La Paz County, Arizona

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,605
Median household income: $49,506
Median home value: $117,600

Home to 16,605 residents, La Paz County is one of Arizona's counties. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. At $49,506, its median household income sits below Arizona's $76,872.

From 2019 to 2023, La Paz County's population declined 20.1% from 20,793 to 16,605, while its median household income rose 42.9% from $34,643 to $49,506.

Households average 1.85 people. The median gross rent is $735.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,605
Median age: 59.7 yrs
Median household income: $49,506
Median home value: $117,600
Median gross rent: $735
Housing units: 13,653
Homeownership rate: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Unemployment rate: 10.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,79316,605

Median household income

$34,643$49,506

Median home value

$79,200$117,600

Median gross rent

$565$735

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,793	$34,643	$79,200	$565
2020	21,035	$34,956	$84,600	$657
2021	16,845	$39,732	$104,300	$701
2022	16,681	$46,634	$117,500	$691
2023	16,605	$49,506	$117,600	$735

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7418.2%

75 and over24.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	702	4.2%
5 to 17	1,903	11.5%
18 to 24	763	4.6%
25 to 34	1,280	7.7%
35 to 44	1,355	8.2%
45 to 54	1,596	9.6%
55 to 64	1,994	12.0%
65 to 74	3,017	18.2%
75 and over	3,995	24.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,601	57.8%
Black or African American	50	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,007	12.1%
Asian	188	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.1%
Two or more races	512	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,230	25.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,310	17.5%
High school graduate	4,520	34.1%
Some college or associate's	4,573	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,165	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	669	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,881	73.2%
Carpooled	566	10.7%
Public transit	8	0.2%
Walked	236	4.5%
Bicycle	1	0.0%
Worked from home	558	10.5%
Other means	50	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,225	68.0%
15 to 29 min	823	17.4%
30 to 44 min	425	9.0%
45 to 59 min	112	2.4%
60+ min	157	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.85
Poverty rate: 18.4% (3,001 of 16,270)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,423	61.0%
Nonfamily households	3,464	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,887	65.1%
Vacant	4,766	34.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,259	70.4%
Renter-occupied	2,628	29.6%

1-unit, detached36.4%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other58.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,969	36.4%
1-unit, attached	103	0.8%
2 to 4 units	385	2.8%
5 to 19 units	142	1.0%
20 or more units	35	0.3%
Mobile home & other	8,019	58.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 04012
State: Arizona
Land area: 4,497 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 33.7276, -114.0388