Cochise County vs Yuma County

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

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

Yuma County has the higher population (207,685 vs 125,458 in Cochise County). Yuma County has the higher median household income ($60,417 vs $58,970 in Cochise County). Cochise County has the higher median home value ($207,400 vs $195,700 in Yuma County).

Population, income & housing

	Cochise County	Yuma County
Population	125,458	207,685
Median age	42.9 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,970	$60,417
Median home value	$207,400	$195,700
Median gross rent	$939	$983
Housing units	59,312	93,924
Homeownership rate	70.5%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cochise County	Yuma County
Population	125,867 → 125,458 (-0.3%)	209,468 → 207,685 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$49,260 → $58,970 (+19.7%)	$45,243 → $60,417 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$146,800 → $207,400 (+41.3%)	$127,900 → $195,700 (+53.0%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $939 (+19.9%)	$839 → $983 (+17.2%)

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

Yuma County

Population

209,468207,685

Median household income

$45,243$60,417

Median home value

$127,900$195,700

Median gross rent

$839$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cochise County	Yuma County
Under 5	5.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	15.7%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.6%
55 to 64	13.0%	9.7%
65 to 74	14.0%	10.0%
75 and over	10.2%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cochise County	Yuma County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.6%	29.6%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.9%
Asian	1.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	34.3%	64.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cochise County	Yuma County
No high school diploma	10.8%	23.4%
High school graduate	25.2%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cochise County	Yuma County
Drove alone	76.3%	78.4%
Carpooled	8.8%	11.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.7%
Walked	2.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	10.7%	6.7%
Other means	1.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cochise County	Yuma County
1-unit, detached	66.0%	54.2%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	4.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	20.0%	30.7%

Poverty & households

	Cochise County	Yuma County
Poverty rate	15.5%	16.5%
Average household size	2.37	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1986	1994