La Paz County, Arizona

La Paz County has a population of 16,664 and has grown 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $135,800, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $49,478.

Home price
$135,800
Income
$49,478
Population
16,664
Unemployment
10.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$135,800county
Median gross rent$802county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198039.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile57.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant34.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use27.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,690(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,153county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$879county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,604county
Home insurance / yr$2,344(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living110.7(statewide)
Median household income$49,478county
Family health premium / yr$23,132(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$15,625(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.327(statewide)
Poverty rate17.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.0%county
Unemployment rate10.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force42.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government31.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.9%county
Economic output per resident$50,919county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.64%county
Top state income tax2.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.54%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time13.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service93 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport85227county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station66 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.5%county
Traffic deaths792.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.1%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment2203county
Students per full-time teacher15.8county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools1county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution106 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians37county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter4.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.0%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population16,664county
Land area in square miles4,497county
People per square mile of land3.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-13county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age60.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over43.1%county
Share of households that are one person32.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.8%county
Second languages22.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls30.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents224county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in674county
Households that moved away557county
Average income of arriving households$48,464county
Average income of departing households$50,982county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year62county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate422(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature73.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation6.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.86 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F161 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing0 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days303 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 8county
Average first fall frostDec 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$161(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county4(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢(statewide)
Household electricity use1,042 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$21.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity70.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.5%county
Homes heated by propane14.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.7%county
Households with broadband78.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk91.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk80.4county
Landslide risk56.2county
Hail risk7.7county
Earthquake risk79.0county
Tornado risk4.6county
Tropical cyclone risk16.7county
Extreme heat risk90.2county
Winter weather risk1.3county
Strong wind risk19.5county
Wildfire risk70.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for La Paz County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Arizona figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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