Tombstone

Population: 1,022
Median household income: $54,792
Median home value: $150,500

Tombstone, a community in Cochise County, Arizona, has 1,022 residents. At $54,792, its median household income sits below Cochise County's $58,970.

From 2019 to 2023, Tombstone's population declined 15.5% from 1,209 to 1,022, while its median home value rose 22.4% from $123,000 to $150,500.

The typical home was built around 1978. 11.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,022
Median age: 57.5 yrs
Median household income: $54,792
Median home value: $150,500
Median gross rent: $696
Housing units: 796
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2091,022

Median household income

$35,174$54,792

Median home value

$123,000$150,500

Median gross rent

$563$696

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,209	$35,174	$123,000	$563
2020	1,205	$37,031	$136,300	$586
2021	978	$44,167	$130,300	$740
2022	1,046	$46,667	$141,600	$810
2023	1,022	$54,792	$150,500	$696

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 179.3%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 344.1%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7418.1%

75 and over21.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	2.2%
5 to 17	95	9.3%
18 to 24	68	6.7%
25 to 34	42	4.1%
35 to 44	102	10.0%
45 to 54	135	13.2%
55 to 64	156	15.3%
65 to 74	185	18.1%
75 and over	217	21.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	810	79.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	74	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	138	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's43.8%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	3.8%
High school graduate	294	35.1%
Some college or associate's	367	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	95	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	49	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled2.0%

Public transit0.7%

Walked8.8%

Bicycle2.0%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	336	74.0%
Carpooled	9	2.0%
Public transit	3	0.7%
Walked	40	8.8%
Bicycle	9	2.0%
Worked from home	53	11.7%
Other means	4	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	192	47.9%
15 to 29 min	86	21.4%
30 to 44 min	85	21.2%
45 to 59 min	7	1.7%
60+ min	31	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.85
Poverty rate: 11.7% (120 of 1,022)

	Count	Share
Family households	267	48.4%
Nonfamily households	285	51.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	552	69.3%
Vacant	244	30.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	377	68.3%
Renter-occupied	175	31.7%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other21.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	518	65.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	76	9.5%
5 to 19 units	18	2.3%
20 or more units	11	1.4%
Mobile home & other	173	21.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0474400
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.7208, -110.0767