Prescott, AZ

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2022 Population

46,054

2.2% 1-year growth

US Senator

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Party

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

60.5

0% 1-year change

2022 Poverty Rate

11.3%

0.975% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$66,330

8.58% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$473,900

22.7% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

16,028

3.75% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Prescott, AZ had a population of 46.1k people with a median age of 60.5 and a median household income of $66,330. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Prescott, AZ grew from 45,063 to 46,054, a 2.2% increase and its median household income grew from $61,090 to $66,330, a 8.58% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Prescott, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (85.6%), White (Hispanic) (3.58%), Other (Hispanic) (3.12%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.5%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.76%).

None of the households in Prescott, 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.

98% of the residents in Prescott, AZ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Prescott, AZ are Yavapai College (1,966 degrees awarded in 2022), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott (555 degrees), and Prescott College (352 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Prescott, AZ was $473,900, and the homeownership rate was 69.4%.

Most people in Prescott, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Prescott, AZ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Prescott, AZ is home to a population of 46.1k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2022, 5.42% of Prescott, AZ residents were born outside of the country (2.5k people).

In 2022, there were 23.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (39.4k people) in Prescott, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.65k White (Hispanic) and 1.44k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2022 Citizenship

98.1%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98% of Prescott, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Prescott, AZ was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Prescott, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
39.4k ± 785
White (Hispanic)
1.65k ± 369
Other (Hispanic)
1.44k ± 561

8.66%

Hispanic Population

3.99k people

8.66% of the people in Prescott, AZ are hispanic (3.99k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arizona.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
500,763 ± 16,756 people
India
40,959 ± 4,955 people
Canada
39,634 ± 4,874 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 500,763 Arizona residents, followed by India with 40,959 and Canada with 39,634.

Foreign-Born Population

5.42%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.5k people

5.89%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.65k people

As of 2022, 5.42% of Prescott, AZ residents (2.5k 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 Prescott, AZ was 5.89%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,676 ± 438
Gulf War (2001-)
623 ± 233
Gulf War (1990s)
507 ± 203

Prescott, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.3 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Prescott, AZ employs 16k people. The largest industries in Prescott, AZ are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,860 people), Retail Trade (1,987 people), and Educational Services (1,569 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($250,001), Finance & Insurance ($127,785), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($102,750).

Males in Arizona have an average income that is 1.29 times higher than the average income of females, which is $59,270. The income inequality in Arizona (measured using the Gini index) is 0.457, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

16k

2022 Value

± 1,054

3.75%

1 Year growth

± 9.34%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Prescott, AZ grew at a rate of 3.75%, from 15.4k employees to 16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Prescott, AZ, are Management Occupations (1,894 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,890 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,681 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Prescott, 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

16k

2022 Value

± 1,054

3.75%

1 Year growth

± 9.34%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Prescott, AZ grew at a rate of 3.75%, from 15.4k employees to 16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Prescott, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,860 people), Retail Trade (1,987 people), and Educational Services (1,569 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Prescott, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Prescott, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,290

Median earning men ± $4,466

$36,323

Median earning women ± $4,316

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($127,785), Wholesale Trade ($73,365), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,571).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($90,213), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,971), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,552).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

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

Voting results are not available for Prescott, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.1%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.52%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona 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

In 2022, universities in Prescott, AZ awarded 2,873 degrees. The student population of Prescott, AZ in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 5,506 male students and 5,622 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Prescott, AZ are White (1,848 and 65.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (509 and 17.9%), Unknown (185 and 6.51%), and Two or More Races (131 and 4.61%).

The largest universities in Prescott, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Yavapai College (1,966 and 68.4%), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott (555 and 19.3%), and Prescott College (352 and 12.3%).

The most popular majors in Prescott, AZ are General Studies (782 and 27.2%), General Aeronautics & Aerospace Science & Technology (129 and 4.49%), and Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering (125 and 4.35%).

The median tuition cost in Prescott, AZ for private four year colleges is $36,468.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Prescott, AZ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 69.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 30.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 11,128 (49.5% men and 50.5% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 11,128 students enrolled in Prescott, AZ, 49.5% men and 50.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 7,049 records, of which 51.6% were women and 48.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business
36 degrees awarded
General Studies
366 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
87 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Prescott, AZ was General Business with 36 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Prescott, AZ according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Yavapai College
1,966 degrees awarded
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
555 degrees awarded
Prescott College
352 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Yavapai College with 1,966 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 1,307 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Prescott, AZ, which is 0.835 times less than the 1,566 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,848 degrees mean that there were 3.63 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 509 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($36,468) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,489) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,160) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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 Prescott, AZ was $473,900 in 2022, which is 1.68 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $386,300 to $473,900, a 22.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Prescott, AZ is 69.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Prescott, AZ have an average commute time of 15.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Prescott, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$473,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$16,080

$15,125

Median Property Taxes

±$958

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 Prescott, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.4%

Homeownership

2022

71.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 69.4% of the housing units in Prescott, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Prescott, 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 10.02
Census Tract 8.02

The following map shows all of the places in Prescott, 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.

$66,330

Median Household Income

± $3,451

21.8k

Number of Households

± 1,206

In 2022, the median household income of the 21.8k households in Prescott, AZ grew to $66,330 from the previous year's value of $61,090.

The following chart displays the households in Prescott, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Prescott, 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 (73%)
Worked At Home (10.4%)
Carpooled (8.51%)

In 2022, 73% of workers in Prescott, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.51%).

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

15.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Prescott, AZ have a shorter commute time (15.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.04% of the workforce in Prescott, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Prescott, AZ (5.01k out of 44.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Prescott, AZ is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

92% of the population of Prescott, AZ has health coverage, with 29.6% on employee plans, 11.1% on Medicaid, 28.5% on Medicare, 19.4% on non-group plans, and 3.49% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Yavapai County, AZ see 1728 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0578% decrease from the previous year (1729 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1505 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 477 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Yavapai County, AZ.

1,728 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Yavapai County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Yavapai County, AZ see an average of 1,728 patients per year. This represents a 0.0578% decrease from the previous year (1,729 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 13.4% under 18 years, 14.7% between 18 and 34 years, 31.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 40.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.96%

Uninsured

29.6%

Employer Coverage

11.1%

Medicaid

28.5%

Medicare

19.4%

Non-Group

3.49%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Prescott, AZ grew by 12.5% from 7.08% to 7.96%.

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

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