Willcox

Population: 3,236
Median household income: $40,750
Median home value: $155,000

Located in Cochise County, Arizona, Willcox is a community with a population of 3,236. At $40,750, its median household income sits below Cochise County's $58,970.

Between 2019 and 2023, Willcox's population declined 8.4% from 3,533 to 3,236, while its median home value rose 104.5% from $75,800 to $155,000.

9.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,236
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $40,750
Median home value: $155,000
Median gross rent: $885
Housing units: 1,444
Homeownership rate: 51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Unemployment rate: 13.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5333,236

Median household income

$36,756$40,750

Median home value

$75,800$155,000

Median gross rent

$576$885

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,533	$36,756	$75,800	$576
2020	3,507	$35,000	$71,400	$597
2021	3,240	$33,472	$82,600	$804
2022	3,232	$40,884	$116,400	$856
2023	3,236	$40,750	$155,000	$885

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	152	4.7%
5 to 17	582	18.0%
18 to 24	307	9.5%
25 to 34	535	16.5%
35 to 44	476	14.7%
45 to 54	246	7.6%
55 to 64	334	10.3%
65 to 74	413	12.8%
75 and over	191	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,163	35.9%
Black or African American	14	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	95	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,959	60.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.2%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	421	19.2%
High school graduate	749	34.1%
Some college or associate's	820	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	152	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	53	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone91.9%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,110	91.9%
Carpooled	51	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	1.3%
Other means	11	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	780	65.4%
15 to 29 min	195	16.4%
30 to 44 min	60	5.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	157	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 19.0% (612 of 3,222)

	Count	Share
Family households	731	62.4%
Nonfamily households	441	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,172	81.2%
Vacant	272	18.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	607	51.8%
Renter-occupied	565	48.2%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other10.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,083	75.0%
1-unit, attached	16	1.1%
2 to 4 units	68	4.7%
5 to 19 units	19	1.3%
20 or more units	104	7.2%
Mobile home & other	154	10.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0483090
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 32.2518, -109.8357