With 58,359 people, Lake Havasu City is a city in Arizona. At a median age of 56.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 16,421 more people live here than in 2000. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. 73% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,148, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 56.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 160%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lake Havasu City
What changed most since 1990
Population24,363 → 58,359(+140%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$197,046 → $455,400(+131%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.3% → 18.5%(+5.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)11.4%(740)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.2%(989)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.1%(2,933)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.3%(408)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(52)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,507 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
Lake Havasu City, decade by decade
Lake Havasu 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
1990
24,363
$69,184
$197,046
13.3%
10.7
2000
41,938
$66,489
$175,425
13.1%
24.0
2010
52,527
$62,789
$341,517
14.8%
34.9
2020
57,144
$67,737
$324,220
16.1%
43.2
2024
58,359
$70,148
$455,400
18.5%
42.5
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.
