Prescott, AZ (Arizona) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 42,697 (Urban population: 41,251, Rural population: 1,446 (all nonfarm))

Prescott, Arizona Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 17,431 (15,387 occupied: 10,115 owner occupied, 5,272 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	32%

Housing density: 470 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $277,415.

Median contract rent in 2007: $677 (lower quartile is $539, upper quartile is $904)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $745

Median gross rent in Prescott, AZ in 2007: $769

Housing units in Prescott with a mortgage: 4,569 (428 second mortgage, 544 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,588

Prescott,AZ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $328,293 (it was $148,600 in 2000)

Prescott:	$328,293
Arizona:	$237,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $218,555 - $488,922

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $442,185
Here: $442,185
State: $341,391

Townhouses or other attached units: $226,628
Here: $226,628
State: $235,099

In 2-unit structures: $214,249
Here: $214,249
State: $223,005

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $161,569
Here: $161,569
State: $205,498

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $84,072
Here: $84,072
State: $183,008

Mobile homes: $56,242
Here: $56,242
State: $51,746

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,308
Here: $37,308
State: $39,763

Household type by relationship

Households: 32,407

In family households: 24,596 (7,271 male householders, 1,907 female householders)
7,595 spouses, 6,154 children (5,684 natural, 189 adopted, 281 stepchildren), 443 grandchildren, 214 brothers or sisters, 178 parents, 340 other relatives, 494 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,811 (2,620 male householders (1,977 living alone)), 3,607 female householders (3,002 living alone)), 1,584 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,004 (897 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,792 2-persons, 1,626 3-persons, 1,030 4-persons, 462 5-persons, 154 6-persons, 114 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,979 1-person, 1,031 2-persons, 165 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

3,308 married couples with children.
1,446 single-parent households (366 men, 1,080 women).

91.9% of residents of Prescott speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,940 (5.6%)
(50.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prescott, Arizona:
	1 room: 54 2 rooms: 143 3 rooms: 302 4 rooms: 1,491 5 rooms: 2,571 6 rooms: 2,488 7 rooms: 1,350 8 rooms: 870 9 or more rooms: 846

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prescott, Arizona:
	1 room: 279 2 rooms: 603 3 rooms: 1,023 4 rooms: 1,882 5 rooms: 703 6 rooms: 365 7 rooms: 209 8 rooms: 85 9 or more rooms: 123

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 599
1995 to 1998: 2,104
1990 to 1994: 2,362
1980 to 1989: 4,074
1970 to 1979: 3,258
1960 to 1969: 1,602
1950 to 1959: 1,075
1940 to 1949: 703
1939 or earlier: 1,654

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prescott:
	no bedroom: 62 1 bedroom: 441 2 bedrooms: 3,063 3 bedrooms: 4,954 4 bedrooms: 1,356 5 or more bedrooms: 239

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prescott:
	no bedroom: 325 1 bedroom: 1,442 2 bedrooms: 2,495 3 bedrooms: 789 4 bedrooms: 151 5 or more bedrooms: 70

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Prescott in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 246 1 vehicle: 3,643 2 vehicles: 4,708 3 vehicles: 1,082 4 vehicles: 279 5 or more vehicles: 157

Cars and other vehicles available in Prescott in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 765 1 vehicle: 2,726 2 vehicles: 1,406 3 vehicles: 312 4 vehicles: 56 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Prescott, AZ:

Less than $10,000: 135
$10,000 to $14,999: 67
$15,000 to $19,999: 67
$20,000 to $24,999: 83
$25,000 to $29,999: 95
$30,000 to $34,999: 87
$35,000 to $39,999: 75
$40,000 to $49,999: 104
$50,000 to $59,999: 56
$60,000 to $69,999: 41
$70,000 to $79,999: 41
$80,000 to $89,999: 40
$90,000 to $99,999: 58
$100,000 to $124,999: 216
$125,000 to $149,999: 335
$150,000 to $174,999: 484
$175,000 to $199,999: 790
$200,000 to $249,999: 1365
$250,000 to $299,999: 1344
$300,000 to $399,999: 2879
$400,000 to $499,999: 1631
$500,000 to $749,999: 1758
$750,000 to $999,999: 628
$1,000,000 or more: 347

Prescott rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Prescott:

Less than $100: 26 people
$100 to $149: 27
$150 to $199: 55
$200 to $249: 30
$250 to $299: 109
$300 to $349: 134
$350 to $399: 110
$400 to $449: 203
$450 to $499: 352
$500 to $549: 532
$550 to $599: 733
$600 to $649: 530
$650 to $699: 603
$700 to $749: 519
$750 to $799: 306
$800 to $899: 628
$900 to $999: 344
$1,000 to $1,249: 419
$1,250 to $1,499: 223
$1,500 to $1,999: 207
$2,000 or more: 238
No cash rent: 242

