Mohave Community College

Mohave County, the college’s service area, covers over 13,000 square miles and is the fifth largest county in the United States.

The county population for 2006 was 193,025, a 24.5 percent increase over 2000 figures. Mohave County has experienced a steady growth in population over the last several years. The major population centers in Mohave County are located in Kingman, Lake Havasu City and Bullhead City.

Mohave County Facts & Figures

The following chart provides additional Quick Facts on Mohave County and Arizona.

Mohave County, Arizona

People QuickFacts
Population, 2006 estimate
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006
Population, 2000
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006
Female persons, percent, 2006
White persons, percent, 2006 (a)
Black persons, percent, 2006 (a)
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a)
Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a)
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b)
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000
Housing units, 2006
Homeownership rate, 2000
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 
Households, 2000
Persons per household, 2000
Median household income, 2004
Per capita money income, 1999
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004

Business QuickFacts
Private nonfarm establishments, 2005
Private nonfarm employment, 2005
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005
Non-employer establishments, 2005
Total number of firms, 2002
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)
Retail sales per capita, 2002
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)
Building permits, 2006
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)

Geography QuickFacts
Land area, 2000 (square miles)
Persons per square mile, 2000

Mohave County
193,035
24.5%
155,032
6.2%
22.4%
20.6%
50.8%
93.8%
1.1%
2.3%
1.0%
0.1%
1.6%
13.4%
81.4%
5.9%
10.7%
77.5%
9.9%
37,799
98,732
73.6%
10.9%
$95,300 
62,809
2.45
$34,126
$16,788
15.4%

Mohave County
4,198
46,737
34.1%
10,559
11,642
F
1.0%
2.1%
F
3.6%
738,682
361,661
1,757,951
$10,604
199,944
2,692
1,044,542

Mohave County
13,311.64
11.6

AZ
6,166,318
20.2%
5,130,632
7.8%
26.4%
12.8%
50.0%
87.3%
3.8%
4.8%
2.4%
0.2%
1.6%
29.2%
59.7%
12.8%
25.9%
81.0%
23.5%
902,252
2,605,283
68.0%
22.1%
$121,300 
1,901,327
2.64
$43,696
$20,275
14.6%

AZ
131,651
2,159,823
12.5%
358,145
381,180
1.7%
1.7%
2.7%
0.1%
9.2%
41,910,739
60,976,999
56,457,863
$10,380
8,612,730
65,363
41,979,303

AZ
113,634.57
45.2