Prescott Valley, AZ

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2022 Population

47,015

2.18% 1-year growth

US Senator

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Party

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

47.7

1.27% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

11.8%

1.4% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$66,617

11% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$341,900

20.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Prescott Valley, AZ had a population of 47k people with a median age of 47.7 and a median household income of $66,617. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Prescott Valley, AZ grew from 46,014 to 47,015, a 2.18% increase and its median household income grew from $60,033 to $66,617, a 11% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Prescott Valley, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (73.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.11%), White (Hispanic) (8.05%), Other (Hispanic) (3.79%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.44%).

None of the households in Prescott Valley, 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.

95.9% of the residents in Prescott Valley, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Prescott Valley, AZ was $341,900, and the homeownership rate was 71.2%.

Most people in Prescott Valley, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Prescott Valley, AZ was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Prescott Valley, AZ employs 20.4k people. The largest industries in Prescott Valley, AZ are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,446 people), Retail Trade (2,873 people), and Construction (1,945 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($80,324), Wholesale Trade ($77,083), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($74,333).

Employment

Occupations

20.4k

2022 Value

± 1,294

3.5%

1 Year growth

± 8.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Prescott Valley, AZ grew at a rate of 3.5%, from 19.7k employees to 20.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Prescott Valley, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,128 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,117 people), and Management Occupations (1,513 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Prescott Valley, 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.

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

20.4k

2022 Value

± 1,294

3.5%

1 Year growth

± 8.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Prescott Valley, AZ grew at a rate of 3.5%, from 19.7k employees to 20.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Prescott Valley, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,446 people), Retail Trade (2,873 people), and Construction (1,945 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Prescott Valley, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Prescott Valley, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,845

Median earning men ± $2,508

$32,548

Median earning women ± $2,101

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($113,391), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,083), and Information ($62,230).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,748), Manufacturing ($44,286), and Public Administration ($43,650).

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

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

Voting results are not available for Prescott Valley, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.1%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.52%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona 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
Kyrsten Sinema won election to the Senate as a Democrat in 2018

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 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 Prescott Valley, AZ was $341,900 in 2022, which is 1.21 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $283,700 to $341,900, a 20.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Prescott Valley, AZ is 71.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Prescott Valley, AZ have an average commute time of 21.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Prescott Valley, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Prescott Valley, AZ is $66,617. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Prescott Valley, AZ was Census Tract 6.08 with a value of $72,610, followed by Census Tract 6.04 and Census Tract 6.09, with respective values of $56,797 and $48,680.

Property

$341,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,135

$14,071

Median Property Taxes

±$1,057

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 Prescott Valley, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.2%

Homeownership

2022

71.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 71.2% of the housing units in Prescott Valley, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Prescott Valley, 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 6.08
Census Tract 6.04
Census Tract 6.09

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Prescott Valley, AZ was Census Tract 6.08 with a value of $72,610, followed by Census Tract 6.04 and Census Tract 6.09, with respective values of $56,797 and $48,680.

The following map shows all of the places in Prescott Valley, 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.

$66,617

Median Household Income

± $4,671

19.8k

Number of Households

± 1,299

In 2022, the median household income of the 19.8k households in Prescott Valley, AZ grew to $66,617 from the previous year's value of $60,033.

The following chart displays the households in Prescott Valley, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Prescott Valley, 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 2022

Drove Alone (79.2%)
Worked At Home (10.8%)
Carpooled (7.38%)

In 2022, 79.2% of workers in Prescott Valley, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.8%) and those who carpooled to work (7.38%).

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

21.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Prescott Valley, AZ have a shorter commute time (21.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.1% of the workforce in Prescott Valley, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Prescott Valley, AZ (5.5k out of 46.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Prescott Valley, 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.

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

90% of the population of Prescott Valley, AZ has health coverage, with 36.8% on employee plans, 13.8% on Medicaid, 20.1% on Medicare, 16.5% on non-group plans, and 2.79% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Yavapai County, AZ see 1728 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0578% decrease from the previous year (1729 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1505 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 477 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,728 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Yavapai County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Yavapai County, AZ see an average of 1,728 patients per year. This represents a 0.0578% decrease from the previous year (1,729 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.2% under 18 years, 17.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10%

Uninsured

36.8%

Employer Coverage

13.8%

Medicaid

20.1%

Medicare

16.5%

Non-Group

2.79%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Prescott Valley, AZ grew by 16% from 8.64% to 10%.

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

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