La Paz County, AZ

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2021 Population

16,845

19.9% 1-year decline

US Senator

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Party

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

57.1

0.523% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

20.2%

12.2% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$39,732

13.7% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$104,300

23.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, La Paz County, AZ had a population of 16.8k people with a median age of 57.1 and a median household income of $39,732. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of La Paz County, AZ declined from 21,035 to 16,845, a −19.9% decrease and its median household income grew from $34,956 to $39,732, a 13.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in La Paz County, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (56.1%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (11.8%), White (Hispanic) (9.82%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.98%), and Other (Hispanic) (5.95%).

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.

93.7% of the residents in La Paz County, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in La Paz County, AZ was $104,300, and the homeownership rate was 71.8%.

Most people in La Paz County, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.5 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 16.8k people, from which 93.7% are citizens. As of 2021, 10.3% of La Paz County, AZ residents were born outside of the country (1.74k people).

In 2021, there were 4.76 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.45k people) in La Paz County, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.98k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 1.65k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

93.7%

2021 Citizenship

93.3%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 93.7% of La Paz County, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in La Paz County, AZ was 93.3%, 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)
9.45k ± 32
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
1.98k ± 131
White (Hispanic)
1.65k ± 350

28.3%

Hispanic Population

4.76k people

28.3% of the people in La Paz County, AZ are hispanic (4.76k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

10.3%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.74k people

10.1%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

2.14k people

As of 2021, 10.3% of La Paz County, AZ residents (1.74k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in La Paz County, AZ was 10.1%, 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
1,034 ± 210
Korea
217 ± 143
Gulf War (2001-)
105 ± 63

La Paz County, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.76 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of La Paz County, AZ employs 5.26k people. The largest industries in La Paz County, AZ are Public Administration (673 people), Retail Trade (645 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (643 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($116,250), Information ($67,750), and Wholesale Trade ($49,744).

Employment

Occupations

5.26k

2021 Value

± 450

−15.1%

1 Year decline

± 15.2%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in La Paz County, AZ declined at a rate of −15.1%, from 6.19k employees to 5.26k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Paz County, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (644 people), Management Occupations (568 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (476 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.26k

2021 Value

± 450

−15.1%

1 Year decline

± 15.2%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in La Paz County, AZ declined at a rate of −15.1%, from 6.19k employees to 5.26k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Paz County, AZ, are Public Administration (673 people), Retail Trade (645 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (643 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

$38,284

Median earning men ± $3,922

$29,861

Median earning women ± $3,768

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($146,413), Information ($68,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($46,677), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,611), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($35,714).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

98
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
96
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services
96
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Arizona to other states, or from other states to Arizona.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Arizona product (by dollars) was Electronics with $32B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($21.3B) and Mixed freight ($18.1B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Arizona products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Arizona.

$217B

2020 Value in Arizona

$464B

Projected 2050 Value in Arizona

114% growth

In 2020, total outbound Arizona trade was $217B. This is expected to increase 114% to $464B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Arizona trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Arizona to other states, or from other states to Arizona.

Most Common Trade Partners

California
$30.8B
Texas
$14B
New Mexico
$5.1B

In 2020, the top outbound Arizona domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $30.8B, followed by Texas with $14B and New Mexico and $5.1B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Arizona shares with each state (excluding itself).

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%).

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

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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Kyrsten Sinema

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Until 2022; Kyrsten Sinema won election to the Senate as a member of the Democratic Party.

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 2021, 0.969% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% 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 2021 were Some college (1.42M), High School or Equivalent (1.37M), and Bachelors Degree (979k).

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 $104,300 in 2021, which is 0.426 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $84,600 to $104,300, a 23.3% increase. The homeownership rate in La Paz County, AZ is 71.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in La Paz County, AZ have an average commute time of 13.5 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 $39,732. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in La Paz County, AZ was Census Tract 9402 with a value of $59,872, followed by Census Tract 205.01 and Census Tract 202.01, with respective values of $44,646 and $42,925.

Property

$104,300

Median Property Value 2021

±$10,931

$6,230

Median Property Taxes

±$573

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.

Rent vs Own

71.8%

Homeownership

2021

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 71.8% of the housing units in La Paz County, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in La Paz County, 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 9402
Census Tract 205.01
Census Tract 202.01

In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in La Paz County, AZ was Census Tract 9402 with a value of $59,872, followed by Census Tract 205.01 and Census Tract 202.01, with respective values of $44,646 and $42,925.

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.

$39,732

Median Household Income

± $2,828

8.68k

Number of Households

± 682

In 2021, the median household income of the 8.68k households in La Paz County, AZ grew to $39,732 from the previous year's value of $34,956.

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.

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Arizona

0.462

2020 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2021, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.353% decline from 2020 to 2021, 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 2021

Drove Alone (80.7%)
Carpooled (9.66%)
Worked At Home (3.69%)

In 2021, 80.7% of workers in La Paz County, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.66%) and those who worked at home (3.69%).

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

13.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Paz County, AZ have a shorter commute time (13.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 0.242% 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

Poverty & Diversity

20.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Paz County, AZ (3.33k out of 16.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 65 - 74 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 Native American.

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

85.6% of the population of La Paz County, AZ has health coverage, with 25% on employee plans, 17% on Medicaid, 30.4% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 2.24% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Arizona was $6,452 in 2014. This is a 3.03% increase from the previous year ($6,262).

Primary care physicians in La Paz County, AZ see 3518 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0569% increase from the previous year (3516 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2148 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1193 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.8% were men and 48.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,518 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 3,518 patients per year. This represents a 0.0569% increase from the previous year (3,516 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 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17% under 18 years, 13.2% between 18 and 34 years, 29.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 39.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.8% were men and 48.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

14.4%

Uninsured

25%

Employer Coverage

17%

Medicaid

30.4%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

2.24%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in La Paz County, AZ grew by 7.81% from 13.3% to 14.4%.

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 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 93.6 in La Paz County, AZ.

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

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, 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 37% in La Paz County, AZ.

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

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