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Cochise County

Population in July 2007: 2,550.
Males: 1,257  (49.3%)
Females: 1,293  (50.7%)

Median resident age:  40.0 years
Arizona median age:  34.2 years

Zip codes: 85616.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,828 (it was $34,507 in 2000)
Whetstone:  $47,828
Arizona:  $49,889

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $141,307 (it was $72,600 in 2000)
Whetstone:  $141,307
Arizona:  $237,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $156,839; Detached houses: $203,013; Mobile homes: $58,050; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,250

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Races in Whetstone:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.4%)
  • Hispanic (13.8%)
  • Other race (6.5%)
  • Two or more races (4.5%)
  • Black (2.9%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Whetstone: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (17.5%), Irish (11.9%), United States (10.4%), English (8.9%), French (4.5%), Portuguese (3.4%).

Current Local Time: MST (no DST) time zone

Elevation: 4066 feet

Land area: 11.8 square miles.

Population density: 216 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Whetstone

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 11.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Whetstone CDP

  • Never married: 16.1%
  • Now married: 61.2%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 16.0%

152 residents are foreign born (3.4% Latin America, 2.3% Europe, 0.8% Asia).

This place:  6.5%
Arizona:  12.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Whetstone:  1.1% ($786)
Arizona:  0.9% ($962)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tucson, AZ (48.6 miles , pop. 486,699).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (161.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Huachuca City, AZ (2.2 miles ), Sierra Vista, AZ (3.4 miles ), Elgin, AZ (3.8 miles ), St. David, AZ (3.9 miles ), Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ (4.1 miles ), Tombstone, AZ (4.1 miles ), Benson, AZ (4.2 miles ), Sonoita, AZ (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 31.70 N, Longitude: 110.35 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 520

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (19%)
  • Construction (18%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Whetstone:
  • SIERRA VISTA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 12 miles; SIERRA VISTA, AZ)
  • BENSON HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; BENSON, AZ)
  • SOUTHEAST ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ)

Amtrak station near Whetstone:
  • 19 miles: BENSON (4TH & SAN PEDRO STS.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Whetstone:
  • COCHISE COLLEGE (about 30 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
  • PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; TUCSON, AZ; FT enrollment: 14,177)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (about 51 miles; TUCSON, AZ; FT enrollment: 29,915)
  • EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 87 miles; THATCHER, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,085)
  • CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 112 miles; COOLIDGE, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,333)
  • CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 142 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,990)
  • MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 147 miles; MESA, AZ; FT enrollment: 11,928)

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Reservoirs: Boedecker Tank (A), Road Tank (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Arizona:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.5%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.2%
Whole state:  6.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  20.0%
Whole state:  13.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  11.7%
Whole state:  6.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Whetstone, AZ



Whetstone compared to Arizona state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Whetstone travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Cochise County Arizona:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Utility gas (24%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Whetstone

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodUnited Methodist Church
Adherents53.8%12.5%10.9%4.6%3.1%
Congregations11.4%12.8%10.7%11.4%6.7%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Churches of ChristEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents1.5%1.3%1.3%1.1%10.0%
Congregations2.7%6.0%1.3%3.4%33.6%
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.


11.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,687 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.41%
Arizona average:  8.20%

1.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,453 average AGI)
Cochise County:  1.11%
Arizona average:  0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Pima County, AZ  1.29% ($32,272 average AGI)
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.77% ($38,631)
from Bell County, TX  0.24% ($35,827)


10.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,637 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.69%
Arizona average:  5.96%

0.72% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,259 average AGI)
Cochise County:  0.72%
Arizona average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Pima County, AZ  1.81% ($31,948 average AGI)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.91% ($28,719)
to Honolulu County, HI  0.17% ($33,194)


Strongest AM radio stations in Whetstone:
  • KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • KNXN (1470 AM; 3 kW; SIERRA VISTA, AZ; Owner: GOOD MUSIC, INC.)
  • KUAZ (1550 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
  • KTAN (1420 AM; 2 kW; SIERRA VISTA, AZ; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KQTL (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAHUARITA, AZ; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF TUCSON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KTKT (990 AM; 10 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORP.)
  • KEVT (1030 AM; 10 kW; CORTARO, AZ; Owner: ONE MART CORP.)
  • KNST (790 AM; 5 kW; TUCSON, AZ)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KHIL (1250 AM; 5 kW; WILLCOX, AZ; Owner: LAKESHORE MEDIA, LLC)
  • KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KJLL (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH TUCSON, AZ; Owner: HUDSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Whetstone:
  • KRMB (90.1 FM; BISBEE, AZ; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KCDQ (95.3 FM; DOUGLAS, AZ; Owner: COCHISE BROADCASTING, LLC (A WYOMING LLC))
  • KWCD (92.3 FM; BISBEE, AZ; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KWRB (90.9 FM; BISBEE, AZ; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KXCI (91.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FOUNDATION FOR CREATIVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KGMG (106.3 FM; ORACLE, AZ; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • K255AC (98.9 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUN. COLLEGE DIST)
  • KZLZ-FM2 (105.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • K263AA (100.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KUAT-FM (90.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
  • K292CM (106.3 FM; SUMMERHAVEN, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORPORATION)
  • KZLZ-FM1 (105.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KWFM-FM (97.1 FM; GREEN VALLEY, AZ; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KWCX-FM (104.9 FM; WILLCOX, AZ; Owner: LAKESHORE MEDIA, LLC)
  • KXKQ (94.1 FM; SAFFORD, AZ; Owner: MCMURRAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KKYZ (101.7 FM; SIERRA VISTA, AZ; Owner: COCHISE BROADCASTING, LLC (A WYOMING LLC))
  • K261CK (100.1 FM; SAN XAVIER, AZ; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KCDX (103.1 FM; FLORENCE, AZ; Owner: DESERT WEST AIR RANCHERS CORPORATION)
  • KAVV (97.7 FM; BENSON, AZ; Owner: STEREO 97, INC.)
  • KLPX (96.1 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORPORATION)



FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KD7NEC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00356157
    Grant Date: 05/11/2001, Expiration Date: 05/11/2011, Certifier: Clair W Iverson
    Registrant: Clair W Iverson, 2251 Sands Ranch Rd, Whetstone, AZ 85616


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 29
  • Hazardous Condition: 5

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