Bullhead City is home to 42,496 people in Arizona. At a median age of 56.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 37% less than in Arizona as a whole. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $211,500. The population is up 26% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,556, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 56.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bullhead City
What changed most since 2000
Median age41.8 → 56.0(+14.2 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Homes owned by their occupants60.3% → 69.9%(+9.6 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
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)12.4%(543)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.9%(696)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.9%(2,140)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(100)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,372 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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Over time
Bullhead City, decade by decade
Bullhead City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
33,769
$55,052
$124,601
8.6%
48.7
2010
39,540
$52,578
$200,249
12.2%
54.6
2020
41,348
$52,653
$184,351
11.1%
60.3
2024
42,496
$50,556
$211,500
15.2%
59.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
