Lake Montezuma

Population: 4,615
Median household income: $54,081
Median home value: $291,900

Lake Montezuma, a community in Yavapai County, Arizona, has 4,615 residents. Its median household income of $54,081 runs below the Yavapai County figure of $66,106.

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Montezuma's population grew 6.6% from 4,329 to 4,615, while its median home value rose 77.6% from $164,400 to $291,900.

19.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,615
Median age: 64.1 yrs
Median household income: $54,081
Median home value: $291,900
Median gross rent: $1,475
Housing units: 2,742
Homeownership rate: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3294,615

Median household income

$39,883$54,081

Median home value

$164,400$291,900

Median gross rent

$894$1,475

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,329	$39,883	$164,400	$894
2020	4,707	$41,778	$201,800	$976
2021	4,362	$44,000	$220,900	$1,123
2022	4,526	$57,575	$272,700	$1,263
2023	4,615	$54,081	$291,900	$1,475

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

Age distribution

Under 50.5%

5 to 177.9%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 444.8%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7437.6%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	0.5%
5 to 17	364	7.9%
18 to 24	290	6.3%
25 to 34	427	9.3%
35 to 44	222	4.8%
45 to 54	280	6.1%
55 to 64	839	18.2%
65 to 74	1,737	37.6%
75 and over	434	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,873	83.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	129	2.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	141	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	472	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate35.2%

Some college or associate's40.9%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	172	4.4%
High school graduate	1,388	35.2%
Some college or associate's	1,610	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	420	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	349	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled16.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,237	78.5%
Carpooled	266	16.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	67	4.3%
Other means	6	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23	1.5%
15 to 29 min	566	37.5%
30 to 44 min	695	46.1%
45 to 59 min	182	12.1%
60+ min	43	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.81
Poverty rate: 12.4% (573 of 4,615)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,476	57.8%
Nonfamily households	1,078	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,554	93.1%
Vacant	188	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,760	68.9%
Renter-occupied	794	31.1%

1-unit, detached65.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,793	65.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	135	4.9%
5 to 19 units	6	0.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	808	29.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0439720
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.6369, -111.8009