The Town Files

Mohave County, Arizona

220,517 people. The median home is worth $281,000 (typical Arizona town: $248,600) and the median household earns $57,684.

Towns in Mohave County

Towns in Mohave County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Lake Havasu City57,144$455,400$70,14856.1
Bullhead City41,348$211,500$50,55656.0
Kingman32,689$267,700$61,79243.0
Fort Mohave16,190$294,300$64,81560.4
New Kingman-Butler12,907$118,900$40,94945.3
Golden Valley8,801$176,000$42,58559.2
Desert Hills2,764$281,600$62,36164.5
Mohave Valley2,693$256,900$60,13447.7

People and housing

Mohave CountyTypical Arizona town
Median home value$281,000$248,600
Median rent$1,091$1,050
Median household income$57,684$60,835
Median age53.642.5
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%18.1%
Below the poverty line16.1%13.8%

Jobs and pay

56,391 jobs in 2024, average pay $51,199 a year.

Largest industries in Mohave CountyRetail10,056 jobs · $37,966Health care & social assistan…9,106 jobs · $63,586Hotels & restaurants7,209 jobs · $27,499Construction4,410 jobs · $56,301Manufacturing2,966 jobs · $61,966Administrative & support2,732 jobs · $49,884
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Mohave County0%4%8%12%2000200420082012201620202023 4.5%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 1,197 storm events in Mohave County from 1996 to 2026, with 15 deaths.

Storm events in Mohave County by type since 1996Hail78Flood41Tornado9High Wind19Lightning29Heavy Rain10Heavy Snow8Flash Flood661Strong Wind7Funnel Cloud7
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Mohave County has been included in 15 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
April 4, 2020BiologicalDR-4524: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3442: Covid-19
August 9, 2015FireFM-5095: Willow Fire
July 2, 2013FireFM-5033: Dean Peak Fire
March 18, 2010Severe StormDR-1888: Severe Winter Storms And Flooding
September 12, 2005HurricaneEM-3241: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).