Yavapai County, AZ Population

Overview

233,789

Total Population

54.2

Median age

50.83%

Female population %

96.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

82.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

35,018

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Yavapai County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Yavapai County is 54.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Yavapai County's population under 18 was 16.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Yavapai County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Yavapai County, 13.22% were under the age of 15, 13.93% aged 15 to 29, 40.98% aged 30 to 64, 28.72% aged 65 to 84, and 3.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,859 more females than males in Yavapai County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.83% females and 49.17% males in Yavapai County, AZ.
The Yavapai County, AZ gender ratio is 96.8:100 i.e. 96.8 men to 100 women (0.968).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 10,851.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 12,321.

Yavapai County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Yavapai County population: 86.75% are White, 0.65% are Black or African American, 1.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.12% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.10% are some other race and 6.04% are multiracial.
Yavapai County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 35,018 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 198,771 (85.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Yavapai County is White with a population of 202,822 (86.75% of the total population).

Yavapai County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 246,191 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Yavapai County's population increased by 42,247 (25.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Yavapai County's population increased by 26,226 (12.43%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Yavapai County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 168,743.