Cochise County vs Gila County

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

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

Cochise County has the higher population (125,458 vs 53,610 in Gila County). Gila County has the higher median household income ($59,089 vs $58,970 in Cochise County). Gila County has the higher median home value ($247,000 vs $207,400 in Cochise County).

Population, income & housing

	Cochise County	Gila County
Population	125,458	53,610
Median age	42.9 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,970	$59,089
Median home value	$207,400	$247,000
Median gross rent	$939	$1,001
Housing units	59,312	32,614
Homeownership rate	70.5%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cochise County	Gila County
Population	125,867 → 125,458 (-0.3%)	53,546 → 53,610 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$49,260 → $58,970 (+19.7%)	$43,524 → $59,089 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$146,800 → $207,400 (+41.3%)	$165,800 → $247,000 (+49.0%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $939 (+19.9%)	$816 → $1,001 (+22.7%)

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

Gila County

Population

53,54653,610

Median household income

$43,524$59,089

Median home value

$165,800$247,000

Median gross rent

$816$1,001

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cochise County	Gila County
Under 5	5.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	14.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	9.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.7%
55 to 64	13.0%	15.6%
65 to 74	14.0%	17.9%
75 and over	10.2%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cochise County	Gila County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.6%	62.0%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	12.7%
Asian	1.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.8%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	34.3%	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cochise County	Gila County
No high school diploma	10.8%	10.4%
High school graduate	25.2%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cochise County	Gila County
Drove alone	76.3%	68.3%
Carpooled	8.8%	16.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	2.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.7%	11.0%
Other means	1.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cochise County	Gila County
1-unit, detached	66.0%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	2.4%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	20.0%	21.1%

Poverty & households

	Cochise County	Gila County
Poverty rate	15.5%	17.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1986	1985