Prescott

Population: 46,744
Median household income: $69,151
Median home value: $528,500

Prescott is a community in Yavapai County, Arizona, home to 46,744 residents. The median household income of $69,151 is above the Yavapai County median ($66,106).

From 2019 to 2023, Prescott's population grew 9.3% from 42,785 to 46,744, while its median home value rose 52.0% from $347,700 to $528,500.

41.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 46,744
Median age: 60.3 yrs
Median household income: $69,151
Median home value: $528,500
Median gross rent: $1,304
Housing units: 25,807
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,78546,744

Median household income

$55,734$69,151

Median home value

$347,700$528,500

Median gross rent

$893$1,304

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,785	$55,734	$347,700	$893
2020	43,463	$58,562	$362,300	$904
2021	45,063	$61,090	$386,300	$957
2022	46,054	$66,330	$473,900	$1,085
2023	46,744	$69,151	$528,500	$1,304

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 178.1%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7422.5%

75 and over17.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,441	3.1%
5 to 17	3,804	8.1%
18 to 24	3,989	8.5%
25 to 34	3,769	8.1%
35 to 44	2,909	6.2%
45 to 54	4,114	8.8%
55 to 64	7,804	16.7%
65 to 74	10,525	22.5%
75 and over	8,389	17.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,555	84.6%
Black or African American	270	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	262	0.6%
Asian	924	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	58	0.1%
Some other race	52	0.1%
Two or more races	1,305	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,318	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate19.5%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,447	3.9%
High school graduate	7,328	19.5%
Some college or associate's	13,321	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	8,620	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6,794	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,209	72.9%
Carpooled	1,308	7.8%
Public transit	11	0.1%
Walked	728	4.3%
Bicycle	80	0.5%
Worked from home	2,011	12.0%
Other means	398	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,516	51.0%
15 to 29 min	5,590	37.9%
30 to 44 min	903	6.1%
45 to 59 min	202	1.4%
60+ min	523	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 11.6% (5,175 of 44,766)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,760	56.1%
Nonfamily households	9,991	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22,751	88.2%
Vacant	3,056	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,495	68.1%
Renter-occupied	7,256	31.9%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,319	67.1%
1-unit, attached	1,412	5.5%
2 to 4 units	2,074	8.0%
5 to 19 units	1,384	5.4%
20 or more units	1,857	7.2%
Mobile home & other	1,761	6.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0457380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 49 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 34.5922, -112.4467