Douglas

Population: 16,118
Median household income: $39,350
Median home value: $138,200

Located in Cochise County, Arizona, Douglas is a community with a population of 16,118. At $39,350, its median household income sits below Cochise County's $58,970.

From 2019 to 2023, Douglas's population declined 1.2% from 16,307 to 16,118, while its median home value rose 37.8% from $100,300 to $138,200.

The typical home was built around 1968. 30.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,118
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $39,350
Median home value: $138,200
Median gross rent: $755
Housing units: 5,570
Homeownership rate: 62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Unemployment rate: 11.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,30716,118

Median household income

$35,514$39,350

Median home value

$100,300$138,200

Median gross rent

$612$755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,307	$35,514	$100,300	$612
2020	16,292	$38,446	$104,100	$581
2021	16,470	$39,479	$107,300	$645
2022	16,301	$41,594	$125,600	$714
2023	16,118	$39,350	$138,200	$755

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,196	7.4%
5 to 17	2,504	15.5%
18 to 24	1,749	10.9%
25 to 34	2,913	18.1%
35 to 44	2,336	14.5%
45 to 54	1,631	10.1%
55 to 64	1,822	11.3%
65 to 74	1,191	7.4%
75 and over	776	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,748	10.8%
Black or African American	448	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	158	1.0%
Asian	27	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	38	0.2%
Some other race	3	0.0%
Two or more races	240	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,456	83.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.8%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,641	24.8%
High school graduate	3,481	32.6%
Some college or associate's	3,341	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	740	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	466	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,381	78.8%
Carpooled	344	8.0%
Public transit	15	0.3%
Walked	103	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	309	7.2%
Other means	140	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,092	52.5%
15 to 29 min	1,047	26.3%
30 to 44 min	146	3.7%
45 to 59 min	292	7.3%
60+ min	406	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 30.2% (3,902 of 12,914)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,179	69.7%
Nonfamily households	1,381	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,560	81.9%
Vacant	1,010	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,830	62.1%
Renter-occupied	1,730	37.9%

1-unit, detached72.9%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,058	72.9%
1-unit, attached	438	7.9%
2 to 4 units	280	5.0%
5 to 19 units	472	8.5%
20 or more units	73	1.3%
Mobile home & other	249	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0420050
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.3993, -109.5413