Cochise County, Arizona Demographics

Cochise County is 1st in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Race - Two or More

Cochise County is 2nd in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Cochise County is 2nd in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Cochise County is 3rd in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Race - Asian

Cochise County is 4th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Income per capita

Cochise County is 5th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Foreign born residents

Cochise County is 5th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Cochise County is 5th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Cochise County is 5th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Cochise County is 5th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Cochise County	Rank	Arizona	US
Current population (2012)	132,088	8th	6,553,255	313,914,040
Size in square miles	6,165.7	8th	113,594.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	21.3	7th	56.3	87.4

Age Demographics
	Cochise County	Rank	Arizona	US
Residents younger than 5	6.5%	9th	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.4%	10th	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.1%	5th	14.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Cochise County	Rank	Arizona	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.0%	6th	85.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.9%	5th	26.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Cochise County	Rank	Arizona	US
Race - White	88.0%	6th	84.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	4.8%	2nd	4.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.7%	14th	5.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.1%	3rd	3.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.4%	2nd	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.1%	1st	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	33.1%	5th	30.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	57.5%	7th	57.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Cochise County	Rank	Arizona	US
Female residents	48.7%	12th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	12.1%	5th	13.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Cochise County	Rank	Arizona	US
Housing units	59,468	8th	2,864,335	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.6%	5th	20.6%	25.9%
Households	48,917	7th	2,344,215	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.2%	10th	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$155,700	6th	$197,400	$186,200
People per household	2.5	11th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	366	7th	21,726	829,658

Income Demographics
	Cochise County	Rank	Arizona	US
Income per capita	$23,296	4th	$25,784	$27,915
Income per household	$45,906	6th	$50,752	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.2%	12th	16.2%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Cochise County	Rank	Arizona	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,315	8th	130,305	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	28,909	8th	2,108,561	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	8,740	8th	491,529	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,313,671	8th	$86,758,801	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,284	12th	$13,637	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$171,397	9th	$13,268,514	$613,795,732