Demographics of Douglas city, Arizona

Douglas city, Arizona had 16,038 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −480 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Douglas city, in four figures

16,038
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,981 ±41.; −2.9%
Change since July 2020: −480 people.; 34.4 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,019 ±$6,447
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Douglas city, Arizona's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Douglas city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Douglas city, Arizona's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Douglas city, 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	16,518	100.0	100.0
2021	16,337	98.9	100.2
2022	15,568	94.2	100.7
2023	15,620	94.6	101.6
2024	15,704	95.1	102.5
2025	16,038	97.1	103.1

Population of Douglas city, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,518	—
2021	16,337	−181
2022	15,568	−769
2023	15,620	+52
2024	15,704	+84
2025	16,038	+334

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.4 ±1.8: for men 33.8 ±1.7 and for women 36.1 ±3.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Douglas city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	1,123 ±224	7.0% ±1.4	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,473 ±305	15.5% ±1.9	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,719 ±318	10.8% ±2.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,129 ±471	32.1% ±2.9	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,439 ±402	21.5% ±2.5	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,098 ±297	13.1% ±1.9	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,019 ±$6,447, and income per person $18,503 ±$1,912, 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 Douglas city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	1,330 ±249	29.1% ±5.0	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,374 ±295	30.1% ±6.1	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	759 ±185	16.6% ±3.9	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	308 ±101	6.7% ±2.2	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	546 ±168	12.0% ±3.6	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	72 to 248	1.6% to 5.4%	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	14 to 164	0.3% to 3.6%	11.6% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Douglas city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	3,548 ±600	27.8% ±4.7	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,466 ±295	41.1% ±6.6	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,454 ±324	23.1% ±4.8	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	628 ±148	21.6% ±4.1	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Douglas city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Douglas city	Arizona	United States
Housing units	5,468 ±302	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.5% ±3.8	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.5% ±3.4	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.6% ±5.5	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.4% ±5.0	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,700 ±$8,771	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$772 ±$44	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±3	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 Douglas city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	13,051 ±395	81.7% ±2.5	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,892 ±339	11.8% ±2.1	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	510 ±136	3.2% ±0.9	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 173	0% to 1.1%	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	49 to 231	0.3% to 1.4%	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 85	0% to 0.5%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	92 to 418	0.6% to 2.6%	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 Douglas city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	9,524 ±674	59.6% ±4.2	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,347 ±389	14.7% ±2.4	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	245 ±107	1.5% ±0.7	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,865 ±539	24.2% ±3.4	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,205 ±416	13.8% ±2.6	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,660 ±414	10.4% ±2.6	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Douglas city among the places of Arizona

50th of 94 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Arizona page.

Places of Arizona near Douglas city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Eloy city	17,433 ±32
Coolidge city	16,636 ±39
Payson town	16,622 ±31
Flowing Wells CDP	16,559 ±1,821
Vail CDP	16,315 ±1,953
Douglas city	15,981 ±41
Tanque Verde CDP	15,866 ±1,130
Fort Mohave CDP	15,715 ±1,150
Valencia West CDP	14,728 ±1,432
Somerton city	14,574 ±19
Sierra Vista Southeast CDP	14,330 ±1,102

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Arizona by poverty rate
No. 5 Places in Arizona by foreign-born share
No. 5 Places in Arizona by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 41 Places by poverty rate
No. 58 Places in Arizona by homeownership rate
No. 59 Places in Arizona by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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