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Data

Year

Source

Notes

Population

3,904

2008

Arizona Department of Commerce

Population estimates prepared by the Arizona Department of Commerce (ADOC) differ from those prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Projected Population

4,039

2010

Arizona Department of Commerce

4,176

2015

4,296

2020

4,400

2025

Civilian Labor Force

1,926

2008

Arizona Department of Commerce

Includes only the civilian labor force within the town. Willcox also draws from the labor force of neighboring areas.

Unemployment Rate

7.8%

2008

Arizona Department of Commerce

Average annual rate

Age Groups (% of total population)

2000

U.S. Census Bureau

From Census 2000

Under 5 years

6.9%

5 to 9 years

7.2%

10 to 14 years

9.0%

15 to 19 years

8.9%

20 to 24 years

5.4%

25 to 34 years

10.2%

35 to 44 years

14.2%

45 to 54 years

12.5%

55 to 59 years

4.9%

60 to 64 years

4.7%

65 to 74 years

7.8%

75 to 84 years

6.1%

85 years and over

2.1%

Median age (years)

36.9

18 years and over

70.6%

21 years and over

66.9%

62 years and over

18.8%

65 years and over

16.0%

Race (one race only)

2000

U.S. Census Bureau

From Census 2000. The U.S. Census Bureau considers Hispanic/Latino an ethnicity, not a race; thus, there is no separate racial classification for Hispanic/Latino.

White

75.0%

Black or African American

0.7%

American Indian and Alaska Native

1.6%

Asian

0.8%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0.1%

Some other race (including 2 or more races)

21.8%

Ethnicity

2000

U.S. Census Bureau

From Census 2000. The U.S. Census Bureau considers Hispanic/Latino an ethnicity, not a race; thus, there is no separate racial classification for Hispanic/Latino.

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

41.7%

Educational Attainment (population 25 years old and over)

2000

U.S. Census Bureau

From Census 2000

Less than 9th grade

19.9%

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

19.1%

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

22.2%

Some college, no degree

24.7%

Associate's degree

4.9%

Bachelor's degree

7.0%

Graduate or professional degree

2.3%

Percent high school graduate or higher

61.0%

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

Per Capita Income

$15,269

1999 (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

U.S. Census Bureau

From Census 2000

Median Household Income

$31,448

1999 (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

U.S. Census Bureau

From Census 2000

Total housing units

1,652

2000

U.S. Census Bureau

From Census 2000

Occupied housing units

83.7%

Vacant housing units

16.3%

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.6%

Rental vacancy rate

8.3%

Workforce by Occupation

2000

U.S. Census Bureau

From Census 2000

Management, professional, and related occupations

21.7%

Service occupations

29.2%

Sales and office occupations

19.3%

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

7.0%

Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations

10.2%

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12.5%

Workforce by Industry

2000

U.S. Census Bureau

From Census 2000

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

11.4%

Construction

8.0%

Manufacturing

1.4%

Wholesale trade

0.5%

Retail trade

15.5%

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

6.5%

Information

2.7%

Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing

3.2%

Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services

5.4%

Educational services, and health care and social assistance

14.5%

Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services

16.0%

Other services, except public administration

3.1%

Public administration

11.8%

Average Travel time to Work (minutes)

17.9

2000

U.S. Census Bureau

From Census 2000

Employers

Eurofresh Farms, Rip Griffen Trucking Center, Safeway, Simflow Manufacturing, Arizona Electric Power Coop, City of Willcox, Sulphur Springs Valley Elec Coop, Willcox Public Schools

2008

Arizona Department of Commerce