Douglas, AZ

Census Place

Add Comparison
2023 Population
16,118
1.12% 1-year decline
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
34
0.295% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
30.2%
3.94% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$39,350
5.4% 1-year decline
2023 Median Property Value
$138,200
10% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
4,581
0.197% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Douglas, AZ had a population of 16.1k people with a median age of 34 and a median household income of $39,350. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Douglas, AZ declined from 16,301 to 16,118, a −1.12% decrease and its median household income declined from $41,594 to $39,350, a −5.4% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Douglas, AZ are Two+ (Hispanic) (41.8%), White (Hispanic) (27.4%), Other (Hispanic) (12.7%), White (Non-Hispanic) (10.8%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.78%).

None of the households in Douglas, 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.

90% of the residents in Douglas, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Douglas, AZ was $138,200, and the homeownership rate was 62.1%.

Most people in Douglas, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Douglas, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Douglas, AZ is home to a population of 16.1k people, from which 90% are citizens. As of 2023, 23.2% of Douglas, AZ residents were born outside of the country (3.74k people).

In 2023, there were 1.53 times more Two+ (Hispanic) residents (6.74k people) in Douglas, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.41k White (Hispanic) and 2.04k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

90%
2023 Citizenship
89.1%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 90% of Douglas, AZ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Douglas, AZ was 89.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Douglas, AZ
  1. Two+ (Hispanic)
    6.74k ± 833
  2. White (Hispanic)
    4.41k ± 780
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    2.04k ± 511
83.5%
Hispanic Population
13.5k people

In 2023, there were 1.53 times more Two+ (Hispanic) residents (6.74k people) in Douglas, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.41k White (Hispanic) and 2.04k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

83.5% of the people in Douglas, AZ are hispanic (13.5k people).

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arizona.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    500,763 ± 16,756 people
  2. India
    40,959 ± 4,955 people
  3. 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Foreign-Born Population

23.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.74k people
23.2%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
3.78k people

As of 2023, 23.2% of Douglas, AZ residents (3.74k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Douglas, AZ was 23.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    168 ± 85
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    126 ± 86
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    104 ± 76

Douglas, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Economy

The economy of Douglas, AZ employs 4.58k people. The largest industries in Douglas, AZ are Educational Services (716 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (653 people), and Public Administration (564 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($69,219), Public Administration ($52,792), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,694).

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.

Occupations

4.58k
2023 Value
± 503
0.197%
1 Year growth
± 15.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Douglas, AZ grew at a rate of 0.197%, from 4.57k employees to 4.58k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Douglas, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (696 people), Sales & Related Occupations (408 people), and Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (398 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Douglas, AZ.

View Data
Save Image

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Employment by Industries

4.58k
2023 Value
± 503
0.197%
1 Year growth
± 15.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Douglas, AZ grew at a rate of 0.197%, from 4.57k employees to 4.58k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Douglas, AZ, are Educational Services (716 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (653 people), and Public Administration (564 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Douglas, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Douglas, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,635
Median earning men ± $6,564
$27,193
Median earning women ± $3,289

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($56,667), Public Administration ($53,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,844), Public Administration ($39,583), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,112).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego 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.

US Senators from Arizona

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.
Mark Kelly
Senator from Arizona3
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.
Ruben Gallego
Senator from Arizona1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Education

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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Educational Pyramid

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Educational Attainment

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Housing & Living

The median property value in Douglas, AZ was $138,200 in 2023, which is 0.456 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $125,600 to $138,200, a 10% increase. The homeownership rate in Douglas, AZ is 62.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Douglas, AZ have an average commute time of 21.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Douglas, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Douglas, AZ is $39,350. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Douglas, AZ was Census Tract 7 with a value of $50,603, followed by Census Tract 6 and Census Tract 9.01, with respective values of $49,417 and $43,478.

Property

$138,200
Median Property Value 2023
±$16,136
$2,830
Median Property Taxes
±$364

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 Douglas, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Rent vs Own

62.1%
Homeownership
2023
65.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 62.1% of the housing units in Douglas, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.8%.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.
Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 7
  2. Census Tract 6
  3. Census Tract 9.01

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Douglas, AZ was Census Tract 7 with a value of $50,603, followed by Census Tract 6 and Census Tract 9.01, with respective values of $49,417 and $43,478.

The following map shows all of the places in Douglas, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$39,350
Median Household Income
± $4,742
4.56k
Number of Households
± 473

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.56k households in Douglas, AZ declined from $39,350 from the previous year's value of $41,594.

The following chart displays the households in Douglas, 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Douglas, 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (78.8%)
  2. Carpooled (8.01%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.2%)

In 2023, 78.8% of workers in Douglas, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.01%) and those who worked at home (7.2%).

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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Commute Time

21.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Douglas, AZ have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.67% of the workforce in Douglas, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Poverty & Diversity

30.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Douglas, AZ (3.9k out of 12.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Health

86.4% of the population of Douglas, AZ has health coverage, with 26.8% on employee plans, 40.6% on Medicaid, 9.74% on Medicare, 8.48% on non-group plans, and 0.788% 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.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.9% under 18 years, 23.5% between 18 and 34 years, 30.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Uninsured People

13.6%
Uninsured
26.8%
Employer Coverage
40.6%
Medicaid
9.74%
Medicare
8.48%
Non-Group
0.788%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Douglas, AZ grew by 15.8% from 11.7% to 13.6%.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart