Yavapai County, Arizona Population 2024

251,932

Yavapai County, Arizona's estimated 2024 population is 251,932 with a growth rate of 1.14% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Yavapai County, Arizona is the 4th largest county in Arizona. The 2010 population was 210,990 and has seen a growth of 19.4% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
2029266,1872,8511.08%
2028263,3362,8511.09%
2027260,4852,8511.11%
2026257,6342,8511.12%
2025254,7832,8511.13%
2024251,9322,8511.14%
2023249,0812,8511.16%
2022246,2303,8781.6%
2021242,3525,1352.16%
2020237,2171,1550.49%
2019236,0623,5951.55%
2018232,4674,0691.78%
2017228,3983,5701.59%
2016224,8283,8091.72%
2015221,0193,1371.44%
2014217,8823,3431.56%
2013214,5392,4741.17%
2012212,0659840.47%
2011211,081910.04%
2010210,99000%
1990107,71439,56958.07%
198068,14531,41285.51%
197036,7337,82127.05%
196028,9123,92115.69%
195024,991-1,520-5.73%
194026,511-1,959-6.88%
193028,4704,45418.55%
192024,0168,02050.14%
191015,9962,19715.92%
190013,7995,11458.88%
18908,6853,67273.25%
18805,0132,871134.03%
18702,142-264,045-99.2%
2024 Growth Rate
1.14% (2,851)
County Website
Yavapai County
State
Arizona
County Seat
Prescott
2020 Population
237,217
Area
8123 mi²
Density
31 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
6.2% (14,715)
Founded
November 9, 1864

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White201,00584.52%
Two or more races18,9607.97%
Other race10,3854.37%
Native American3,2961.39%
Asian2,4801.04%
Black or African American1,5430.65%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1610.07%

White

Two or more races

Other race

Native American

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Yavapai County, Arizona Population by Race

Yavapai County, Arizona Population Pyramid 2024

Yavapai County, Arizona Median Age

54.5

Total

52.8

Male

56

Female

Yavapai County, Arizona Adults

There are 200,350 adults, (77,854 of whom are seniors) in Yavapai County, Arizona.

Yavapai County, Arizona Age Dependency

94.2

Age Dependency Ratio

63.6

Old Age Dependency Ratio

30.6

Child Dependency Ratio

Yavapai County, Arizona Sex Ratio

Female120,47850.66%
Male117,35249.34%

Yavapai County, Arizona Population by Age

Yavapai County, Arizona Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All106,5422.1973.126.9
Married52,3042.7185.214.8
Non Family41,3351.2363.836.2
Female8,5983.1655.644.4
Male4,3053.1251.548.5

2.69

Average Family Size

2.19

Average Household Size

73.1%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Yavapai County, Arizona Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade10,5765.73%
Associates Degree17,3889.43%
Bachelors Degree31,29116.96%
Graduate Degree21,61611.72%
High School Graduate46,85225.4%
Less Than 9th Grade3,9122.12%
Some College52,84028.64%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Yavapai County, Arizona Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Yavapai County, Arizona Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White153,524145,06746,716
Hispanic21,07715,9423,030
2+ Races11,5819,4312,532
Other Race6,7484,975902
Native American1,9611,605407
Asian1,7971,630925
Black1,1671,014314
Islander65560

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 94.49%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 51.47%.

Yavapai County, Arizona Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$46,341$55,715$38,816
Graduate Degree$65,830$78,885$57,032
High School Graduate$35,065$42,265$29,961
Less Than 9th Grade$30,343$33,007$28,428
Overall$39,581$45,282$33,545
Some College$35,311$42,218$30,277

$39,581

Average Earnings

$45,282

Average Male

$33,545

Average Female

Yavapai County, Arizona Earnings by Educational Attainment

Yavapai County, Arizona Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Yavapai County, Arizona Language

89.26% of Yavapai County, Arizona residents speak only English, while 10.74% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 8.48% of the population.

Yavapai County, Arizona Language

Yavapai County, Arizona Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White184,59820,11910.9%
Hispanic35,2356,06617.22%
Multiple18,6113,47018.64%
Other10,1701,53515.09%
Native3,04676925.25%
Asian2,30340317.5%
Black1,28625519.83%

12.32%

Overall Poverty Rate

12.27%

Male Poverty Rate

12.37%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Yavapai County, Arizona

The race most likely to be in poverty in Yavapai County, Arizona is Native, with 25.25% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Yavapai County, Arizona is White, with 10.9% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.36%. Among those working part-time, it was 14.85%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 15.59%.

Yavapai County, Arizona Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade21.3%
High School13.18%
Some College10.88%
Bachelors or Greater5.17%

Yavapai County, Arizona Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed32.29%
Male Unemployed26.34%
Female Employed6.85%
Male Employed6.12%

Yavapai County, Arizona Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Yavapai County, Arizona Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$78,461$99,777
Households$62,430$83,305
Married Families$85,417$107,953
Non Families$39,803$52,795

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Yavapai County, Arizona Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

53.2%

Overall Marriage Rate

54.9%

Male Marriage Rate

51.5%

Female Marriage Rate

Yavapai County, Arizona Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Yavapai County, Arizona Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Yavapai County, Arizona Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Yavapai County, Arizona Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

25,630

Number of Veterans

23,539

Male Veterans

2,091

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam11,964
Second Gulf War3,564
First Gulf War3,436
Korea2,033
World War II594

Yavapai County, Arizona Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
75+8,294
65 to 747,984
55 to 644,574
35 to 543,141
18 to 341,637

Yavapai County, Arizona Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White23,68113.69%
Hispanic1,9217.61%
2+ Races1,1938.84%
Other Race3224.14%
Black21917.65%
Native American1877.7%
Asian200.93%
Islander84.97%

Yavapai County, Arizona Veterans by Race

Yavapai County, Arizona Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

7.49%

Veteran Poverty Rate

36.31%

Veteran Disability Rate

Yavapai County, Arizona Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

48.7%

Labor Force Participation

46.3%

Employment Rate

4.9%

Unemployment Rate

Yavapai County, Arizona Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Yavapai County, Arizona Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Yavapai County, Arizona Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

31%

Born in Yavapai County, Arizona

93.23%

Native Born

6.77%

Foreign Born

3.21%

Non Citizen

3.55%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

93.23% of Yavapai County, Arizona residents were born in the United States, with 31% having been born in Arizona. 3.21% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Yavapai County, Arizona Place of Birth

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