COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

La Paz County

Arizona · 13,844 residents · 4,497 sq mi

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La Paz County is a county of 13,844 people in Arizona. The poverty rate is 28.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Arizona median by roughly 40%. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 30% since 2000. Households take in $16,555 at the median, 45% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,844

−30%vs 2000

vs 19,715 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−23%vs 2000

vs 46.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4,497 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,000)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(1,022)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(1,022)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(937)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(872)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(1,876)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(1,657)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(1,568)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.2%(1,687)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(1,499)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(586)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(118)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,555

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,839 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,240

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,916 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.2%

+8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,800

+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$337

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $442 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.8%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

26.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.8%(12,573)

Black0.8%(149)

Hispanic / Latino22.4%(4,420)

Asian0.4%(78)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.7%(10,339)

Black0.3%(38)

Hispanic / Latino24.7%(3,416)

Asian0.6%(77)

Other24.5%(3,390)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican23.9%(3,979)

Central American0.2%(39)

Salvadoran0.2%(39)

Puerto Rican0.2%(29)

South American0.1%(24)

Cuban0.1%(17)

Argentine0.1%(17)

Bolivian0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(132)

Asian Indian0.6%(93)

Vietnamese0%(7)

Japanese0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(8)

Chamorro0%(2)

Ancestry

German12.3%(2,044)

English10.2%(1,692)

American8.6%(1,425)

Irish7.5%(1,243)

Italian3.1%(519)

Scottish2.5%(412)

Danish2%(337)

Swedish1.8%(296)

Dutch1.4%(229)

Polish1.3%(215)

French0.9%(151)

Norwegian0.7%(114)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.6%(106)

Welsh0.5%(91)

Hungarian0.5%(75)

French Canadian0.4%(64)

Swiss0.3%(54)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(47)

Russian0.3%(42)

Austrian0.2%(25)

British0.1%(18)

Portuguese0.1%(15)

Belgian0.1%(14)

Czech0.1%(14)

Subsaharan African0.1%(11)

Australian0.1%(10)

Lithuanian0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(7)

Arab0%(5)

Syrian0%(5)

Armenian0%(5)

Finnish0%(5)

West Indian0%(3)

Haitian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.5%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.0%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+74%vs 2000

vs 12.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.6%(1,770)

Married52.5%(3,940)

Widowed6.5%(490)

Divorced17.4%(1,306)

Women 15+

Never married16.3%(1,162)

Married52.8%(3,764)

Widowed16.5%(1,177)

Divorced14.4%(1,027)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.7%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.4%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

44.1%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.2%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.0%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

61.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.3% 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)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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