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Prescott

Arizona · 48,420 residents (2025 est.) · 49.2 sq mi
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Prescott is a city of 47,400 people in Arizona. At a median age of 59.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The population is up 40% since 2000. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $564,100. 5% of locals were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 19 minutes on average.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 59.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 108%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
47,400
+40%since 2000
from 33,938 in 2000
48,420 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
963 / sq mi
+14%since 2009
from 848 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
59.7
+25%since 2000
from 47.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
49.2 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
24K31K37K43K49K19902000201020202024Prescott
202447K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.1%(1,460)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 93.3%(1,578)
US avg: 6%
10 to 143.3%(1,551)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(2,898)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.5%(2,586)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 347.9%(3,757)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 446.6%(3,131)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 548.3%(3,945)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.3%(7,238)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7422.1%(10,462)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8414.3%(6,782)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over4.2%(2,012)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,874
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,446 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$50,060
+122%since 2000
from $22,565 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.1%
+22.1 ptssince 2009
from 26.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.7%
−1.3 ptssince 2000
from 13.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.488
+3%since 2010
from 0.472 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade4.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.1%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$564,100
+108%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $148,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,395
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $571 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
68.0%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 65.2% in 2000
32.0% rent
Vacancy rate
11.3%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
1.97 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.12 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.3%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 26.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.6%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 53.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
8.0
+16%since 2009
from 6.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
61
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic88.2%(29,941)
Black0.4%(149)
Hispanic / Latino8.2%(2,773)
Asian0.8%(279)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic82.8%(39,224)
Black0.5%(228)
Hispanic / Latino10%(4,756)
Asian2.1%(991)
Other4.6%(2,201)
Diversity Score
38
+25%since 2009
from 30 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican7.6%(3,625)
Puerto Rican0.3%(136)
Spaniard0.2%(100)
Cuban0.1%(59)
Bolivian0.1%(53)
Salvadoran0.1%(35)
Ecuadorian0.1%(33)
Guatemalan0.1%(27)
Peruvian0%(20)
Colombian0%(19)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.5%(238)
Chinese0.4%(186)
Thai0.3%(151)
Korean0.3%(146)
Asian Indian0.3%(125)
Japanese0.3%(120)
Vietnamese0.1%(70)
Taiwanese0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(26)
Chamorro0.1%(26)
Tongan0%(22)
Ancestry
German21.9%(10,393)
English18.5%(8,787)
Irish15.5%(7,358)
Italian5.1%(2,412)
American3.8%(1,803)
Norwegian3.6%(1,717)
Scottish3.1%(1,489)
French3%(1,416)
Polish2.8%(1,345)
Scotch-Irish2.1%(973)
Dutch2%(930)
Swedish1.9%(880)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.2%(578)
Czech0.9%(428)
Russian0.8%(395)
British0.8%(365)
Danish0.6%(289)
Portuguese0.6%(274)
Swiss0.5%(215)
Lithuanian0.4%(207)
Greek0.4%(190)
Hungarian0.4%(178)
Finnish0.3%(133)
Ukrainian0.3%(119)
Slovak0.2%(116)
Canadian0.2%(98)
Austrian0.2%(82)
Arab0.1%(68)
Lebanese0.1%(68)
West Indian0.1%(65)
Armenian0.1%(55)
Croatian0.1%(49)
Turkish0.1%(48)
Brazilian0.1%(44)
Australian0.1%(42)
Serbian0.1%(37)
Jamaican0.1%(36)
Romanian0.1%(32)
Belgian0.1%(28)
Iranian0%(20)
Latvian0%(16)
Slovene0%(15)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.9%
+9.3 ptssince 2000
from 30.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.7%
+6.1 ptssince 2000
from 89.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.5%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 12.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.0 min
+60%since 2000
from 11.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.4%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 75.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.1%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 7.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
43.3%
−6.0 ptssince 2011
from 49.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.2%
+8.9 ptssince 2020
from 63.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.6%
+8.8 ptssince 2009
from 35.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
49.7%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
5.1%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
12.0%
−5.9 ptssince 2009
from 18.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 16.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.8%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 12.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.7%
+9.6 ptssince 2017
from 82.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.3%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 93.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
82.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 82.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
92.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 92.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.5%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 3.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29%(6,143)
Married55.4%(11,739)
Widowed4.4%(924)
Divorced11.2%(2,372)
Women 15+
Never married18.2%(3,938)
Married54.8%(11,861)
Widowed13.5%(2,917)
Divorced13.5%(2,917)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.8%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 12.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
44.1%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 41.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
22.5%
−5.9 ptssince 2020
from 28.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
40.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 40.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 15.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
5.8%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 8.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.6%
−4.7 ptssince 2020
from 69.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
52.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 53.3% 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)11.2%(561)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.2%(512)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.5%(2,482)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.7%(386)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(78)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,013 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Prescott, Arizona?

Prescott, Arizona has about 47,400 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Prescott, Arizona?

The typical household in Prescott, Arizona earns about $70,874 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Prescott, Arizona expensive?

In Prescott, Arizona, the median home is worth about $564,100, and the typical rent is about $1,395 a month.

How educated are people in Prescott, Arizona?

About 39.9% of adults age 25 and over in Prescott, Arizona hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Prescott, Arizona?

About 11.7% of people in Prescott, Arizona live below the federal poverty line.

Has Prescott, Arizona grown since 1990?

Yes, Prescott, Arizona has grown since 1990. The population has added about 20,973 residents, a change of about 79 percent over that period.

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