Bullhead City

Population: 42,193
Median household income: $47,717
Median home value: $196,900

Bullhead City is a community in Mohave County, Arizona, home to 42,193 residents. At $47,717, its median household income sits below Mohave County's $55,799.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bullhead City's population grew 4.8% from 40,252 to 42,193, while its median home value rose 40.3% from $140,300 to $196,900.

The median gross rent is $1,034. 14.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,193
Median age: 53.7 yrs
Median household income: $47,717
Median home value: $196,900
Median gross rent: $1,034
Housing units: 24,515
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 11.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,25242,193

Median household income

$41,507$47,717

Median home value

$140,300$196,900

Median gross rent

$784$1,034

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,252	$41,507	$140,300	$784
2020	40,808	$43,442	$152,100	$825
2021	41,064	$43,368	$159,600	$861
2022	41,593	$47,129	$187,100	$944
2023	42,193	$47,717	$196,900	$1,034

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7418.8%

75 and over13.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,708	4.0%
5 to 17	4,677	11.1%
18 to 24	2,741	6.5%
25 to 34	4,718	11.2%
35 to 44	3,298	7.8%
45 to 54	4,377	10.4%
55 to 64	7,086	16.8%
65 to 74	7,942	18.8%
75 and over	5,646	13.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,540	70.0%
Black or African American	996	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	241	0.6%
Asian	650	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.1%
Two or more races	2,154	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,578	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,506	13.6%
High school graduate	11,749	35.5%
Some college or associate's	11,973	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,118	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,721	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means4.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,985	78.3%
Carpooled	1,109	7.9%
Public transit	130	0.9%
Walked	207	1.5%
Bicycle	20	0.1%
Worked from home	976	7.0%
Other means	607	4.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,234	40.1%
15 to 29 min	5,038	38.6%
30 to 44 min	1,600	12.3%
45 to 59 min	371	2.8%
60+ min	815	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 20.4% (8,534 of 41,896)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,766	60.0%
Nonfamily households	7,860	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,626	80.1%
Vacant	4,889	19.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,274	67.6%
Renter-occupied	6,352	32.4%

1-unit, detached50.9%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other31.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,476	50.9%
1-unit, attached	374	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1,273	5.2%
5 to 19 units	1,179	4.8%
20 or more units	1,453	5.9%
Mobile home & other	7,760	31.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0408220
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 59 sq mi
Water area: 0.78 sq mi
Center point: 35.1274, -114.5560