Douglas is home to 15,981 people in Arizona. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. Households here earn about 47% less than in Arizona as a whole. The poverty rate is 27.8%, above the 12.5% national rate. The typical home is worth $157,700, having more than doubled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 34.4.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,019, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Douglas
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate43.1% → 27.8%(−15.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share15.6% → 11.8%(−3.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Douglas's population equals 13% of Cochise County's. Its number of veterans equals 3.4% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 5.2% of the county's.
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)19.3%(110)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.6%(197)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.1%(217)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 570 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
Douglas, decade by decade
Douglas 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
1990
12,905
$35,987
$108,483
9.5%
36.5
2000
14,312
$37,466
$112,943
9.2%
30.7
2010
17,378
$40,525
$138,247
12.9%
37.4
2020
16,534
$46,598
$126,173
12.6%
32.3
2024
15,981
$42,019
$157,700
12.4%
39.7
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.
