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Population (year 2000): 4,830. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,330 (+10.4% change)
 

Males: 2,375  (49.2%)
Females: 2,455  (50.8%)

San Bernardino County

Median resident age:  39.0 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 92363.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,400 (it was $26,108 in 2000)
Needles  $30,400
California:  $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $176,000 (it was $71,800 in 2000)
Needles  $176,000
California:  $477,700

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Races in Needles:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.5%)
  • Hispanic (18.4%)
  • American Indian (9.5%)
  • Other race (6.4%)
  • Two or more races (5.6%)
  • Black (1.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (17.5%), Irish (13.5%), English (12.3%), United States (6.2%), French (4.8%), Italian (3.4%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 488 feet

Land area: 29.8 square miles.

Population density: 180 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Needles

  • High school or higher: 72.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Needles city

  • Never married: 24.1%
  • Now married: 45.0%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 17.6%

187 residents are foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.8% Asia).

This city:  3.9%
California:  26.2%



According to our research there were 22 registered sex offenders living in Needles, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Needles to the number of sex offenders is 243 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Needles:  0.8% ($575)
California:  0.7% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Henderson, NV (87.1 miles , pop. 175,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (102.7 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (196.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Arizona Village, AZ (2.1 miles ), Willow Valley, AZ (5.5 miles ), Mojave Ranch Estates, AZ (7.8 miles) , Mohave Valley, AZ (8.4 miles ), Mesquite Creek, AZ (9.3 miles ), Bullhead City, AZ (19.2 miles ), Laughlin, NV (21.0 miles ), Desert Hills, AZ (26.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $107,300
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $107,300
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $143,300
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $129,500
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $107,300
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $183,300
  • 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $141,000
  • 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $164,300
  • 2004: 15 buildings, average cost: $157,200
  • 2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $167,700
  • 2006: 26 buildings, average cost: $270,100
  • 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $299,200

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Latitude: 34.84 N, Longitude: 114.61 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +919 (+19.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,101 (66.6%)


8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 760

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Population change in the 1990s: -720 (-13.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Rail transportation (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Utilities (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Rail and water transportation workers (16%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)


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Crime in Needles by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.018.5
Rapes 132225
    per 100,000 20.359.938.137.537.292.7
Robberies 464656
    per 100,000 81.3119.876.2112.492.9111.2
Assaults 202729252561
    per 100,000 406.5539.1552.7468.4464.61130.5
Burglaries 546476645792
    per 100,000 1097.61278.01448.41199.21059.31705.0
Thefts 91139127114144140
    per 100,000 1849.62775.62420.42136.02676.12594.5
Auto thefts 131335212638
    per 100,000 264.2259.6667.0393.5483.2704.2
Arson 6551510
    per 100,000 122.099.895.318.792.9185.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 293.9412.9415.5358.3370.4650.1

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Needles topographic map
Hospital/medical center in Needles:
  • COLORADO RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (1401 BAILEY AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Needles:
  • WESTERN ARIZONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 23 miles; BULLHEAD CITY, AZ)
  • HAVASU REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ)
  • KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL FONTANA (about 52 miles; FONTANA, CA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Needles:
  • LAUGHLIN/BULLHEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 22 miles; BULLHEAD CITY, AZ; ID: IFP)
  • KINGMAN (about 55 miles; KINGMAN, AZ; ID: IGM)
  • MC CARRAN INTL (about 93 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV; ID: LAS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Needles:
  • EAGLE AIRPARK (about 4 miles; BULLHEAD CITY, AZ; ID: A09)
  • NEEDLES (about 7 miles; NEEDLES, CA; ID: EED)
  • SUN VALLEY (about 12 miles; BULLHEAD CITY, AZ; ID: A20)

Amtrak station:
NEEDLES (900 FRONT ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Needles:
  • MOHAVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; KINGMAN, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,405)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-LAS VEGAS (about 79 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV; FT enrollment: 15,686)
  • LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; LOMA LINDA, CA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA (about 101 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV; FT enrollment: 13,686)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE (about 125 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; FT enrollment: 12,213)
  • RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 125 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; FT enrollment: 10,798)
  • COLLEGE OF THE DESERT (about 145 miles; PALM DESERT, CA; FT enrollment: 3,804)
Public high schools in Needles:
Public elementary/middle schools in Needles:
Private elementary/middle school in Needles:
  • NEEDLES S D A SCHOOL (Students: 10; Location: 1405 LILLYHILL RD P O BOX 306; Grades: 2 - 8)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Assembly of God Church 601 Broadway

