Sierra Vista vs Willcox

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

Sierra Vista and Willcox 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 3,236 in Willcox). Sierra Vista has the higher median household income ($69,783 vs $40,750 in Willcox). Sierra Vista has the higher median home value ($239,000 vs $155,000 in Willcox).

Population, income & housing

	Sierra Vista	Willcox
Population	45,203	3,236
Median age	37.3 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$69,783	$40,750
Median home value	$239,000	$155,000
Median gross rent	$1,110	$885
Housing units	20,351	1,444
Homeownership rate	61.5%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sierra Vista	Willcox
Population	43,398 → 45,203 (+4.2%)	3,533 → 3,236 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$59,585 → $69,783 (+17.1%)	$36,756 → $40,750 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$172,600 → $239,000 (+38.5%)	$75,800 → $155,000 (+104.5%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,110 (+18.3%)	$576 → $885 (+53.6%)

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

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)

	Sierra Vista	Willcox
Under 5	5.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	14.7%	16.5%
35 to 44	13.5%	14.7%
45 to 54	9.1%	7.6%
55 to 64	9.6%	10.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	12.8%
75 and over	9.6%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sierra Vista	Willcox
White (non-Hispanic)	58.2%	35.9%
Black or African American	6.9%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	22.3%	60.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sierra Vista	Willcox
No high school diploma	6.7%	19.2%
High school graduate	22.1%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sierra Vista	Willcox
Drove alone	75.5%	91.9%
Carpooled	9.5%	4.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	1.3%
Other means	1.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sierra Vista	Willcox
1-unit, detached	69.0%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	1.3%
20 or more units	7.9%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Sierra Vista	Willcox
Poverty rate	10.9%	19.0%
Average household size	2.32	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1989	1977