Golden Valley vs Lake Havasu City

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Valley and Lake Havasu City: population, income, housing, and more.

Golden Valley and Lake Havasu City are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Havasu City has the higher population (58,037 vs 7,999 in Golden Valley). Lake Havasu City has the higher median household income ($66,264 vs $43,940 in Golden Valley). Lake Havasu City has the higher median home value ($411,500 vs $153,000 in Golden Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Valley	Lake Havasu City
Population	7,999	58,037
Median age	61.5 yrs	55.7 yrs
Median household income	$43,940	$66,264
Median home value	$153,000	$411,500
Median gross rent	$1,156	$1,269
Housing units	4,515	35,294
Homeownership rate	91.4%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Valley	Lake Havasu City
Population	9,079 → 7,999 (-11.9%)	54,495 → 58,037 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$38,955 → $43,940 (+12.8%)	$53,605 → $66,264 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $153,000 (+87.5%)	$248,200 → $411,500 (+65.8%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $1,156 (+53.5%)	$920 → $1,269 (+37.9%)

Golden Valley

Population

9,0797,999

Median household income

$38,955$43,940

Median home value

$81,600$153,000

Median gross rent

$753$1,156

Lake Havasu City

Population

54,49558,037

Median household income

$53,605$66,264

Median home value

$248,200$411,500

Median gross rent

$920$1,269

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Valley	Lake Havasu City
Under 5	2.6%	3.5%
5 to 17	6.8%	11.2%
18 to 24	3.1%	6.0%
25 to 34	7.4%	10.3%
35 to 44	3.6%	8.3%
45 to 54	13.6%	9.8%
55 to 64	20.7%	15.5%
65 to 74	18.5%	20.5%
75 and over	23.7%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Valley	Lake Havasu City
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	79.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.4%	15.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Valley	Lake Havasu City
No high school diploma	26.3%	7.6%
High school graduate	37.1%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Valley	Lake Havasu City
Drove alone	55.5%	75.7%
Carpooled	30.2%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.9%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.8%	8.3%
Other means	2.6%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Valley	Lake Havasu City
1-unit, detached	37.3%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	61.4%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Golden Valley	Lake Havasu City
Poverty rate	22.5%	13.9%
Average household size	2.08	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	26	16
Median year structure built	1999	1994