Bisbee vs Willcox

A side-by-side comparison of Bisbee and Willcox: population, income, housing, and more.

Bisbee and Willcox are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bisbee has the higher population (4,963 vs 3,236 in Willcox). Bisbee has the higher median household income ($46,689 vs $40,750 in Willcox). Bisbee has the higher median home value ($209,600 vs $155,000 in Willcox).

Population, income & housing

	Bisbee	Willcox
Population	4,963	3,236
Median age	61.7 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,689	$40,750
Median home value	$209,600	$155,000
Median gross rent	$846	$885
Housing units	3,195	1,444
Homeownership rate	72.7%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bisbee	Willcox
Population	5,203 → 4,963 (-4.6%)	3,533 → 3,236 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$34,452 → $46,689 (+35.5%)	$36,756 → $40,750 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$132,500 → $209,600 (+58.2%)	$75,800 → $155,000 (+104.5%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $846 (+20.2%)	$576 → $885 (+53.6%)

Bisbee

Population

5,2034,963

Median household income

$34,452$46,689

Median home value

$132,500$209,600

Median gross rent

$704$846

Willcox

Population

3,5333,236

Median household income

$36,756$40,750

Median home value

$75,800$155,000

Median gross rent

$576$885

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bisbee	Willcox
Under 5	2.4%	4.7%
5 to 17	8.5%	18.0%
18 to 24	3.9%	9.5%
25 to 34	8.4%	16.5%
35 to 44	8.9%	14.7%
45 to 54	8.9%	7.6%
55 to 64	20.6%	10.3%
65 to 74	26.7%	12.8%
75 and over	11.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bisbee	Willcox
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	35.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	29.5%	60.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bisbee	Willcox
No high school diploma	10.5%	19.2%
High school graduate	17.2%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bisbee	Willcox
Drove alone	71.7%	91.9%
Carpooled	4.1%	4.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.8%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bisbee	Willcox
1-unit, detached	87.0%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	1.3%
20 or more units	1.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Bisbee	Willcox
Poverty rate	21.2%	19.0%
Average household size	1.78	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1938	1977