year growth

± 12%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in La Paz County, AZ grew at a rate of 4.01%, from 5.26k employees to 5.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Paz County, AZ, are Accommodation & Food Services (751 people), Retail Trade (669 people), and Public Administration (578 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Paz County, AZ, though some of these residents may live in La Paz County, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,483

Median earning men ± $4,020

$31,931

Median earning women ± $2,372

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($242,619), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($159,087), and Information ($141,786).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($90,469), Construction ($78,013), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,599).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.3%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.15M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.3% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.21%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

29
Retail Trade
27
Retail Trade
25
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in La Paz County, AZ went to Donald J. Trump with 68.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (30%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.25%).

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (68.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (30%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.25%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in La Paz County, AZ went to Donald J. Trump with 68.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (30%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in La Paz County, AZ for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

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Kyrsten Sinema

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Kyrsten Sinema won election to the Senate as a Democrat in 2018

Mark Kelly

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arizona

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arizona have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.12% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (1.42M), High School or Equivalent (1.41M), and Bachelors Degree (1.02M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in La Paz County, AZ was $117,500 in 2022, which is 0.417 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $104,300 to $117,500, a 12.7% increase. The homeownership rate in La Paz County, AZ is 68.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in La Paz County, AZ have an average commute time of 13.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in La Paz County, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in La Paz County, AZ is $46,634. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in La Paz County, AZ was Census Tract 9402 with a value of $67,566, followed by Census Tract 205.01 and Census Tract 202.01, with respective values of $49,300 and $47,315.

Property

$117,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,656

$6,092

Median Property Taxes

±$544

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In La Paz County, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in La Paz County, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.4%

Homeownership

2022

62.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 68.4% of the housing units in La Paz County, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in La Paz County, AZ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9402
Census Tract 205.01
Census Tract 202.01

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in La Paz County, AZ was Census Tract 9402 with a value of $67,566, followed by Census Tract 205.01 and Census Tract 202.01, with respective values of $49,300 and $47,315.

The following map shows all of the tracts in La Paz County, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$46,634

Median Household Income

± $2,584

8.91k

Number of Households

± 701

In 2022, the median household income of the 8.91k households in La Paz County, AZ grew to $46,634 from the previous year's value of $39,732.

The following chart displays the households in La Paz County, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for La Paz County, AZ is from Arizona.

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Arizona

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2022, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.545% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arizona across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (76.6%)
Carpooled (11.1%)
Worked At Home (6.89%)

In 2022, 76.6% of workers in La Paz County, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who worked at home (6.89%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

13.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Paz County, AZ have a shorter commute time (13.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.695% of the workforce in La Paz County, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in La Paz County, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in La Paz County, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in La Paz County, AZ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Paz County, AZ (3.44k out of 16.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Paz County, AZ is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

84.8% of the population of La Paz County, AZ has health coverage, with 24.1% on employee plans, 16.1% on Medicaid, 28.2% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 3.72% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in La Paz County, AZ see 3580 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.76% increase from the previous year (3518 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1641 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1026 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,580 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in La Paz County, AZ

Primary care physicians in La Paz County, AZ see an average of 3,580 patients per year. This represents a 1.76% increase from the previous year (3,518 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in La Paz County, AZ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.6% under 18 years, 12.7% between 18 and 34 years, 29.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 40.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

15.2%

Uninsured

24.1%

Employer Coverage

16.1%

Medicaid

28.2%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

3.72%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in La Paz County, AZ grew by 5.94% from 14.4% to 15.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in La Paz County, AZ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 93.6 in La Paz County, AZ.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in La Paz County, AZ.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.8% in La Paz County, AZ.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in La Paz County, AZ.