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 359 1990 to 1994: 239 1985 to 1989: 120 1980 to 1984: 104 1975 to 1979: 116 1970 to 1974: 52 1970 to 1974: 75 1965 to 1969: 875

Prescott, AZ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.3%
Number of people working at home: 864 (6.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 801
5 to 9 minutes: 2916
10 to 14 minutes: 3241
15 to 19 minutes: 2449
20 to 24 minutes: 1409
25 to 29 minutes: 284
30 to 34 minutes: 545
35 to 39 minutes: 26
40 to 44 minutes: 32
45 to 59 minutes: 121
60 to 89 minutes: 136
90 or more minutes: 497

Prescott mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,963 (75%)
Carpooled: 1,345 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
Railroad: 11 (0%)
Ferryboat: 14 (0%)
Taxi: 44 (0%)
Motorcycle: 67 (1%)
Bicycle: 164 (1%)
Walked: 790 (6%)
Other means: 44 (0%)
Worked at home: 864 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1635
$10,000 to $14,999: 1337
$15,000 to $19,999: 1212
$20,000 to $24,999: 1272
$25,000 to $29,999: 1105
$30,000 to $34,999: 1038
$35,000 to $39,999: 1111
$40,000 to $44,999: 864
$45,000 to $49,999: 669
$50,000 to $59,999: 1060
$60,000 to $74,999: 1430
$75,000 to $99,999: 1172
$100,000 to $124,999: 708
$125,000 to $149,999: 237
$150,000 to $199,999: 216
$200,000 or more: 339

First ancestries reported:

German: 4965

English: 4267

Other groups: 4132

Irish: 3237

United States or American: 1643

Italian: 1344

Scottish: 955

Scotch-Irish: 900

Norwegian: 871

French (except Basque): 842

Polish: 627

Swedish: 609

Dutch: 484

European: 312

Welsh: 262

Russian: 249

Danish: 225

French Canadian: 184

Swiss: 155

Hungarian: 148

British: 144

Greek: 143

Czech: 142

Czechoslovakian: 99

Austrian: 79

Ukrainian: 71

Portuguese: 62

Finnish: 61

Canadian: 58

Arab:: 54

Northern European: 52

Lithuanian: 51

Scandinavian: 51

Yugoslavian: 47

Lebanese: 45

Celtic: 40

Romanian: 39

Slovak: 37

Slovene: 30

Serbian: 28

Icelander: 27

Basque: 26

Belgian: 21

Slavic: 18

Turkish: 18

Armenian: 17

Luxemburger: 15

Iranian: 15

Australian: 14

Croatian: 9

Syrian: 9

Macedonian: 8

Albanian: 8

New Zealander: 7

Brazilian: 7

Subsaharan African:: 7

Kenyan: 7

Bulgarian: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (33%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Germany (10%)
Canada (8%)
Philippines (5%)
Japan (3%)
India (3%)

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

This state: 8395
Northeast: 3634
Midwest: 9138
South: 3502
West: 7505

43% of Prescott residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Arizona.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 28
Nursery to 4th grade: 34
5th and 6th grade: 67
7th and 8th grade: 318
9th grade: 113
10th grade: 273
11th grade: 173
12th grade, no diploma: 220
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,461
Less than 1 year of college: 901
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,151
Associate degree: 876
Bachelor's degree: 2,249
Master's degree: 1,006
Professional school degree: 472
Doctorate degree: 307

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 39
Nursery to 4th grade: 41
5th and 6th grade: 76
7th and 8th grade: 239
9th grade: 177
10th grade: 192
11th grade: 276
12th grade, no diploma: 351
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,255
Less than 1 year of college: 1,355
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,892
Associate degree: 928
Bachelor's degree: 2,340
Master's degree: 1,061
Professional school degree: 187
Doctorate degree: 67

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 57.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 17.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 23.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 1.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $45,374
Black householders: $20,138
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $39,150
Asian householders: $57,263
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $196,697
Some other race householders: $41,627
Two or more races householders: $45,821
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $38,761

Prescott household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Prescott household income for Black householders

Prescott household income for Some other race householders

Prescott household income for Two or more races householders

Prescott household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Prescott marital status for males

Prescott marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $362,757
Black or African American householders: $497,079
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $322,107
Asian householders: $402,965
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $359,001
Some other race householders: $215,401
Two or more races householders: $559,159
Hispanic or Latino householders: $225,342

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,959
One, attached: 632
Two: 341
3 or 4: 1,127
5 to 9: 789
10 to 19: 266
20 to 49: 390
50 or more: 750
Mobile homes: 2,100
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 77

Median worth of mobile homes: $76,975

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Prescott:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 208

Here:	7.6%
Arizona:	6.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 57

Here:	4.0%
Arizona:	6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,518

Here:	46.5%
Arizona:	13.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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