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Notable locations in Needles: Needles Municipal Golf Course (A), Needles Branch San Bernardino County Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Needles Town Center Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Needles include: Grace Lutheran Church (A), Faith Chapel Church of God (B), Seventh Day Adventist Church (C), First Southern Baptist Church (D), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (E), Christian Church of Needles (F), Saint Anns Catholic Church (G), Church of Christ (H), Assembly of God Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Fort Mojave Burial Grounds (1), Riverview Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Needles include: Santa Fe Park (1), Manny Morris Park (2), Nikki Bunch-Franz Flowers Park (3), Ed Parry Park (4), Needles Recreation Area (5), Needles Municipal Aquatics Center (6), Needles Marina Park (7), Jack Smith Memorial Park (8), Duke Watkins Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Best Western Royal Inn (1111 Pashard Street) (1), Best Western Colorado River In (2371 West Broadway) (2), Best Hotel Needles (1900 Needles Highway) (3), Best Value Inn (1102 East Broadway Street) (4), Budget Inn of Needles (2104 Needles Highway) (5). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Needles and their reported violations in the past:

NEEDLES KOA KAMPGROUND (Population served: 114, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
LAUGHLIN INFORMATION CENTER (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.4%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.7%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  26.1%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.7%
Whole state:  6.3%

Needles compared to California state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Needles (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Needles Branch at 1001 West Broadway, branch established on 1934-12-24. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Washington Mutual Bank: 1019 Broadway Branch at 1019 Broadway, branch established on 1988-12-27. Info updated 2006-10-13: Bank assets: $345,294.6 mil, Deposits: $219,019.0 mil, headquarters in Henderson, NV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices
  • National Bank of Arizona: Needles Branch at 1019 West Broadway Street, branch established on 2004-06-11. Info updated 2007-01-30: Bank assets: $4,598.7 mil, Deposits: $3,695.5 mil, headquarters in Tucson, AZ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 96 total offices, Holding Company: Zions Bancorporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 4$14,739$44,2170$0
Transit 0$0 1$912
Electric Power 9$39,099$52,1320$0
Streets and Highways 7$21,733$37,2570$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 2$5,265$31,5900$0
Parks and Recreation 10$33,226$39,87110$9,024
Sewerage 3$10,490$41,9600$0
Other Government Administration 3$15,996$63,9841$1,975
Financial Administration 6$18,352$36,7041$857
Other and Unallocable 1$2,358$28,2961$1,016
Totals for Government 45$161,257$43,00214$13,784



7.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,394 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.77%
California average:  5.75%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($485 average AGI)
San Bernardino County:  0.12%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Los Angeles County, CA  3.43% ($39,463 average AGI)
from Riverside County, CA  1.22% ($38,294)
from Orange County, CA  0.68% ($46,220)


7.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,936 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.61%
California average:  6.27%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($390 average AGI)
San Bernardino County:  0.10%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Riverside County, CA  1.74% ($44,978 average AGI)
to Los Angeles County, CA  1.57% ($37,904)
to Orange County, CA  0.49% ($46,332)


Strongest AM radio stations in Needles:
  • KTOX (1340 AM; 1 kW; NEEDLES, CA; Owner: CREATIVE BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
  • KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
  • KXNT (840 AM; 50 kW; NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KZZZ (1490 AM; 1 kW; BULLHEAD CITY, AZ; Owner: CAMERON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFLG (1000 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BULLHEAD CITY, AZ; Owner: CAMERON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLSQ (870 AM; 10 kW; WHITNEY, NV; Owner: KLSQ-AM LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFMB (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: MIDWEST TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KNTR (980 AM; 1 kW; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: STEVEN M. GREELEY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Needles:
  • KFLG-FM (94.7 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: CAMERON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KNKK (107.1 FM; NEEDLES, CA; Owner: CAMERON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KADD (93.5 FM; LAUGHLIN, NV; Owner: M&M BROADCASTING LLC)
  • KRRK (101.1 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: SMOKE AND MIRRORS, LLC)
  • K263AI (100.5 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: DONALD F. HENDREN)
  • KLUK (97.9 FM; NEEDLES, CA; Owner: CAMERON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K240CL (95.9 FM; BULLHEAD CITY, AZ; Owner: CAMERON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRCY-FM (96.7 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: RICK L. MURPHY)
  • KZUL-FM (104.5 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: MAD DOG WIRELESS, INC.)
  • KJJJ (102.3 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: STEVEN M. GREELEY)
  • K256AA (99.1 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: CAROL L. VINE DBA VINE COMMUNICATNS)
  • K264AB (100.7 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: CAROL L. VINE DBA VINE COMMUNICATNS)
  • K268AC (101.5 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: CAROL L. VINE DBA VINE COMMUNICATNS)
  • K242AQ (96.3 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: DONALD F. HENDREN)
  • KRRN (92.7 FM; DOLAN SPRINGS, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • K224BV (92.7 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: RICHARD R. FULKERSON)
  • K280EH (103.9 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: JANE G. BREDER)
  • KGMN (100.1 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: NEW WEST BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KVGS (107.9 FM; LAUGHLIN, NV; Owner: DESERT SKY MEDIA, LLC)
  • KHWY (98.9 FM; ESSEX, CA; Owner: KHWY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Needles:
  • KACN-LP (Channel 26; BULLHEAD CITY, AZ; Owner: TRI-STATE BROADCASTING, INC.)

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