Mohave County vs Yavapai County

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

Mohave 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 217,420 in Mohave County). Yavapai County has the higher median household income ($66,106 vs $55,799 in Mohave County). Yavapai County has the higher median home value ($392,900 vs $253,200 in Mohave County).

Population, income & housing

	Mohave County	Yavapai County
Population	217,420	241,656
Median age	53.2 yrs	55.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,799	$66,106
Median home value	$253,200	$392,900
Median gross rent	$1,047	$1,258
Housing units	119,593	124,032
Homeownership rate	73.6%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	29.6%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mohave County	Yavapai County
Population	207,695 → 217,420 (+4.7%)	228,067 → 241,656 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$45,587 → $55,799 (+22.4%)	$52,451 → $66,106 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$160,500 → $253,200 (+57.8%)	$252,000 → $392,900 (+55.9%)
Median gross rent	$826 → $1,047 (+26.8%)	$947 → $1,258 (+32.8%)

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

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)

	Mohave County	Yavapai County
Under 5	4.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.3%	11.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	9.0%
35 to 44	9.3%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	16.3%	16.5%
65 to 74	18.3%	20.1%
75 and over	13.6%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mohave County	Yavapai County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	78.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	1.1%
Asian	1.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mohave County	Yavapai County
No high school diploma	11.8%	7.5%
High school graduate	34.7%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mohave County	Yavapai County
Drove alone	76.7%	72.4%
Carpooled	10.8%	9.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	1.1%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.0%	12.5%
Other means	2.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mohave County	Yavapai County
1-unit, detached	62.5%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	3.5%
20 or more units	2.9%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Mohave County	Yavapai County
Poverty rate	16.8%	12.6%
Average household size	2.20	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1994	1994