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	Socio-Economic Profile	Education	Infrastructure	Taxes and Regulatory Climate
	Sites	Quality of Life	Natural Resources	Hospitality Industry
	Socio-Economic Profile	Data	Year	Source	Notes
	Population	6,537	2000	U.S. Census Bureau	Data from Census 2000 for ZIP code 85615
	Civilian Labor Force	3,057	2000	U.S. Census Bureau	Data from Census 2000 for ZIP code 85615
	Unemployment Rate	3.2%	2000	U.S. Census Bureau	Data from Census 2000 for ZIP code 85615
	Age Groups (% of total population)		2000	U.S. Census Bureau	Data from Census 2000 for ZIP code 85615
	Under 5 years	6.0%
	5 to 9 years	7.0%
	10 to 14 years	8.5%
	15 to 19 years	7.5%
	20 to 24 years	3.2%
	25 to 34 years	8.7%
	35 to 44 years	16.7%
	45 to 54 years	17.6%
	55 to 59 years	6.3%
	60 to 64 years	6.0%
	65 to 74 years	8.7%
	75 to 84 years	3.0%
	85 years and over	0.6%
	Median age (years)	40.7
	18 years and over	73.1%
	21 years and over	70.4%
	62 years and over	15.8%
	65 years and over	12.3%
	Race (one race only)		2000	U.S. Census Bureau	From Census 2000 for ZIP code 85615. The U.S. Census Bureau considers Hispanic/Latino an ethnicity, not a race; thus, there is no separate racial classification for Hispanic/Latino.
	White	86.4%
	Black or African American	1.5%
	American Indian and Alaska Native	1.8%
	Asian	0.6%
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.4%
	Some other race (including 2 or more races)	9.3%
	Ethnicity		2000	U.S. Census Bureau	From Census 2000 for ZIP code 85615. 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)	14.5%
	Educational Attainment (population 25 years old and over)		2000	U.S. Census Bureau	Data from Census 2000 for ZIP code 85615
	Less than 9th grade	3.5%
	9th to 12th grade, no diploma	7.2%
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	23.0%
	Some college, no degree	28.0%
	Associate's degree	14.3%
	Bachelor's degree	13.7%
	Graduate or professional degree	10.2%
	Percent high school graduate or higher	89.3%
	Percent bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%
	Per Capita Income	$25,083	1999 (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)	U.S. Census Bureau	Data from Census 2000 for ZIP code 85615
	Median Household Income	$55,188	1999 (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)	U.S. Census Bureau	Data from Census 2000 for ZIP code 85615
	Total housing units	2,795	2000	U.S. Census Bureau	Data from Census 2000 for ZIP code 85615
	Occupied housing units	88.4%
	Vacant housing units	11.6%
	Homeowner vacancy rate	3.0%
	Rental vacancy rate	11.6%
	Workforce by Occupation		2000	U.S. Census Bureau	Data from Census 2000 for ZIP code 85615
	Management, professional, and related occupations	36.7%
	Service occupations	15.1%
	Sales and office occupations	26.8%
	Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	0.5%
	Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	12.5%
	Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	8.4%
	Workforce by Industry		2000	U.S. Census Bureau	Data from Census 2000 for ZIP code 85615
	Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2.3%
	Construction	13.6%
	Manufacturing	4.9%
	Wholesale trade	1.7%
	Retail trade	13.1%
	Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3.5%
	Information	1.6%
	Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4.1%
	Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	11.8%
	Educational services, and health care and social assistance	18.1%
	Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	8.0%
	Other services, except public administration	4.7%
	Public administration	12.7%
	Average Travel time to Work (minutes)	25	2000	U.S. Census Bureau	Data from Census 2000 for ZIP code 85615
	Education
	School Districts	City/Town/Area	Phone
	Palominas Elementary District	Hereford/Palominas	(520) 366-6204
	Charter Schools	City/Town/Area	Phone
	Sierra Summit Academy	Hereford	(520) 803-0508
	Infrastructure
	Electricity Providers	Phone	Notes
	APS	(800) 253-9407	Click here for service area map
	Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Co-op (SSVEC)	(520) 384-2221	Service area is all areas of Cochise County outside the APS service area (see link to map above)
	Electric Service Rates	Phone	Rates
	APS	(800) 253-9407	Click here for rates
	Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Co-op (SSVEC)	(520) 384-2221	For the Rate Schedule: Email the Key Account Manager directly.
	Natural Gas Providers	City/Town/Area	Phone	Rates
	Southwest Gas	Bisbee, Douglas, Huachuca City, Sierra Vista, Tombstone, Willcox	(520) 889-1888, (800) 428-7324	Click here for rates
	Telecommunications (Major Suppliers)	City/Town/Area	Phone	Rates
	Qwest Communications	Western Cochise County	Click here for contact info	Contact for rates
	Cox Communications	Click here to check service area	(520) 884-0133	Call for rates
	Taxes and Regulatory Climate
	State Corporate Income Tax Rate	6.968%
	State Personal Income Tax	10-32% (depending on income)
	State Withholding Tax
	Worker's Compensation
	Unemployment Insurance
	Sales and Use Tax Rates
	Property Tax Rates
	Minimum Wage
	Sites
	Commercial Sites
	Southeast Arizona Multiple Listing Service (Hereford)
Palominas	Southeast Arizona Multiple Listing Service (Palominas)
	Loopnet.com
	Future Plans
	County
	Comprehensive Plan
	Comprehensive Plan Map
	Southern San Pedro Valley Area Plan
	Sierra Vista Sub Watershed Water Policy Plan
	Subdivision/Development Codes
	Planning and Zoning
	Quality of Life
	Homes for Sale (Hereford)
	Homes for Sale (Palominas)
	Housing Characteristics
	Outpatient Treatment Centers
	Copper Queen Community Hospital (Hereford/Palominas Clinic)
	Distance between Hospitals
	Crime Rates (2007)	Reported Crimes per 1,000 Residents
	United States	37.3
	Arizona	47.8
	Cochise County	43.1
	Benson	50.3
	Bisbee	55.2
	Douglas	35.9
	Huachuca City	20.2
	Sierra Vista	40.3
	Annual Events
	Sites - Points of Interest
	Attractions
	Natural Resources
	Alternative Power
	APS Solar & Renewable Incentive Program
	APS Green Choice Rates
	SSVEC Renewable Energy Program
	Biomass
	APS Incentives for Biomass and Biogas Energy
	SSVEC Renewable Energy Program
	Solar
	APS Incentives for Solar Energy
	SSVEC Renewable Energy Program
	Wind
	APS Incentives for Wind Energy
	SSVEC Renewable Energy Program
	Water (surface/ground)
	Upper San Pedro Partnership
	Water Wise (University of Arizona)
	Air Quality
	Compare Cochise to Other Counties
	Arizona Emissions Bank
	Air Quality Publications and Forms
	Hospitality Industry
	Find Hotels in Cochise County
	Cochise County Tourism Council Listings
	Restaurants
	DexKnows Listings (Hereford)
	Restaurant Inspection Results
	Sierra Vista District (Includes Huachuca City)