Bisbee, AZ

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2022 Population

4,972

0.303% 1-year growth

US Senator

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Party

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

7.14% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

20.2%

23.8% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$43,512

5.88% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$201,000

17.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Bisbee, AZ had a population of 4.97k people with a median age of 60 and a median household income of $43,512. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Bisbee, AZ grew from 4,957 to 4,972, a 0.303% increase and its median household income grew from $41,094 to $43,512, a 5.88% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bisbee, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (67.2%), Two+ (Hispanic) (13.1%), White (Hispanic) (10.2%), Other (Hispanic) (3.76%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.53%).

None of the households in Bisbee, 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.

98.3% of the residents in Bisbee, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Bisbee, AZ was $201,000, and the homeownership rate was 76.2%.

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

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Population & Diversity

Bisbee, AZ is home to a population of 4.97k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 6.92% of Bisbee, AZ residents were born outside of the country (344 people).

In 2022, there were 5.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.34k people) in Bisbee, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 653 Two+ (Hispanic) and 506 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.3%

2022 Citizenship

97.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.3% of Bisbee, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Bisbee, AZ was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bisbee, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.34k ± 274
Two+ (Hispanic)
653 ± 274
White (Hispanic)
506 ± 206

27.3%

Hispanic Population

1.36k people

27.3% of the people in Bisbee, AZ are hispanic (1.36k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

6.92%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

344 people

6.54%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

324 people

As of 2022, 6.92% of Bisbee, AZ residents (344 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 Bisbee, AZ was 6.54%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
312 ± 125
Gulf War (1990s)
102 ± 82
Gulf War (2001-)
47 ± 49

Bisbee, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.06 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bisbee, AZ employs 1.66k people. The largest industries in Bisbee, AZ are Public Administration (233 people), Educational Services (207 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (166 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,172), Public Administration ($61,552), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($48,750).

Employment

Occupations

1.66k

2022 Value

± 273

1.65%

1 Year growth

± 21.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bisbee, AZ grew at a rate of 1.65%, from 1.63k employees to 1.66k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bisbee, AZ, are Sales & Related Occupations (195 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (192 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (176 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bisbee, 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.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.66k

2022 Value

± 273

1.65%

1 Year growth

± 21.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bisbee, AZ grew at a rate of 1.65%, from 1.63k employees to 1.66k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bisbee, AZ, are Public Administration (233 people), Educational Services (207 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (166 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bisbee, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Bisbee, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,514

Median earning men ± $8,561

$27,250

Median earning women ± $14,222

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,172), Public Administration ($61,472), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($35,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($68,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,891), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($33,833).

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.

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

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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

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 Bisbee, AZ was $201,000 in 2022, which is 0.713 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $170,900 to $201,000, a 17.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Bisbee, AZ is 76.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

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

Property

$201,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$24,197

$1,984

Median Property Taxes

±$316

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

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

Rent vs Own

76.2%

Homeownership

2022

70.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 76.2% of the housing units in Bisbee, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bisbee, 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
Census Tract 12

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

$43,512

Median Household Income

± $5,306

2.6k

Number of Households

± 369

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.6k households in Bisbee, AZ grew to $43,512 from the previous year's value of $41,094.

The following chart displays the households in Bisbee, 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 Bisbee, 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 (79.7%)
Worked At Home (15.8%)
Walked (2.63%)

In 2022, 79.7% of workers in Bisbee, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.8%) and those who walked to work (2.63%).

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 Bisbee, AZ have a shorter commute time (13.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Bisbee, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bisbee, AZ (949 out of 4.69k 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 Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bisbee, 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

89.8% of the population of Bisbee, AZ has health coverage, with 21.6% on employee plans, 20.6% on Medicaid, 24.9% on Medicare, 17.8% on non-group plans, and 4.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cochise County, AZ see 1770 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.42% increase from the previous year (1679 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1637 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 746 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,770 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cochise County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Cochise County, AZ see an average of 1,770 patients per year. This represents a 5.42% increase from the previous year (1,679 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 11.5% under 18 years, 10.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 39.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.6% were men and 54.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.2%

Uninsured

21.6%

Employer Coverage

20.6%

Medicaid

24.9%

Medicare

17.8%

Non-Group

4.84%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bisbee, AZ declined by 14.7% from 12% to 10.2%.

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

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