Cochise County, Arizona

22 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 125,458
Median household income: $58,970
Median home value: $207,400

Cochise County, Arizona counts 125,458 residents. 22 cities and places have their primary county here. At $58,970, its median household income sits below Arizona's $76,872.

From 2019 to 2023, Cochise County's population held roughly steady from 125,867 to 125,458, while its median household income rose 19.7% from $49,260 to $58,970.

The median resident is 42.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 125,458
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $58,970
Median home value: $207,400
Median gross rent: $939
Housing units: 59,312
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

125,867125,458

Median household income

$49,260$58,970

Median home value

$146,800$207,400

Median gross rent

$783$939

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	125,867	$49,260	$146,800	$783
2020	126,442	$51,505	$150,100	$803
2021	125,092	$55,077	$159,500	$841
2022	125,504	$58,421	$183,000	$893
2023	125,458	$58,970	$207,400	$939

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,533	5.2%
5 to 17	19,681	15.7%
18 to 24	9,985	8.0%
25 to 34	15,284	12.2%
35 to 44	14,525	11.6%
45 to 54	12,883	10.3%
55 to 64	16,247	13.0%
65 to 74	17,513	14.0%
75 and over	12,807	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	68,464	54.6%
Black or African American	4,055	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	601	0.5%
Asian	2,365	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	298	0.2%
Some other race	570	0.5%
Two or more races	6,028	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43,077	34.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,624	10.8%
High school graduate	22,464	25.2%
Some college or associate's	32,484	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	15,057	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9,630	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	35,124	76.3%
Carpooled	4,067	8.8%
Public transit	46	0.1%
Walked	1,074	2.3%
Bicycle	114	0.2%
Worked from home	4,927	10.7%
Other means	685	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,218	41.9%
15 to 29 min	13,147	32.0%
30 to 44 min	4,749	11.6%
45 to 59 min	2,243	5.5%
60+ min	3,753	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 15.5% (18,544 of 119,342)

	Count	Share
Family households	31,131	61.7%
Nonfamily households	19,345	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	50,476	85.1%
Vacant	8,836	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	35,586	70.5%
Renter-occupied	14,890	29.5%

1-unit, detached66.0%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other20.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	39,175	66.0%
1-unit, attached	1,597	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1,522	2.6%
5 to 19 units	3,140	5.3%
20 or more units	1,990	3.4%
Mobile home & other	11,888	20.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 04003
State: Arizona
Land area: 6,210 sq mi
Water area: 6.81 sq mi
Center point: 31.8401, -109.7752