La Paz County, Arizona
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State Health Department
- Arizona Department of Health Services: 150 N. 18th Avenue Suite 500, Phoenix
( Catherine Eden: 602-542-1025 / edenc@azdhs.gov)
Local Health Departments
- La Paz County Health Department: 1112 Joshua St., Suite 206, Parker
( Marion Shontz: 928-669-1100 / mshontz@co.la-paz.az.us)
Population:
- Total Population: 19,715
- Males: 10,083
- Females: 9,632
Ethnicity:
- White: 12,561
- Black/African American: 142
- Hispanic: 4,426
- Native American/Eskimo: 2,157
- Asian: 73
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 6
- 2 or more: 350
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (14,720)
- Spanish (3,515)
- Navaho (110)
- Mohave (100)
- German (65)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 1,917
- Mexico (1,618)
- Canada (130)
- United Kingdom (32)
- Germany (29)
- Netherlands (23)
- Philippines (13)
- Vietnam (11)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (1,498)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (822)
- Southern Baptist Convention (752)
- Assemblies of God (231)
- Christian and Missionary Alliance, The (215)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 8,893
- Sensory: 884
- Physical: 2,616
- Mental: 1,006
- Self-care: 500
- Go outside home: 1,205
- Employment: 2,161
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 249
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 8,362
- Utility gas: 1,501
- Bottled or LP gas: 3,481
- Electricity: 3,063
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 61
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 146
- Solar Energy: 16
- Other fuel: 15
- No fuel used: 79
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 15,757
- No vehicle: 800
- 1 or more vehicle: 14,957
Education Attainment:
- No School: 182
- No High School: 1,248
- Some High School: 2,991
- High School: 4,880
- Some College: 3,211
- Associate's Degree: 627
- College Degree: 785
- Master's Degree: 307
- Professional Degree: 100
- Doctoral Degree: 58
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 8,362
- Owners with phone: 5,988
- Owners without phone: 540
- Renters with phone: 1,530
- Renters without phone: 304
10 closest counties:
- Yuma County, Arizona
- Mohave County, Arizona
- Imperial County, California
- Yavapai County, Arizona
- Maricopa County, Arizona
- Clark County, Nevada
- Pinal County, Arizona
- Riverside County, California
- San Bernardino County, California
- Gila County, Arizona
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
85325, 85328, 85334, 85344, 85346, 85348, 85357, 85359, 85371
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KWFH (90.1 FM) PARKER, AZ
- KBUX (94.3 FM) QUARTZSITE, AZ
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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