Douglas vs Sierra Vista

A side-by-side comparison of Douglas and Sierra Vista: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sierra Vista has the higher population (45,203 vs 16,118 in Douglas). Sierra Vista has the higher median household income ($69,783 vs $39,350 in Douglas). Sierra Vista has the higher median home value ($239,000 vs $138,200 in Douglas).

Population, income & housing

	Douglas	Sierra Vista
Population	16,118	45,203
Median age	34.0 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$39,350	$69,783
Median home value	$138,200	$239,000
Median gross rent	$755	$1,110
Housing units	5,570	20,351
Homeownership rate	62.1%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	35.0%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Douglas	Sierra Vista
Population	16,307 → 16,118 (-1.2%)	43,398 → 45,203 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$35,514 → $39,350 (+10.8%)	$59,585 → $69,783 (+17.1%)
Median home value	$100,300 → $138,200 (+37.8%)	$172,600 → $239,000 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $755 (+23.4%)	$938 → $1,110 (+18.3%)

Douglas

Population

16,30716,118

Median household income

$35,514$39,350

Median home value

$100,300$138,200

Median gross rent

$612$755

Sierra Vista

Population

43,39845,203

Median household income

$59,585$69,783

Median home value

$172,600$239,000

Median gross rent

$938$1,110

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Douglas	Sierra Vista
Under 5	7.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.5%	16.6%
18 to 24	10.9%	9.0%
25 to 34	18.1%	14.7%
35 to 44	14.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	9.1%
55 to 64	11.3%	9.6%
65 to 74	7.4%	12.0%
75 and over	4.8%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Douglas	Sierra Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	10.8%	58.2%
Black or African American	2.8%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.2%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.5%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	83.5%	22.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Douglas	Sierra Vista
No high school diploma	24.8%	6.7%
High school graduate	32.6%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Douglas	Sierra Vista
Drove alone	78.8%	75.5%
Carpooled	8.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	2.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.2%	10.7%
Other means	3.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Douglas	Sierra Vista
1-unit, detached	72.9%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	10.5%
20 or more units	1.3%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Douglas	Sierra Vista
Poverty rate	30.2%	10.9%
Average household size	2.84	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1968	1989