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Mohave County

Arizona · 228,102 residents (2025 est.) · 13,332 sq mi
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Mohave County is a county of 220,517 people in Arizona. The median age is 53.6, about 15 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. The population is up 42% since 2000. Density works out to 17 people per square mile. That trails the Arizona median by roughly 28%.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,684, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Mohave County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population93,497 → 220,517 (+136%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median age40.2 → 53.6 (+13.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree10.3% → 15.2% (+4.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 15 counties in Arizona

  • 11th in household income$57,684
  • 13th in share with a bachelor's degree15.2%
  • 6th in home value$281,000
  • 13th in diversity score50.7
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
220,517
+42%since 2000
from 155,032 in 2000
228,102 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
17 / sq mi
+42%since 2000
from 12 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
53.6
+25%since 2000
from 42.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
13,332 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
81K119K157K195K233K19902000201020202024Mohave County
2024221K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54%(8,911)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.4%(9,686)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.7%(10,390)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.6%(10,129)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.1%(9,001)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.1%(22,305)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 449.5%(21,015)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410%(22,117)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.9%(35,027)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7418.5%(40,832)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8411.4%(25,060)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.7%(6,044)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$57,684
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $31,521 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,963
+114%since 2000
from $16,788 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
37.4%
+17.3 ptssince 2009
from 20.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
16.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 13.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.470
+9%since 2010
from 0.433 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade5.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.8%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.7%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$281,000
+94%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $79,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,091
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $559 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
74.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 73.6% in 2000
25.9% rent
Vacancy rate
16.3%
−8.7 ptssince 2009
from 25.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.12 people
−16%since 2009
from 2.52 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.3%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 28.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.5%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 45.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.9
+9%since 2009
from 4.5 in 2009
1990 – 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
30
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic84%(130,283)
Black0.5%(787)
Hispanic / Latino11.1%(17,182)
Asian0.7%(1,118)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic74.9%(165,276)
Black1%(2,223)
Hispanic / Latino17.1%(37,708)
Asian1.1%(2,495)
Other5.8%(12,815)
Diversity Score
51
+22%since 2009
from 42 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
23
−12%since 2020
from 27 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican13.5%(29,858)
Puerto Rican0.6%(1,257)
Spaniard0.6%(1,221)
Central American0.5%(1,184)
Cuban0.3%(735)
Guatemalan0.2%(413)
Salvadoran0.1%(275)
Nicaraguan0.1%(204)
Peruvian0.1%(199)
Honduran0.1%(154)
Argentine0.1%(135)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.5%(1,093)
Thai0.1%(260)
Japanese0.1%(215)
Vietnamese0.1%(197)
Korean0.1%(196)
Chinese0.1%(122)
Cambodian0%(96)
Taiwanese0%(30)
Pakistani0%(23)
Mongolian0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(216)
Samoan0.1%(149)
Ancestry
German17.4%(38,305)
English13.9%(30,560)
Irish12%(26,537)
American5%(10,960)
Italian4.3%(9,574)
French3.1%(6,770)
Scottish2.2%(4,775)
Norwegian2.1%(4,712)
Polish1.8%(3,952)
Dutch1.7%(3,747)
Swedish1.4%(3,112)
Scotch-Irish1%(2,138)
+ 41 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.7%(1,595)
Danish0.7%(1,516)
Russian0.6%(1,395)
Hungarian0.6%(1,380)
French Canadian0.6%(1,274)
Portuguese0.4%(795)
Czech0.4%(782)
British0.3%(624)
Canadian0.3%(614)
Arab0.3%(586)
Swiss0.3%(565)
Greek0.2%(454)
Ukrainian0.2%(422)
Finnish0.2%(421)
Romanian0.1%(330)
Croatian0.1%(328)
Austrian0.1%(287)
Lithuanian0.1%(266)
Egyptian0.1%(245)
Slovak0.1%(203)
Armenian0.1%(195)
Serbian0.1%(183)
Lebanese0.1%(170)
Australian0.1%(150)
West Indian0.1%(121)
Belgian0.1%(111)
Israeli0%(98)
Iranian0%(97)
Slovene0%(81)
Syrian0%(68)
Nigerian0%(52)
Ethiopian0%(46)
Jamaican0%(36)
Haitian0%(31)
Jordanian0%(24)
Brazilian0%(24)
Turkish0%(20)
Moroccan0%(16)
Bulgarian0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
15.2%
+5.3 ptssince 2000
from 9.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.1%
+10.6 ptssince 2000
from 77.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
5.8%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 3.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.9 min
+43%since 2000
from 13.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 75.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.8%
−6.3 ptssince 2009
from 17.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.1%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.3%
−4.8 ptssince 2011
from 12.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
44.5%
−6.8 ptssince 2011
from 51.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
63.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 62.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
31.3%
+6.9 ptssince 2009
from 24.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Female
49.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Foreign born
6.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
12.5%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 17.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
21.9%
+3.5 ptssince 2012
from 18.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.5%
−7.2 ptssince 2013
from 16.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.6%
+12.7 ptssince 2017
from 75.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.9%
+4.9 ptssince 2020
from 90.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.5%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 82.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.8%
+2.1 ptssince 2016
from 88.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.0%
−2.1 ptssince 2016
from 9.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married26.9%(25,986)
Married52.2%(50,433)
Widowed5.2%(5,033)
Divorced15.8%(15,232)
Women 15+
Never married19.6%(18,614)
Married52.2%(49,492)
Widowed12.9%(12,268)
Divorced15.3%(14,472)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.5%
−7.2 ptssince 2013
from 16.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
37.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 37.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
35.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 34.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.1%
−3.2 ptssince 2020
from 27.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
5.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 6.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
55.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 55.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
55.5%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 57.3% 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)12.1%(2,804)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(3,639)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.2%(11,119)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(806)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(52)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 23,089 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

Mohave County, decade by decade

Mohave County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199093,497$57,606$179,76510.3%18.6
2000155,032$57,420$144,8229.9%35.0
2010200,186$57,234$245,42012.0%42.8
2020213,267$57,797$208,59213.4%51.0
2024220,517$57,684$281,00015.2%50.7

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Mohave County, Arizona?

Mohave County, Arizona has about 220,517 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Mohave County, Arizona?

The typical household in Mohave County, Arizona earns about $57,684 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Mohave County, Arizona expensive?

In Mohave County, Arizona, the median home is worth about $281,000, and the typical rent is about $1,091 a month.

How educated are people in Mohave County, Arizona?

About 15.2% of adults age 25 and over in Mohave County, Arizona hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Mohave County, Arizona?

About 16.1% of people in Mohave County, Arizona live below the federal poverty line.

Has Mohave County, Arizona grown since 1990?

Yes, Mohave County, Arizona has grown since 1990. The population has added about 127,020 residents, a change of about 136 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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