Cochise County vs Yavapai County

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

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

Yavapai County has the higher population (241,656 vs 125,458 in Cochise County). Yavapai County has the higher median household income ($66,106 vs $58,970 in Cochise County). Yavapai County has the higher median home value ($392,900 vs $207,400 in Cochise County).

Population, income & housing

	Cochise County	Yavapai County
Population	125,458	241,656
Median age	42.9 yrs	55.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,970	$66,106
Median home value	$207,400	$392,900
Median gross rent	$939	$1,258
Housing units	59,312	124,032
Homeownership rate	70.5%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	29.6%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cochise County	Yavapai County
Population	125,867 → 125,458 (-0.3%)	228,067 → 241,656 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$49,260 → $58,970 (+19.7%)	$52,451 → $66,106 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$146,800 → $207,400 (+41.3%)	$252,000 → $392,900 (+55.9%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $939 (+19.9%)	$947 → $1,258 (+32.8%)

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

Yavapai County

Population

228,067241,656

Median household income

$52,451$66,106

Median home value

$252,000$392,900

Median gross rent

$947$1,258

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cochise County	Yavapai County
Under 5	5.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	15.7%	11.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	12.2%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	16.5%
65 to 74	14.0%	20.1%
75 and over	10.2%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cochise County	Yavapai County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.6%	78.3%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	1.1%
Asian	1.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	34.3%	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cochise County	Yavapai County
No high school diploma	10.8%	7.5%
High school graduate	25.2%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cochise County	Yavapai County
Drove alone	76.3%	72.4%
Carpooled	8.8%	9.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	2.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	10.7%	12.5%
Other means	1.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cochise County	Yavapai County
1-unit, detached	66.0%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	3.5%
20 or more units	3.4%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	20.0%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Cochise County	Yavapai County
Poverty rate	15.5%	12.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1986	1994