Mohave County vs Yuma County

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

Mohave 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.

Mohave County has the higher population (217,420 vs 207,685 in Yuma County). Yuma County has the higher median household income ($60,417 vs $55,799 in Mohave County). Mohave County has the higher median home value ($253,200 vs $195,700 in Yuma County).

Population, income & housing

	Mohave County	Yuma County
Population	217,420	207,685
Median age	53.2 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,799	$60,417
Median home value	$253,200	$195,700
Median gross rent	$1,047	$983
Housing units	119,593	93,924
Homeownership rate	73.6%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mohave County	Yuma County
Population	207,695 → 217,420 (+4.7%)	209,468 → 207,685 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$45,587 → $55,799 (+22.4%)	$45,243 → $60,417 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$160,500 → $253,200 (+57.8%)	$127,900 → $195,700 (+53.0%)
Median gross rent	$826 → $1,047 (+26.8%)	$839 → $983 (+17.2%)

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

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)

	Mohave County	Yuma County
Under 5	4.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	12.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	5.7%	10.3%
25 to 34	10.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	9.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	9.6%
55 to 64	16.3%	9.7%
65 to 74	18.3%	10.0%
75 and over	13.6%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mohave County	Yuma County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	29.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.9%
Asian	1.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	64.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mohave County	Yuma County
No high school diploma	11.8%	23.4%
High school graduate	34.7%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mohave County	Yuma County
Drove alone	76.7%	78.4%
Carpooled	10.8%	11.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.7%
Walked	1.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.0%	6.7%
Other means	2.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mohave County	Yuma County
1-unit, detached	62.5%	54.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	4.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	30.7%

Poverty & households

	Mohave County	Yuma County
Poverty rate	16.8%	16.5%
Average household size	2.20	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1994	1994