Cochise County vs Mohave County

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

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

Mohave County has the higher population (217,420 vs 125,458 in Cochise County). Cochise County has the higher median household income ($58,970 vs $55,799 in Mohave County). Mohave County has the higher median home value ($253,200 vs $207,400 in Cochise County).

Population, income & housing

	Cochise County	Mohave County
Population	125,458	217,420
Median age	42.9 yrs	53.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,970	$55,799
Median home value	$207,400	$253,200
Median gross rent	$939	$1,047
Housing units	59,312	119,593
Homeownership rate	70.5%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cochise County	Mohave County
Population	125,867 → 125,458 (-0.3%)	207,695 → 217,420 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$49,260 → $58,970 (+19.7%)	$45,587 → $55,799 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$146,800 → $207,400 (+41.3%)	$160,500 → $253,200 (+57.8%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $939 (+19.9%)	$826 → $1,047 (+26.8%)

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

Mohave County

Population

207,695217,420

Median household income

$45,587$55,799

Median home value

$160,500$253,200

Median gross rent

$826$1,047

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cochise County	Mohave County
Under 5	5.2%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.7%	12.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	12.2%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	9.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	16.3%
65 to 74	14.0%	18.3%
75 and over	10.2%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cochise County	Mohave County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.6%	75.6%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	1.3%
Asian	1.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	34.3%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cochise County	Mohave County
No high school diploma	10.8%	11.8%
High school graduate	25.2%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cochise County	Mohave County
Drove alone	76.3%	76.7%
Carpooled	8.8%	10.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	2.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.7%	8.0%
Other means	1.5%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cochise County	Mohave County
1-unit, detached	66.0%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	3.1%
20 or more units	3.4%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	20.0%	25.1%

Poverty & households

	Cochise County	Mohave County
Poverty rate	15.5%	16.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1986	1994