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Prescott Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Prescott has grown in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Prescott, AZ

People QuickFacts Prescott Arizona
Population, 2006 estimate 41,528 6,166,318
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 22.0% 20.2%
Population, 2000 33,938 5,130,632
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 3.7% 7.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 15.9% 26.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 26.8% 13.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.8% 50.1%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 92.9% 75.5%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3% 5.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.6% 2.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 8.2% 25.3%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 42.4% 44.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 5.6% 12.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 8.1% 25.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 89.6% 81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 30.6% 23.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.4 24.9
 
Housing units, 2000 17,144 2,189,189
Homeownership rate, 2000 65.2% 68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $162,700 $121,300
 
Households, 2000 15,098 1,901,327
Persons per household, 2000 2.11 2.64
Median household income, 1999 $35,446 $40,558
Per capita money income, 1999 $22,565 $20,275
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 13.1% 13.9%
Business QuickFacts Prescott Arizona
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 173,962 60,976,999
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 655,649 56,457,863
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $17,998 $10,382
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 91,260 8,612,730
Total number of firms, 2002 5,295 381,180
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 2.7%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.4% 9.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 27.9% 28.8%
 
Geography QuickFacts Prescott Arizona
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 37 113,634
Persons per square mile, 2000 915.5 45.2
FIPS Code 57380 04
Counties Yavapai County