Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
220,517
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
53.6
0.752% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
16.1%
4.42% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$57,684
3.38% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$281,000
11% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
77,898
2.58% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, 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.

97.5% of the residents in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ are Mohave Community College (968 degrees awarded in 2023) and Charles of Italy Beauty College (40 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ was $281,000, and the homeownership rate was 74.1%.

Most people in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is home to a population of 221k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.11% of Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ residents were born outside of the country (13.5k people).

In 2024, there were 12.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (165k people) in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.6k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 11.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%
2024 Citizenship
97.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    165k ± 586
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    13.6k ± 1.27k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    11.1k ± 1.12k
17.1%
Hispanic Population
37.7k people

In 2024, there were 12.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (165k people) in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.6k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 11.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

17.1% of the people in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ are hispanic (37.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Arizona.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    487,424 ± 16,556 people
  2. India
    44,278 ± 5,150 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.11%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
13.5k people
5.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
12.8k people

As of 2024, 6.11% of Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ residents (13.5k 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 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ was 5.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    10,842 ± 802
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,804 ± 466
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,643 ± 598

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.87 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ employs 77.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ were Health Care & Social Assistance (10,357 people), Retail Trade (10,285 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (7,379 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($93,765), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($67,469), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,096).

Employment

Occupations

77.9k
2024 Value
± 2,559
2.58%
1 Year growth
± 4.54%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ grew at a rate of 2.58%, from 75.9k employees to 77.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (9,636 people), Sales & Related Occupations (8,489 people), and Management Occupations (7,330 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

77.9k
2024 Value
± 2,559
2.58%
1 Year growth
± 4.54%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ grew at a rate of 2.58%, from 75.9k employees to 77.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (10,357 people), Retail Trade (10,285 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (7,379 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,369
Median earning men ± $1,556
$36,094
Median earning women ± $881

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($82,179), Public Administration ($69,836), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,519).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,700), Public Administration ($45,934), and Manufacturing ($44,949).

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 393
    Construction
  2. 261
    Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
  3. 250
    Retail Trade

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $509k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $381k
    Retail Trade
  3. $203k
    Construction

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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

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (52.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (46.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

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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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ awarded 1,008 degrees. The student population of Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,157 male students and 2,624 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ are White (620 and 61.8%), Hispanic or Latino (277 and 27.6%), Two or More Races (37 and 3.69%), and Asian (24 and 2.39%).

The largest universities in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Mohave Community College (968 and 96%) and Charles of Italy Beauty College (40 and 3.97%).

The most popular majors in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ are Registered Nursing (145 and 14.4%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (90 and 8.93%), and HVAC Maintenance (86 and 8.53%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 3,781 students enrolled in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, 30.6% men and 69.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,253 records, of which 69.6% were women and 30.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    145 degrees awarded
  2. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    73 degrees awarded
  3. General Studies
    26 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ was Registered Nursing with 145 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Mohave Community College
    968 degrees awarded
  2. Charles of Italy Beauty College
    40 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Mohave Community College with 968 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 385 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, which is 0.618 times less than the 623 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 620 degrees mean that there were 2.24 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 277 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,944) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($192) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($720) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ was $281,000 in 2024, which is 0.845 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $253,200 to $281,000, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 74.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$281,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,877
$75,535
Median Property Taxes
±$2,156

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 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

74.1%
Homeownership
2024
71.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.1% of the housing units in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$57,684
Median Household Income
± $1,429
102k
Number of Households
± 2,821

In 2024, the median household income of the 102k households in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ grew to $57,684 from the previous year's value of $55,799.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake Havasu City-Kingman, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.9%)
  2. Carpooled (10.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.07%)

In 2024, 75.9% of workers in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.8%) and those who worked at home (9.07%).

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.

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Commute Time

19.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.38% of the workforce in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ (34.7k out of 216k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, 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.

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Health

90.5% of the population of Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ has health coverage, with 27.5% on employee plans, 19.8% on Medicaid, 24% on Medicare, 16.5% on non-group plans, and 2.85% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arizona see 1,505 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,505 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1509 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 509 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,505 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Arizona

Primary care physicians in Arizona see an average of 1,505 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,505 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.4% under 18 years, 14.6% between 18 and 34 years, 35.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 32.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

9.49%
Uninsured
27.5%
Employer Coverage
19.8%
Medicaid
24%
Medicare
16.5%
Non-Group
2.85%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ declined by 2.03% from 9.69% to 9.49%.

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