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Yavapai County

Arizona · 252,552 residents (2025 est.) · 8,123 sq mi
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With 245,480 people, Yavapai County is a county in Arizona. At a median age of 55.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 77,963 more people live here than in 2000. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. There are 30 people per square mile. 6% of people here were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,613, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 103%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Yavapai County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population107,714 → 245,480 (+128%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median age42.5 → 55.1 (+12.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$204,726 → $425,200 (+108%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 15 counties in Arizona

  • 6th in household income$69,613
  • 4th in share with a bachelor's degree30.3%
  • 3rd in home value$425,200
  • 14th in diversity score46.7
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
245,480
+47%since 2000
from 167,517 in 2000
252,552 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
30 / sq mi
+47%since 2000
from 21 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
55.1
+24%since 2000
from 44.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
8,123 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
94K135K177K218K259K19902000201020202024Yavapai County
2024245K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.7%(9,164)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94%(9,788)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.7%(11,611)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195%(12,252)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.3%(10,638)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349%(22,196)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 449.2%(22,670)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.8%(24,048)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416%(39,313)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7420.2%(49,591)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8411%(27,115)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.9%(7,094)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$69,613
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,901 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,784
+112%since 2000
from $19,727 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
46.7%
+22.4 ptssince 2009
from 24.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 11.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.451
−1%since 2010
from 0.453 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance4.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Manufacturing1.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$425,200
+103%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $114,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,351
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $600 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
75.1%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 73.4% in 2000
24.9% rent
Vacancy rate
11.8%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 17.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.17 people
−10%since 2009
from 2.41 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
24.7%
−7.3 ptssince 2009
from 32.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.9%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 46.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.1
+15%since 2009
from 5.3 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
67
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic86.6%(145,037)
Black0.4%(589)
Hispanic / Latino9.8%(16,376)
Asian0.5%(833)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic77.4%(190,078)
Black0.5%(1,263)
Hispanic / Latino15.4%(37,748)
Asian1.1%(2,584)
Other5.6%(13,807)
Diversity Score
47
+26%since 2009
from 37 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
21
−11%since 2020
from 24 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
Mexican12.8%(31,359)
Puerto Rican0.5%(1,116)
Spaniard0.3%(740)
Salvadoran0.1%(367)
Cuban0.1%(329)
Colombian0.1%(248)
Peruvian0.1%(229)
Guatemalan0.1%(162)
Argentine0.1%(129)
Dominican0%(89)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(675)
Japanese0.2%(480)
Chinese0.2%(475)
Korean0.1%(266)
Asian Indian0.1%(214)
Vietnamese0.1%(208)
Thai0.1%(166)
Cambodian0%(62)
Nepalese0%(47)
Taiwanese0%(44)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0%(20)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(115)
Chamorro0%(35)
Tongan0%(24)
Fijian0%(21)
Guamanian0%(19)
Ancestry
German19.9%(48,905)
English17%(41,640)
Irish14.4%(35,400)
Italian4.8%(11,802)
American4.7%(11,443)
French3.2%(7,951)
Scottish3%(7,366)
Polish2.7%(6,572)
Norwegian2.4%(5,794)
Scotch-Irish1.7%(4,140)
Swedish1.5%(3,803)
Dutch1.4%(3,327)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.1%(2,640)
Czech0.8%(1,872)
Russian0.7%(1,831)
French Canadian0.6%(1,573)
British0.6%(1,540)
Portuguese0.6%(1,497)
Danish0.6%(1,486)
Swiss0.5%(1,209)
Hungarian0.5%(1,130)
Greek0.5%(1,119)
Finnish0.3%(834)
Austrian0.3%(663)
Arab0.2%(599)
Ukrainian0.2%(559)
Lithuanian0.2%(524)
Croatian0.2%(504)
Canadian0.2%(480)
Lebanese0.2%(395)
Belgian0.1%(305)
Slovak0.1%(255)
Armenian0.1%(245)
Brazilian0.1%(160)
Slovene0.1%(144)
Romanian0%(122)
Bulgarian0%(118)
Serbian0%(108)
Iranian0%(102)
Turkish0%(84)
Nigerian0%(77)
Jamaican0%(63)
Moroccan0%(41)
Syrian0%(27)
Latvian0%(27)
Jordanian0%(19)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.3%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 21.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.7%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 84.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.2%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 8.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.5 min
+54%since 2000
from 15.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.5%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 73.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.1%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.4%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
−4.5 ptssince 2011
from 8.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
48.2%
−5.8 ptssince 2011
from 54.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.2%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 67.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.7%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 29.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
6.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.3%
−6.3 ptssince 2009
from 17.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
18.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2012
from 17.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.1%
−5.3 ptssince 2013
from 15.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.6%
+13.4 ptssince 2017
from 78.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.4%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 92.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 85.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 89.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.8%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 7.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married26.3%(27,655)
Married57.3%(60,329)
Widowed4.3%(4,521)
Divorced12.1%(12,772)
Women 15+
Never married18.5%(20,270)
Married54.4%(59,662)
Widowed11.4%(12,540)
Divorced15.7%(17,168)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.1%
−5.3 ptssince 2013
from 15.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
42.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 41.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
20.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 22.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
35.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 33.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.2%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 19.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
5.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 6.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
62.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 63.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
50.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 50.4% 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)13.7%(3,233)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15%(3,528)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.4%(11,389)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(1,370)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(204)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 23,533 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

Yavapai County, decade by decade

Yavapai County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990107,714$52,946$204,72617.7%19.9
2000167,517$63,578$208,94421.1%30.0
2010211,033$62,276$332,31023.7%38.6
2020236,209$64,637$331,25026.3%46.9
2024245,480$69,613$425,20030.3%46.7

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 Yavapai County, Arizona?

Yavapai County, Arizona has about 245,480 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Yavapai County, Arizona earns about $69,613 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Yavapai County, Arizona expensive?

In Yavapai County, Arizona, the median home is worth about $425,200, and the typical rent is about $1,351 a month.

How educated are people in Yavapai County, Arizona?

About 30.3% of adults age 25 and over in Yavapai County, Arizona hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Yavapai County, Arizona?

About 12.0% of people in Yavapai County, Arizona live below the federal poverty line.

Has Yavapai County, Arizona grown since 1990?

Yes, Yavapai County, Arizona has grown since 1990. The population has added about 137,766 residents, a change of about 128 percent over that period.

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

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