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85643

Willcox, AZ · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
8,476
Median household income
$57,903
People below poverty
15.1%
Median home value
$173,900

Income

The median income of households in 85643 was $57,903. An estimated 6.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 85643 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.5
$10,000 to $14,999 8.1
$15,000 to $24,999 11.5
$25,000 to $34,999 6.6
$35,000 to $49,999 14.4
$50,000 to $74,999 17.4
$75,000 to $99,999 12.8
$100,000 to $149,999 12.1
$150,000 to $199,999 7.6
$200,000 or more 3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 85643 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 43307
Female 38413

An estimated 65.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,669. 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 85643 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 65.7
Social Security 40.9
Retirement income 23.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.1
Cash public assistance income 2.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 18.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 85643 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 18.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.9

In 2020-2024, 15.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 28.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 85643 in 2020-2024, 86% had health insurance coverage and 14% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 52.3% and public coverage was 46.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 15.1%.


In 2020-2024, 85643 had a total population of 8,476 - 3,859 (45.5%) females and 4,617 (54.5%) males. The median age was 40.6 years. An estimated 21% of the population was under 18 years, 34.4% was 19 to 44 years, 22.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 85643 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 274 224
5 to 9 302 167
10 to 14 253 177
15 to 19 213 352
20 to 24 369 189
25 to 29 305 306
30 to 34 274 238
35 to 39 362 80
40 to 44 383 413
45 to 49 131 227
50 to 54 222 224
55 to 59 327 289
60 to 64 209 277
65 to 69 407 263
70 to 74 258 202
75 to 79 147 92
80 to 84 46 76
85 and over 135 63

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 59% were White; 1.7% were Black or African American; 13.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.6% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 29.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 45% of the people in 85643 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 48.8% of the people in 85643 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,001 households in 85643. The average household size was 2.66 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.5% of the households in 85643 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.5% of all households, while 24.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.7% of all households.

In 85643, 27.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 43.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 85643 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.5
Cohabiting Couples 5.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 43.8% of males and 49.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.4 29
Now married, except separated 43.8 49.2
Separated 2.2 1.5
Widowed 6 9.8
Divorced 12.6 10.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 85643, 214 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 11.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 88% of the people living in 85643 were U.S. natives. 56.4% of the 85643 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12% of 85643 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 21.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 60.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 85643 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 85643.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 85643 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 94.3
Asia 3.3
Europe 0.5
Africa 1.4
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.5

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 85643 in 2020-2024, 32.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 30.8% of people at least five years old; 12.4% 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 85643 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 30.8
Other Indo-European languages 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 85643 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 85643 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.8
Different house, same county 2.4
Different county, same state 4
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 80.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 19.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 85643 was 1,659 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 81 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,289. College or graduate school enrollment was 289.

Educational Attainment of People in 85643 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 19.1
High school diploma or equivalency 31.4
Some college, no degree 23.5
Associate's degree 7.2
Bachelor's degree 11.1
Graduate or professional degree 7.7

Disability

In 85643, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.4% of people under 18 years old, to 14.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 85643, 47.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 49.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,517 77.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 643 19.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 105 3.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 85643 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 85643 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 14
Construction 7.2
Manufacturing 3.1
Wholesale trade 2.6
Retail trade 12.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 13.4
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.9
Other Services, except public administration 5.8
Public administration 4.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 85643 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 812 24.9
Service occupations 495 15.2
Sales and office occupations 862 26.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 656 20.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 440 13.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82.5% of 85643 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 85643 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 5.2
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 4

In 2020-2024, 85643 had a total of 3,901 housing units. Of these housing units, 63.7% 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"). 4.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 32% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 85643 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.3
Mobile homes 32
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 85643 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 62.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 85643 had 3,001 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 900 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 66.8% while renters occupied 33.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.71 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.57.

3.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.6% and another 38.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 85643:

House Heating Fuel Used in 85643 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 50.9
Electricity 44.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 4.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 85643 was $173,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 35.8 % had a mortgage. 64.2% 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 $1,187 and for owners without a mortgage it was $418.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 85643 was $957. 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.