CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bisbee

Arizona · 6,288 residents · 5.18 sq mi

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Bisbee is a city of 6,288 people in Arizona. At a median age of 39.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 36% less than in Arizona as a whole. Median home value sits at $39,700. 21.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households take in $17,583 at the median, 42% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,288

+3%vs 2000

vs 6,090 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 43.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.18 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(387)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(467)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(374)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(395)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(282)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.3%(773)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(1,009)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(613)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(673)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.4%(778)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(439)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(98)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,583

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,942 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,530

−44%vs 2000

vs $17,129 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.6%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,700

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$310

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $429 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.8%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.7% in 2000

30.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.6%(3,815)

Black0.4%(22)

Hispanic / Latino34.4%(2,094)

Asian0.5%(30)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(5,945)

Black0.3%(16)

Hispanic / Latino34.8%(2,187)

Asian0.5%(31)

Other4.7%(296)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican28.7%(1,426)

Spaniard0.5%(23)

Central American0.3%(15)

Nicaraguan0.3%(15)

Puerto Rican0.2%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Ancestry

German16.9%(842)

English12.2%(608)

Irish11.7%(584)

American3.6%(181)

Scottish3.6%(177)

Italian3.2%(160)

Polish1.9%(96)

French1.8%(91)

Dutch1.7%(85)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(81)

Swedish1.4%(69)

Hungarian0.9%(46)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.8%(41)

Danish0.7%(34)

Norwegian0.6%(31)

Austrian0.6%(28)

British0.5%(26)

Russian0.4%(20)

Brazilian0.4%(19)

Latvian0.3%(14)

French Canadian0.2%(12)

Finnish0.2%(9)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.0%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.0%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.5%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 13.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.3%(918)

Married36.5%(832)

Widowed3.6%(81)

Divorced19.6%(447)

Women 15+

Never married28.5%(648)

Married34.2%(776)

Widowed17.4%(395)

Divorced19.9%(453)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−11.3 ptssince 2013

from 16.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.8%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

38.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.3%

+10.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.7%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

68.0%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 59.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)5.5%(29)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.9%(116)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.5%(278)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 530 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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