Cochise County vs Coconino County

A side-by-side comparison of Cochise County and Coconino County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cochise County and Coconino County are counties in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Coconino County has the higher population (144,643 vs 125,458 in Cochise County). Coconino County has the higher median household income ($69,748 vs $58,970 in Cochise County). Coconino County has the higher median home value ($413,200 vs $207,400 in Cochise County).

Population, income & housing

	Cochise County	Coconino County
Population	125,458	144,643
Median age	42.9 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,970	$69,748
Median home value	$207,400	$413,200
Median gross rent	$939	$1,406
Housing units	59,312	69,907
Homeownership rate	70.5%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	39.6%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cochise County	Coconino County
Population	125,867 → 125,458 (-0.3%)	141,274 → 144,643 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$49,260 → $58,970 (+19.7%)	$59,460 → $69,748 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$146,800 → $207,400 (+41.3%)	$280,900 → $413,200 (+47.1%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $939 (+19.9%)	$1,181 → $1,406 (+19.1%)

Cochise County

Population

125,867125,458

Median household income

$49,260$58,970

Median home value

$146,800$207,400

Median gross rent

$783$939

Coconino County

Population

141,274144,643

Median household income

$59,460$69,748

Median home value

$280,900$413,200

Median gross rent

$1,181$1,406

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cochise County	Coconino County
Under 5	5.2%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.7%	15.0%
18 to 24	8.0%	19.6%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.1%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.2%
75 and over	10.2%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cochise County	Coconino County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.6%	52.5%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	24.3%
Asian	1.9%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	34.3%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cochise County	Coconino County
No high school diploma	10.8%	8.0%
High school graduate	25.2%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cochise County	Coconino County
Drove alone	76.3%	66.1%
Carpooled	8.8%	10.5%
Public transit	0.1%	1.9%
Walked	2.3%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.5%
Worked from home	10.7%	11.6%
Other means	1.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cochise County	Coconino County
1-unit, detached	66.0%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	10.6%
20 or more units	3.4%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	20.0%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Cochise County	Coconino County
Poverty rate	15.5%	17.7%
Average household size	2.37	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1986	1990