People QuickFacts	Mohave County	Arizona
Population, 2000	155,032	5,130,632
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	65.8%	40.0%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.0%	7.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	23.1%	26.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	20.5%	13.0%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	90.1%	75.5%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.5%	3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	2.4%	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 some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	4.0%	11.6%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	2.1%	2.9%
Female population, percent, 2000	50.3%	50.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	11.1%	25.3%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	84.0%	63.8%
High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	48,085	1,810,097
College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	6,804	466,873
Housing units, 2000	80,062	2,189,189
Homeownership rate, 2000	73.6%	68.0%
Households, 2000	62,809	1,901,327
Persons per household, 2000	2.45	2.64
Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	28.5%	35.4%
Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$28,250	$34,751
Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	17.6%	15.5%
Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	32.5%	23.2%

 

Business QuickFacts	Mohave County	Arizona
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	3,212	110,245
Private nonfarm employment, 1998	31,142	1,763,508
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	33.4%	42.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 1997	6,713	240,925
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	760,367	43,030,348
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	1,236,918	43,960,933
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$9,638	$9,657
Minority-owned firms, 1992	370	26,185
Women-owned firms, 1992	2,690	93,300
Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	1,944	65,109
Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	665,365	26,959,312
Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	4,737	165,331

 

Geography QuickFacts	Mohave County	Arizona
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	13,312	113,635
Persons per square mile, 2000	11.6	45.2
Metropolitan Area	Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA