Paulden

Population: 4,874
Median household income: $88,945
Median home value: $344,200

Located in Yavapai County, Arizona, Paulden is a community with a population of 4,874. Its median household income of $88,945 runs above the Yavapai County figure of $66,106.

From 2019 to 2023, Paulden's population declined 6.1% from 5,189 to 4,874, while its median home value rose 58.5% from $217,200 to $344,200.

13.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 85.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,874
Median age: 56.5 yrs
Median household income: $88,945
Median home value: $344,200
Median gross rent: $1,077
Housing units: 2,258
Homeownership rate: 85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1894,874

Median household income

$41,897$88,945

Median home value

$217,200$344,200

Median gross rent

$873$1,077

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,189	$41,897	$217,200	$873
2020	5,003	$51,225	$223,000	$855
2021	4,602	$53,971	$242,400	$906
2022	4,518	$65,417	$291,300	$938
2023	4,874	$88,945	$344,200	$1,077

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 346.5%

35 to 447.7%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6424.4%

65 to 7422.5%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	155	3.2%
5 to 17	576	11.8%
18 to 24	490	10.1%
25 to 34	315	6.5%
35 to 44	374	7.7%
45 to 54	369	7.6%
55 to 64	1,189	24.4%
65 to 74	1,098	22.5%
75 and over	308	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,868	79.4%
Black or African American	7	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	42	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	152	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	803	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate41.3%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	357	9.8%
High school graduate	1,509	41.3%
Some college or associate's	1,312	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	270	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	205	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone67.7%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked11.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,421	67.7%
Carpooled	232	11.0%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	230	11.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	188	9.0%
Other means	27	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	620	32.4%
15 to 29 min	398	20.8%
30 to 44 min	317	16.6%
45 to 59 min	299	15.6%
60+ min	278	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 11.9% (581 of 4,874)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,548	77.5%
Nonfamily households	449	22.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,997	88.4%
Vacant	261	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,701	85.2%
Renter-occupied	296	14.8%

1-unit, detached59.5%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other37.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,344	59.5%
1-unit, attached	7	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	52	2.3%
Mobile home & other	855	37.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0453560
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 57 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.8897, -112.4937