Bisbee

Population: 4,963
Median household income: $46,689
Median home value: $209,600

Bisbee, a community in Cochise County, Arizona, has 4,963 residents. At $46,689, its median household income sits below Cochise County's $58,970.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bisbee's population declined 4.6% from 5,203 to 4,963, while its median home value rose 58.2% from $132,500 to $209,600.

87.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,963
Median age: 61.7 yrs
Median household income: $46,689
Median home value: $209,600
Median gross rent: $846
Housing units: 3,195
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2034,963

Median household income

$34,452$46,689

Median home value

$132,500$209,600

Median gross rent

$704$846

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,203	$34,452	$132,500	$704
2020	5,199	$38,467	$143,500	$751
2021	4,957	$41,094	$170,900	$815
2022	4,972	$43,512	$201,000	$792
2023	4,963	$46,689	$209,600	$846

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 178.5%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6420.6%

65 to 7426.7%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	117	2.4%
5 to 17	422	8.5%
18 to 24	192	3.9%
25 to 34	415	8.4%
35 to 44	440	8.9%
45 to 54	443	8.9%
55 to 64	1,024	20.6%
65 to 74	1,325	26.7%
75 and over	585	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,253	65.5%
Black or African American	43	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	178	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,463	29.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate17.2%

Some college or associate's39.7%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	445	10.5%
High school graduate	730	17.2%
Some college or associate's	1,678	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	870	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	509	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,050	71.7%
Carpooled	60	4.1%
Public transit	4	0.3%
Walked	31	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	320	21.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	632	55.2%
15 to 29 min	250	21.8%
30 to 44 min	209	18.3%
45 to 59 min	30	2.6%
60+ min	24	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.78
Poverty rate: 21.2% (991 of 4,677)

	Count	Share
Family households	961	37.0%
Nonfamily households	1,636	63.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,597	81.3%
Vacant	598	18.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,887	72.7%
Renter-occupied	710	27.3%

1-unit, detached87.0%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,779	87.0%
1-unit, attached	17	0.5%
2 to 4 units	228	7.1%
5 to 19 units	35	1.1%
20 or more units	33	1.0%
Mobile home & other	103	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0406260
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.3980, -109.9318