Mohave County vs Pinal County

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

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

Pinal County has the higher population (449,219 vs 217,420 in Mohave County). Pinal County has the higher median household income ($77,588 vs $55,799 in Mohave County). Pinal County has the higher median home value ($312,100 vs $253,200 in Mohave County).

Population, income & housing

	Mohave County	Pinal County
Population	217,420	449,219
Median age	53.2 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,799	$77,588
Median home value	$253,200	$312,100
Median gross rent	$1,047	$1,417
Housing units	119,593	179,861
Homeownership rate	73.6%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mohave County	Pinal County
Population	207,695 → 217,420 (+4.7%)	432,793 → 449,219 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$45,587 → $55,799 (+22.4%)	$58,174 → $77,588 (+33.4%)
Median home value	$160,500 → $253,200 (+57.8%)	$183,100 → $312,100 (+70.5%)
Median gross rent	$826 → $1,047 (+26.8%)	$1,064 → $1,417 (+33.2%)

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

Pinal County

Population

432,793449,219

Median household income

$58,174$77,588

Median home value

$183,100$312,100

Median gross rent

$1,064$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mohave County	Pinal County
Under 5	4.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	12.3%	16.4%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.2%	13.3%
35 to 44	9.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	16.3%	11.6%
65 to 74	18.3%	12.5%
75 and over	13.6%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mohave County	Pinal County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	55.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	3.8%
Asian	1.1%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	29.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mohave County	Pinal County
No high school diploma	11.8%	10.9%
High school graduate	34.7%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mohave County	Pinal County
Drove alone	76.7%	70.8%
Carpooled	10.8%	11.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	1.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.0%	14.9%
Other means	2.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mohave County	Pinal County
1-unit, detached	62.5%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	1.8%
20 or more units	2.9%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Mohave County	Pinal County
Poverty rate	16.8%	10.9%
Average household size	2.20	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	20	32
Median year structure built	1994	2003