Mohave County, Arizona (AZ)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

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Races in Mohave County, Arizona:

Median resident age:	42.9 years
Arizona median age:	34.2 years

Males: 77,099	(49.7%)
Females: 77,933	(50.3%)

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Mohave County:	2.5 people
Arizona:	2.6 people

This county:	$39,991
Arizona:	$49,888

This county:	$674
State:	$703

Mohave County:	$204,600
Arizona:	$237,700

Detached houses: $282,902

Here:	$282,902
State:	$341,391

Townhouses or other attached units: $235,406

Here:	$235,406
State:	$235,099

In 2-unit structures: $225,000

Here:	$225,000
State:	$223,005

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $208,413

Here:	$208,413
State:	$205,498

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $161,517

Here:	$161,517
State:	$183,008

Mobile homes: $52,733

Here:	$52,733
State:	$51,746

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $23,677

Here:	$23,677
State:	$39,763

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

• Murders: 11
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 174
• Burglaries: 1182
• Thefts: 1807
• Auto thefts: 410

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

• Murders: 6
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 13
• Assaults: 118
• Burglaries: 984
• Thefts: 1732
• Auto thefts: 339

Mohave County:	12.6%
Arizona:	14.2%

This county:	13.9%
Whole state:	13.9%

This county:	5.8%
Whole state:	6.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mohave County is $560 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $653 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $903 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lake Havasu City, Bullhead City, Kingman, Mohave Valley, Golden Valley, Colorado City, Valencia West, Desert Hills, Dolan Springs, Peach Springs.

2005 air pollution in Mohave County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 48 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Clark County, Nevada , Coconino County , La Paz County , Lincoln County, Nevada , Yavapai County , Kane County, Utah , Washington County, Utah , San Bernardino County, California .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Mohave County: Rockhouse Cabin (A), Kemple Camp (B), Getz Ranch (C), Kent Ranch (D), Kenworthy Ranch (E), Loves Camp (F), Goldroad (G), Archibald Corral (H), Arkansas Ranch (I), Red Blanket Ranch (J), Graham Ranch (K), Ramon Esquerra Ranch (L), Quartermaster View Point (M), Beales Crossing (N), HJH Ranch (O), Hackberry (P), Beaver Dam (Q), Pine Well (R), Kohen Ranch (S), Marshall Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Mohave County: Valley Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Desert Lawn Cemetery (1), Mineral Park Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Quarter Pond (A), Sabotage Pond (B), Red Pond (C), RCA Pond (D), Weed Pond (E), Tree Pond (F), Ester Pond (G), Jodys Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adobe Creek (A), Antelope Wash (B), Clayhole Wash (C), Tyro Wash (D), Natural Corrals Wash (E), Bar I-L Wash (F), Lost Man Creek (G), Twentysix Wash (H), Mohave Wash (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Mohave County include: Hualapai Mountain County Park (1), Three Dunes Campgrounds (2), Paiute Primitive Area (3), Chloride Community Park (4), Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (5), Lake Mead National Recreation Area (6), Lake Havasu State Park (7), Neal Butler Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Squaw Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Yucca Post Office (A), Wikieup Post Office (B), Valentine Post Office (C), Hackberry Post Office (D), Oatman Post Office (E), Chloride Post Office (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.1%
Arizona:	8.0%

Current college students: 5,259
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 9,114 (40% naturalized citizens)

Mohave County:	5.9%
Whole state:	12.8%

Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 41,548
• One, attached: 1,582
• Two: 1,151
• 3 or 4: 2,204
• 5 to 9: 1,512
• 10 to 19: 1,125
• 20 or more: 2,703
• Mobile homes: 26,622
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1,615

Housing units in Mohave County with a mortgage: 18,916 (1,940 second mortgage, 1,945 home equity loan, 85 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,408

Here:	66.8% with mortgage
State:	74.9% with mortgage

Mohave County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Arizona state average. It is 29.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/14/1979, a tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Mohave County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arizona state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/18/2008 at 02:27:37, a magnitude 4.0 (3.4 MW, 4.0 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 66.3 miles away from Mohave County center
On 10/26/2008 at 19:47:48, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Depth: 6.7 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 70.7 miles away from the county center
On 10/22/1996 at 04:15:02, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/26/2008 at 15:53:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 73.1 miles away from Mohave County center
On 10/29/1994 at 22:27:52, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/1/1995 at 14:59:43, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.9 miles away from Mohave County center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 43,805 (74%) Carpooled: 10,735 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 149 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Ferryboat: 62 (0%) Taxi: 134 (0%) Motorcycle: 261 (0%) Bicycle: 357 (1%) Walked: 1,448 (2%) Other means: 587 (1%) Worked at home: 1,679 (3%)

11.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,826 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.26%
Arizona average:	8.20%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($146 average AGI)

Mohave County:	0.06%
Arizona average:	0.18%

1.33% relocated from other counties in Arizona ($4,224 average AGI)
9.88% relocated from other states ($36,456 average AGI)

Mohave County:	9.88%
Arizona average:	6.09%

from Clark County, NV	1.13% ($37,636 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA	1.00% ($49,169)
from San Bernardino County, CA	0.89% ($40,931)
from Riverside County, CA	0.58% ($42,258)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.57% ($36,648)
from Orange County, CA	0.55% ($50,150)
from San Diego County, CA	0.43% ($44,045)

7.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,888 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.89%
Arizona average:	5.96%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($134 average AGI)

Mohave County:	0.04%
Arizona average:	0.10%

1.61% relocated to other counties in Arizona ($7,609 average AGI)
6.25% relocated to other states ($27,144 average AGI)

Mohave County:	6.25%
Arizona average:	3.88%

to Clark County, NV	0.92% ($33,362 average AGI)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.67% ($37,706)
to San Bernardino County, CA	0.36% ($29,662)
to Yavapai County, AZ	0.25% ($42,474)
to Riverside County, CA	0.22% ($32,803)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.22% ($29,068)
to San Diego County, CA	0.16% ($35,474)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 37,838 (32,200 aged, 5,638 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 129,818 (34,779 male householders, 8,930 female householders)

  35,400 spouses, 38,484 children (34,174 natural, 1,306 adopted, 3,004 stepchildren), 2,803 grandchildren, 1,219 brothers or sisters, 1,321 parents, 2,487 other relatives, 4,395 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 24,009 (9,567 male householders (7,176 living alone)), 9,520 female householders (7,908 living alone)), 4,922 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,205 (1,023 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 23,530 2-persons, 8,150 3-persons, 6,301 4-persons, 3,330 5-persons, 1,463 6-persons, 935 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,084 1-person, 3,497 2-persons, 332 3-persons, 133 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

89.3% of residents of Mohave County speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,044,542,000 ($5804 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $37,018,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $625,205,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $218,850,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,891,000
Federal grants: $152,791,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,177,000 ($1,048,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $30,628,000 ($92,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,585,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $76,832,000
Federal Government insurance: $269,250,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+28 per 1000 residents

Here:	+168 per 1000 residents
State:	+69 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 19.93 millions of gallons per day (95% from ground, 5% from surface)

Here:	5.2
State:	5.7

Here:	4.2
State:	3.7

47% of Mohave County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in Arizona.

Mohave County:	46.8%
State average:	46.0%

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

• This state: 26182
• Northeast: 12246
• Midwest: 32829
• South: 14077
• West: 59562

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $88,000

Here:	5.9%
Arizona:	6.1%

Here:	5.9%
Arizona:	6.1%

Here:	7.1%
Arizona:	13.2%

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