Cochise County, Arizona (AZ)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	32%

Cochise County:	15.3%
Arizona:	14.2%

Type of workers:

Cochise County, Arizona business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cochise County, Arizona:

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Arizona median age:	34.2 years

Males: 59,357	(50.4%)
Females: 58,398	(49.6%)

Cochise County:	2.5 people
Arizona:	2.6 people

This county	$35,053
Arizona:	$44,282

Cochise County	$149,472
Arizona:	$185,400

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 17
• Robberies: 16
• Assaults: 558
• Burglaries: 362
• Thefts: 704
• Auto thefts: 213

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 6
• Rapes: 24
• Robberies: 20
• Assaults: 662
• Burglaries: 297
• Thefts: 757
• Auto thefts: 222

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cochise County is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $596 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $823 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sierra Vista, Douglas, Bisbee, Benson, Willcox, Whetstone, Huachuca City, St. David, Pirtleville, Tombstone.

2005 air pollution in Cochise County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.076 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.072 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 34 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 82 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 7.3 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 16 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Graham County , Greenlee County , Pima County , Santa Cruz County , Hidalgo County, New Mexico .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cochise County: River Windmill (A), Gears Ranch (B), Rock Ranch (C), Abbot Windmill (D), Rock Creek Ranch (E), Rock Bluff Recreation Site (F), McNeal Generating Plant (G), Adams Ranch (H), Gardner Windmill (I), Kendall Ranch (J), Kendall Substation (K), Garland Windmill (L), Garrett Ranch (M), Geronimo Surrender Site (N), Rim Rock Ranch (O), Riggs Home Ranch (P), Gibson Ranch (Q), Rickys Tank (R), Gleeson Substation (S), Alreds Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Cochise County: Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate Mission (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Saint David Cemetery (1), Apodaca Cemetery (2), Pearce Cemetery (3), Giddings Grave (4), Riggs Cemetery (5), Desert Rest (6), Sunnyside Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Dry Lakes (A), Dry Lake (B), Frog Lake (C), Willow Lake (D), Parker Lake (E), Rock Tank (F), Adobe Tank (G), Roosevelt Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rock Creek (A), Babocomari River (B), Clifford Wash (C), Banning Creek (D), Joaquin Creek (E), Bee Canyon Wash (F), Turkey Creek (G), Big Bend Creek (H), Big Sand Wash (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cochise County include: Coronado National Memorial (1), Camp Bowie (2), Brule Huffman Park (3), San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (4), Chiricahua National Monument (5), Lewis Monument (6), Kartchner Caverns State Park (7), Fort Bowie National Historic Site (8), John Hands Picnic Ground (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Bowie Post Office (A), McNeal Post Office (B), Dragoon Post Office (C), Palominas Post Office (D), San Simon Post Office (E), Cochise Post Office (F), Pearce Post Office (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.6%
Arizona:	3.5%

Current college students: 7,459
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 14,438 (49% naturalized citizens)

Cochise County:	12.3%
Whole state:	12.8%

Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 29,088
• One, attached: 2,119
• Two: 862
• 3 or 4: 1,298
• 5 to 9: 832
• 10 to 19: 1,344
• 20 or more: 2,094
• Mobile homes: 12,278
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1,211

Housing units in Cochise County with a mortgage: 12,904 (1,493 second mortgage, 1,174 home equity loan, 54 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,333

Cochise County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Arizona state average. It is 15.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/16/1971, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 34,401 (73%) Carpooled: 6,973 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 113 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Taxi: 34 (0%) Motorcycle: 152 (0%) Bicycle: 230 (0%) Walked: 2,738 (6%) Other means: 408 (1%) Worked at home: 1,811 (4%)

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%

2.60% relocated from other counties in Arizona ($7,957 average AGI)
7.70% relocated from other states ($26,277 average AGI)

Cochise County:	7.70%
Arizona average:	6.09%

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)
from San Diego County, CA	0.22% ($40,189)
from Honolulu County, HI	0.22% ($39,898)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.16% ($37,141)
from Pierce County, WA	0.12% ($37,412)

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%

3.38% relocated to other counties in Arizona ($9,953 average AGI)
6.59% relocated to other states ($22,425 average AGI)

Cochise County:	6.59%
Arizona average:	3.88%

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)
to Cumberland County, NC	0.15% ($32,067)
to Pinal County, AZ	0.13% ($35,796)
to Pierce County, WA	0.13% ($30,000)
to Bell County, TX	0.12% ($32,340)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 19,894 (17,099 aged, 2,795 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 97,049 (24,339 male householders, 6,678 female householders)

  24,620 spouses, 34,010 children (30,651 natural, 1,043 adopted, 2,316 stepchildren), 2,460 grandchildren, 691 brothers or sisters, 837 parents, 1,448 other relatives, 1,966 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 15,012 (6,290 male householders (5,273 living alone)), 6,589 female householders (5,816 living alone)), 2,133 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,694 (2,946 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 14,227 2-persons, 6,277 3-persons, 5,620 4-persons, 2,844 5-persons, 1,293 6-persons, 756 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,089 1-person, 1,542 2-persons, 170 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

19,831 married couples with children.
7,428 single-parent households (1,763 men, 5,665 women).

70.5% of residents of Cochise County speak English at home.
25.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,822,690,000 ($14698 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $889,307,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $481,761,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $130,700,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,389,000
Federal grants: $195,458,000
Federal procurement contracts: $612,911,000 ($460,998,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $396,471,000 ($313,845,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,946,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $124,611,000
Federal Government insurance: $129,284,000

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Here:	+15 per 1000 residents
State:	+28 per 1000 residents

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	+69 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.93 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.7

Here:	4.2
State:	3.7

48% of Cochise County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Arizona.

Cochise County:	48.4%
State average:	46.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 39014
• Northeast: 9166
• Midwest: 18781
• South: 15986
• West: 16886

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $70,100

Here:	6.4%
Arizona:	6.1%

Here:	3.7%
Arizona:	6.1%

Here:	11.4%
Arizona:	13.2%

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