For population 15 years and over in Bluewater CDP:
Never married: 12.9%
Now married: 59.9%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 12.5%
Divorced: 12.8%
28 residents are foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 0.8% North America).
This place:
3.8%
Arizona:
12.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $122 (0.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $111 (0.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Yuma, AZ (103.9 miles , pop. 77,515).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Glendale, AZ (125.7 miles , pop. 218,812).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (133.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Bluewater-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arizona state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/13/1998 at 01:09:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, 3.6 ML, Depth: 2.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.3 miles away from the city center On 9/19/2005 at 23:00:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 96.6 miles away from Bluewater center On 11/4/1993 at 00:36:53, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML) earthquake occurred 82.9 miles away from the city center On 4/26/1996 at 19:14:52, a magnitude 3.4 (3.3 MD, 3.4 ML, Depth: 4.8 mi) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from the city center On 4/2/1996 at 03:47:00, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, 3.3 ML, Depth: 4.3 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from Bluewater center On 1/12/1998 at 16:00:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in La Paz County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bluewater:
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL FONTANA (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 2 miles away; FONTANA, CA)
LA PAZ REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; PARKER, AZ)
HAVASU REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 24 miles away; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bluewater:
Arizona Western College (about 106 miles; Yuma, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,672)
Imperial Valley College (about 117 miles; Imperial, CA; FT enrollment: 4,082)
Estrella Mountain Community College (about 122 miles; Avondale, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,121)
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc (about 125 miles; Avondale, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,088)
Midwestern University (about 125 miles; Glendale, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,044)
College of the Desert (about 126 miles; Palm Desert, CA; FT enrollment: 3,751)
Glendale Community College (about 127 miles; Glendale, AZ; FT enrollment: 7,126)
La Paz County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.5%
(12.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 24.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 35.7% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.1 people
Arizona:
2.8 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
57.1%
Whole state:
68.6%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
4.2%
Whole state:
6.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Bluewater (based on La Paz County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 24.49%
Here
24.5%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Assemblies of God
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Adherents
31.0%
17.0%
15.6%
4.8%
4.5%
Congregations
14.8%
11.1%
3.7%
14.8%
3.7%
Name
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Jewish
Conservative Baptist Association of America
United Methodist Church
Other
Adherents
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
3.2%
11.6%
Congregations
3.7%
3.7%
11.1%
3.7%
29.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
La Paz County:
3.98 / 10,000 pop.
Arizona:
1.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
La Paz County:
0.50 / 10,000 pop.
Arizona:
0.55 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
La Paz County:
8.96 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 24
Here:
11.95 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.21 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
11.2%
Arizona:
8.0%
Adult obesity rate:
La Paz County:
28.0%
Arizona:
22.8%
11.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,189 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
11.28%
Arizona average:
8.20%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
#8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Rail transportation"
#13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest daily high temperatures"
#23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the hottest summers"
#55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations"
#68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores"
#84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of days clear of clouds"
#97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
