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85607

Douglas, AZ · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
17,191
Median household income
$43,351
People below poverty
27%
Median home value
$153,800

Income

The median income of households in 85607 was $43,351. An estimated 8.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 85607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.1
$10,000 to $14,999 9.3
$15,000 to $24,999 10.2
$25,000 to $34,999 11.7
$35,000 to $49,999 19.1
$50,000 to $74,999 17.3
$75,000 to $99,999 7.4
$100,000 to $149,999 12
$150,000 to $199,999 3.3
$200,000 or more 1.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 85607 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 43951
Female 34750

An estimated 67.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,284. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 85607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.9
Social Security 37.8
Retirement income 21.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 11.6
Cash public assistance income 4.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 27 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 40.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 22.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 85607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 27
Children under 18 years below poverty 40.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 22.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.9

In 2020-2024, 29 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 55.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 85607 in 2020-2024, 87.5% had health insurance coverage and 12.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 43% and public coverage was 55.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 15.6%.


In 2020-2024, 85607 had a total population of 17,191 - 8,686 (50.5%) females and 8,505 (49.5%) males. The median age was 33.5 years. An estimated 27% of the population was under 18 years, 31.6% was 19 to 44 years, 21.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 16 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 85607 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 670 571
5 to 9 492 624
10 to 14 760 679
15 to 19 917 677
20 to 24 519 686
25 to 29 477 489
30 to 34 782 583
35 to 39 490 575
40 to 44 454 370
45 to 49 353 457
50 to 54 366 555
55 to 59 358 415
60 to 64 569 544
65 to 69 272 461
70 to 74 402 499
75 to 79 324 339
80 to 84 251 92
85 and over 49 70

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 29.6% were White; 1.1% were Black or African American; 1.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.3% were Asian; 0.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 54.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 86.8% of the people in 85607 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 8.9% of the people in 85607 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,734 households in 85607. The average household size was 2.91 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.5% of the households in 85607 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.4% of all households, while 17.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.7% of all households.

In 85607, 37.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 85607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.5
Cohabiting Couples 4.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 45.9% of males and 41% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.6 35.3
Now married, except separated 45.9 41
Separated 2.4 4.9
Widowed 3.4 5.6
Divorced 7.7 13.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 85607, 534 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 50% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 72.5% of the people living in 85607 were U.S. natives. 60.1% of the 85607 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 27.5% of 85607 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 60.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 70.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 85607 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 85607.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 85607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 95.1
Asia 3.5
Europe 0.7
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 85607 in 2020-2024, 75 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 73.2% of people at least five years old; 28.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 85607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 73.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.1
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 85607 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 85607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.3
Different house, same county 5.9
Different county, same state 2
Different state 0.8
Abroad 2

Education

In 2020-2024, 77.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 22.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 85607 was 4,828 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 99 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,622. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,107.

Educational Attainment of People in 85607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 22.3
High school diploma or equivalency 29.5
Some college, no degree 24
Associate's degree 9.2
Bachelor's degree 9.4
Graduate or professional degree 5.7

Disability

In 85607, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.4% of people under 18 years old, to 11.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 46.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 85607, 45.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 61% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 24.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 14.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,644 61
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,462 24.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 863 14.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 85607 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 85607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.3
Construction 8.6
Manufacturing 7.1
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 12.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.4
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7
Other Services, except public administration 7
Public administration 11.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 85607 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,400 23.5
Service occupations 1,657 27.8
Sales and office occupations 1,556 26.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 717 12
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 639 10.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 73.1% of 85607 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 85607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 73.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 3.2
Other means 4.6
Worked from home 9.7

In 2020-2024, 85607 had a total of 6,803 housing units. Of these housing units, 74.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 12.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 13.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 85607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 74.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 12.4
Mobile homes 13.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

4.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 16.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 85607 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 60.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 85607 had 5,734 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,069 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63.9% while renters occupied 36.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.99 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.76.

2.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.1% and another 27.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 85607:

House Heating Fuel Used in 85607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 61.8
Electricity 34.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 1.8
No fuel used 1.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 85607 was $153,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 47.2 % had a mortgage. 52.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,127 and for owners without a mortgage it was $373.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 85607 was $763. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.