Demographics of La Paz County, Arizona

La Paz County, Arizona had 16,711 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +149 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

La Paz County, in four figures

16,711
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +149 people.; 60.2 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,478 ±$4,006
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

La Paz County, Arizona's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of La Paz County, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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La Paz County, Arizona's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of La Paz County, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,562	100.0	100.0
2021	16,358	98.8	100.2
2022	16,460	99.4	100.7
2023	16,615	100.3	101.6
2024	16,670	100.7	102.5
2025	16,711	100.9	103.1

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Population of La Paz County, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	16,562	+8	−43	+1	+59
2021	16,358	−204	−255	+12	+30
2022	16,460	+102	−253	+79	+265
2023	16,615	+155	−223	+111	+254
2024	16,670	+55	−217	+120	+141
2025	16,711	+41	−216	+70	+182

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 60.2 ±0.7: for men 59.5 ±1.1 and for women 60.6 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in La Paz County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	620 ±57	3.7% ±0.3	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,869 ±172	11.2% ±1.0	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	741 ±231	4.4% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,827 ±322	17.0% ±1.9	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,418 ±301	20.5% ±1.8	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,189 ±582	43.1% ±3.5	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,478 ±$4,006, and income per person $34,376 ±$3,175, in 2024 dollars. The median is $79,964 ±$407 in Arizona and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in La Paz County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	2,121 ±378	23.7% ±4.1	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,426 ±385	27.1% ±4.1	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,692 ±299	18.9% ±3.2	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,077 ±285	12.0% ±3.1	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	885 ±202	9.9% ±2.2	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	361 ±169	4.0% ±1.9	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	397 ±144	4.4% ±1.6	11.6% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in La Paz County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	2,883 ±460	17.5% ±2.8	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	623 ±167	25.9% ±6.3	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,219 ±260	21.2% ±4.2	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,041 ±302	12.4% ±3.5	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in La Paz County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	La Paz County	Arizona	United States
Housing units	13,672 ±127	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	65.5% ±2.7	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	34.5% ±2.6	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.1% ±2.6	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.9% ±3.6	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$135,800 ±$31,047	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$802 ±$46	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in La Paz County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,263 ±0	25.6% ±<0.1	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,541 ±75	57.3% ±0.5	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	232 ±63	1.4% ±0.4	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	238 ±15	1.4% ±0.1	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,820 ±147	10.9% ±0.9	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to < 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	554 ±186	3.3% ±1.1	4.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in La Paz County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	4,724 ±318	28.3% ±1.9	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,100 ±398	60.6% ±2.4	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	208 ±99	1.2% ±0.6	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,632 ±265	9.8% ±1.6	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	565 ±135	3.4% ±0.8	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,067 ±231	6.4% ±1.4	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

La Paz County among the counties of Arizona

14th of 15 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arizona page.

Counties of Arizona near La Paz County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Navajo County	109,946	+3.0%
Apache County	64,445	−2.2%
Gila County	53,801	+0.9%
Santa Cruz County	50,020	+4.8%
Graham County	40,157	+4.0%
La Paz County	16,711	+0.9%
Greenlee County	9,312	−2.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026