La Paz County, AZ

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2023 Population

16,605

0.456% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ruben Gallego

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

59.7

4.19% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$49,506

6.16% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$117,600

0.0851% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

5,427

0.732% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, La Paz County, AZ had a population of 16.6k people with a median age of 59.7 and a median household income of $49,506. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of La Paz County, AZ declined from 16,681 to 16,605, a −0.456% decrease and its median household income grew from $46,634 to $49,506, a 6.16% increase.

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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.

In 2023, the median property value in La Paz County, AZ was $117,600, and the homeownership rate was 70.4%.

Most people in La Paz County, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.9 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

Economy

The economy of La Paz County, AZ employs 5.43k people. The largest industries in La Paz County, AZ are Accommodation & Food Services (708 people), Retail Trade (623 people), and Public Administration (613 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($72,250), Wholesale Trade ($57,102), and Construction ($56,111).

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

5.43k

2023 Value

± 521

−0.732%

1 Year decline

± 13.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in La Paz County, AZ declined at a rate of −0.732%, from 5.47k employees to 5.43k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Paz County, AZ, are Management Occupations (758 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (674 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (473 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

5.43k

2023 Value

± 521

−0.732%

1 Year decline

± 13.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in La Paz County, AZ declined at a rate of −0.732%, from 5.47k employees to 5.43k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Paz County, AZ, are Accommodation & Food Services (708 people), Retail Trade (623 people), and Public Administration (613 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.

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

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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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$37.4k
Retail Trade
$35.1k
Accommodation and Food Services
$23.3k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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%).

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.

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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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.

Ruben Gallego

Senator from Arizona

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.

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 $117,600 in 2023, which is 0.388 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $117,500 to $117,600, a 0.0851% increase. The homeownership rate in La Paz County, AZ is 70.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in La Paz County, AZ have an average commute time of 13.9 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 $49,506. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in La Paz County, AZ was Census Tract 9402 with a value of $74,643, followed by Census Tract 202.02 and Census Tract 205.01, with respective values of $54,643 and $50,533.

In 2023, 13.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in La Paz County, AZ. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.59%.

Housing

Property

$117,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,607

$6,259

Median Property Taxes

±$603

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.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9402
Census Tract 202.02
Census Tract 205.01

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in La Paz County, AZ was Census Tract 9402 with a value of $74,643, followed by Census Tract 202.02 and Census Tract 205.01, with respective values of $54,643 and $50,533.

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.

$49,506

Median Household Income

± $4,816

8.89k

Number of Households

± 728

In 2023, the median household income of the 8.89k households in La Paz County, AZ grew to $49,506 from the previous year's value of $46,634.

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 2023

Drove Alone (73.2%)
Carpooled (10.7%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)

In 2023, 73.2% of workers in La Paz County, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who worked at home (10.5%).

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

13.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Paz County, AZ have a shorter commute time (13.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.03% 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

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in La Paz County, AZ. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.59%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

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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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 31.2% of the children was living in poverty in La Paz County, AZ. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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Health

N/A% of the population of La Paz County, AZ has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% 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, 52.1% were men and 47.9% 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 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.1% under 18 years, 11.7% between 18 and 34 years, 29.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 42.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.1% were men and 47.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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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.