| | People QuickFacts | La Paz County | Arizona |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 20,419 | 6,482,505 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 20,489 | 6,392,013 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.3% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 20,489 | 6,392,017 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.1% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 18.2% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 33.4% | 14.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 48.9% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 78.3% | 84.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.0% | 4.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 17.0% | 5.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 3.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.3% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.9% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 24.5% | 30.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 61.3% | 57.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 84.5% | 79.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.2% | 14.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 17.7% | 27.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 76.9% | 85.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 9.0% | 26.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 3,321 | 542,210 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 14.6 | 24.8 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 16,006 | 2,864,335 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 75.4% | 67.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.6% | 20.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $100,000 | $215,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 10,158 | 2,326,468 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 1.98 | 2.63 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $21,165 | $25,680 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $32,147 | $50,448 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 20.3% | 15.3% |
| | Business QuickFacts | La Paz County | Arizona |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 344 | 131,8492 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 3,757 | 2,065,2242 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -4.5 | 7.62 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 829 | 395,995 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,241 | 491,529 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.7% | 1.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 3.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 10.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 32.0% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 57,977,827 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 65,901 | 57,573,459 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 394,370 | 86,758,801 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $19,588 | $13,637 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 37,986 | 13,268,514 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 5 | 13,007 |