La Paz County, AZ

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2024 Population

16,664

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ruben Gallego

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

60.2

0.838% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.5%

5.37% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$49,478

0.0566% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$135,800

15.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

5,547

2.21% 1-year growth

About

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.

93.6% of the residents in La Paz County, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in La Paz County, AZ was $135,800, and the homeownership rate was 72.1%.

Most people in La Paz County, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.2 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 93.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.79% of La Paz County, AZ residents were born outside of the country (1.63k people).

In 2024, there were 4.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.54k people) in La Paz County, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.27k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.82k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.6%

2024 Citizenship

93.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.6% of La Paz County, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in La Paz County, AZ was 93.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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)
9.54k ± 75
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.27k ± 345
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
1.82k ± 147

25.6%

Hispanic Population

4.26k people

25.6% of the people in La Paz County, AZ are hispanic (4.26k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in La Paz County, AZ as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
487,424 ± 16,556 people
India
44,278 ± 5,150 people
Canada
39,616 ± 4,873 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 487,424 Arizona residents, followed by India with 44,278 and Canada with 39,616.

Foreign-Born Population

9.79%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.63k people

9.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.61k people

As of 2024, 9.79% of La Paz County, AZ residents (1.63k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in La Paz County, AZ was 9.67%, 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
1,305 ± 283
Korea
204 ± 195
Gulf War (2001-)
131 ± 85

La Paz County, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.4 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in La Paz County, AZ.

Economy

The economy of La Paz County, AZ employs 5.55k people. In 2024, the largest industries in La Paz County, AZ were Public Administration (653 people), Accommodation & Food Services (619 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (564 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($74,844), Utilities ($67,500), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,521).

Employment

Occupations

5.55k

2024 Value

± 537

2.21%

1 Year growth

± 13.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Paz County, AZ grew at a rate of 2.21%, from 5.43k employees to 5.55k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Paz County, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (773 people), Management Occupations (711 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (445 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Paz County, AZ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.55k

2024 Value

± 537

2.21%

1 Year growth

± 13.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Paz County, AZ grew at a rate of 2.21%, from 5.43k employees to 5.55k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Paz County, AZ, are Public Administration (653 people), Accommodation & Food Services (619 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (564 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

$46,260

Median earning men ± $5,132

$34,876

Median earning women ± $2,511

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($163,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,583), and Public Administration ($65,278).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,500), Construction ($49,028), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,654).

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.

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.

The visualization shows the 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 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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for La Paz County, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (46.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.54%)
Green Party

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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in La Paz County, AZ was $135,800 in 2024, which is 0.408 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $117,600 to $135,800, a 15.5% increase. The homeownership rate in La Paz County, AZ is 72.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in La Paz County, AZ have an average commute time of 13.2 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.

In 2025, 19.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in La Paz County, AZ. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.624%.

Housing

Property

$135,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$31,047

$6,459

Median Property Taxes

±$602

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 < $800 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

72.1%

Homeownership

2024

64.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.1% of the housing units in La Paz County, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.4%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$49,478

Median Household Income

± $4,006

8.96k

Number of Households

± 743

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.96k households in La Paz County, AZ declined from $49,478 from the previous year's value of $49,506.

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

2023 Wage GINI in Arizona

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2023, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.105% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 2024

Drove Alone (73.2%)
Worked At Home (11%)
Carpooled (10.9%)

In 2024, 73.2% of workers in La Paz County, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11%) and those who carpooled to work (10.9%).

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

13.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Paz County, AZ have a shorter commute time (13.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.806% 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 2025, 19.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in La Paz County, AZ. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.624%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Paz County, AZ (2.88k out of 16.5k 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 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Paz County, 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 29.3% of the children was living in poverty in La Paz County, AZ. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.4%.

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

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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 264 in La Paz County, AZ. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 80.5 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

89.3% of the population of La Paz County, AZ has health coverage, with 22.5% on employee plans, 18% on Medicaid, 27.1% on Medicare, 17.1% on non-group plans, and 4.67% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in La Paz County, AZ see 2,735 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,735 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1651 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1114 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,735 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 2,735 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,735 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 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.4% under 18 years, 12.2% between 18 and 34 years, 29% between 35 and 64 years, and 43.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.7%

Uninsured

22.5%

Employer Coverage

18%

Medicaid

27.1%

Medicare

17.1%

Non-Group

4.67%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in La Paz County, AZ declined by 16.8% from 12.9% to 10.7%.

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 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 113 in La Paz County, AZ.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 35.9% in La Paz County, AZ.

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