La Paz County is a county of 16,664 people in Arizona. The median age is 60.2, about 21 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. Density works out to 4 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $135,800, having more than doubled since 2000. That trails the Arizona median by roughly 38%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,478, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 60.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about La Paz County
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.2 → 60.2(+24.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.5% → 13.5%(+4.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate28.2% → 17.5%(−10.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)5.2%(131)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.8%(120)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.8%(1,305)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10%(251)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,518 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
La Paz County, decade by decade
La Paz County 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
13,844
$39,733
$136,324
8.5%
69.6
2000
19,715
$47,070
$98,369
8.7%
65.9
2010
20,489
$46,246
$143,857
9.0%
66.9
2020
16,557
$42,368
$102,538
11.8%
77.3
2024
16,664
$49,478
$135,800
13.5%
73.2
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.
