Cochise College's Living Circumstances

Sierra Vista Unified District Overview

Cochise County Community College District located in Sierra Vista Unified District area. A total of 21,030 households are located in Sierra Vista Unified District area. Among them, 5,998 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.82 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 11,767 and 11,804 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.40% (1,161) of residents are non-citizens and 18.71% (9,041) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Sierra Vista Unified District, Arizona
Household	21,030
Population	48,329
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,998 (28.52%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	11,767
Total Students	11,804
Pre-Kindergarten	797
Kindergarten	688
Grade 1-8	4,958
Grade 9-12	2,436
College/Graduate School	2,925
Veterans	36,805
Non-citizen	1,161
Non-English Home Language	9,041
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

38,596 residents are over the age of 16 and 20,931 people are in labor force. Among them, 20,156 people are in civilian labor force and 775 are in armed labor force. 19,064 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Sierra Vista Unified District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,650	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	16,233	82.61%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,864	9.49%
Public transportation	24	0.12%
Walked	284	1.45%
Other method	725	3.69%
Worked from home	520	2.65%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,064	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,244	38.00%
Service	4,599	24.12%
Sales and office	4,011	21.04%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,513	7.94%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,697	8.90%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,064	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	54	0.28%
Construction	1,208	6.34%
Manufacturing	617	3.24%
Wholesale trade	127	0.67%
Retail trade	2,227	11.68%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	571	3.00%
Information	352	1.85%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	957	5.02%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,109	16.31%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,758	19.71%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,971	10.34%
Other services, except public administration	820	4.30%
Public administration	3,293	17.27%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,064	-
Private wage and salary workers	12,763	66.95%
Government workers	5,552	29.12%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	724	3.80%
Unpaid family workers	25	0.13%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $74,754 for the 21,030 households in Sierra Vista Unified District area, Arizona. The average income of a single worker is $33,218. 45,164 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.77%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	21,030	-
Less than $10,000	1,126	5.35%
$10,000 - $14,999	787	3.74%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,145	10.20%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,061	9.80%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,955	14.05%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,929	18.68%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,962	14.08%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,125	14.86%
$150,000 - $199,999	965	4.59%
More than $200,000	975	4.64%
Median Household Income	$58,285	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$74,754	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	13,811	-
Less than $10,000	497	3.60%
$10,000 - $14,999	196	1.42%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,137	8.23%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,255	9.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,682	12.18%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,560	18.54%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,123	15.37%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,627	19.02%
$150,000 - $199,999	884	6.40%
More than $200,000	850	6.15%

Median Family Income	$71,394	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$85,292	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$33,218	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$57,372	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$57,372	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	47,655	-
With health insurance coverage	45,164	94.77%
Public coverage	23,919	50.19%
Private health insurance	33,060	69.37%
Without health insurance coverage	2,491	5.23%

Housing

There are 24,235 housing units in Sierra Vista Unified District area, Arizona with 21,030 units (86.78%) occupied. 13,335 houses (63.41%) are occupied by owner and 7,695 houses (36.59%) are rented. The average housing value is $176,000 and the average rental cost is $861. 197 houses (0.81%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 110 houses (0.45%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,235	-
Occupied	21,030	86.78%
Owner Occupied	13,335	63.41%
Renter Occupied	7,695	36.59%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	15,648	64.57%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	708	2.92%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,951	20.43%
Mobile Homes	2,861	11.81%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	67	0.28%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,235	-
Built 2014 or later	197	0.81%
Built 2010 - 2013	980	4.04%
Built 2000 - 2009	5,512	22.74%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,111	16.96%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,946	20.41%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,757	23.75%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,737	7.17%
Built 1950 - 1959	885	3.65%
Built 1949 or earlier	110	0.45%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,235	-
1 room	807	3.33%
2 rooms	767	3.16%
3 rooms	1,692	6.98%
4 rooms	3,408	14.06%
5 rooms	5,212	21.51%
6 rooms	5,021	20.72%
7 rooms	3,390	13.99%
8 rooms	2,274	9.38%
9 rooms or more	1,664	6.87%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,235	-
no bedroom	835	3.45%
1 bedroom	1,480	6.11%
2 bedrooms	5,246	21.65%
3 bedrooms	11,094	45.78%
4 bedrooms	5,100	21.04%
5 bedrooms or more	480	1.98%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,335	-
Less than $50,000	721	5.41%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,433	10.75%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,698	20.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,069	23.01%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,750	28.12%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,362	10.21%
$500,000 - $999,999	266	1.99%
$1,000,000 or more	36	0.27%
Median House Value	$176,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,462	-
Less than $500	503	6.74%
$500 - $999	4,343	58.20%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,127	28.50%
$1,500 - $1,999	417	5.59%
$2,000 - $2,499	25	0.34%
$2,500 - $2,999	20	0.27%
$3,000 or more	27	0.36%
Median Rental Costs	$861	-

Demographic

A total of 48,659 people lives in Sierra Vista Unified District area, Arizona with 23,074 male and 25,585 female. The males to female ratio is 47.42 to 52.58. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	48,659	-
Male	23,074	47.42%
Female	25,585	52.58%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	48,659	-
Under 5 years	3,101	6.37%
5 - 9 years	3,310	6.80%
10 - 14 years	3,093	6.36%
15 - 19 years	2,857	5.87%
20 - 24 years	2,543	5.23%
25 - 34 years	5,672	11.66%
35 - 44 years	5,290	10.87%
45 - 54 years	5,225	10.74%
55 - 59 years	3,222	6.62%
60 - 64 years	3,422	7.03%
65 - 74 years	5,761	11.84%
75 - 84 years	3,853	7.92%
85 years and older	1,310	2.69%
Median Age	41.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	48,659	-
One Race	45,892	94.31%
White	39,076	80.31%
Black or African American	2,784	5.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native	439	0.90%
Asian	1,994	4.10%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	247	0.51%
Other	1,352	2.78%

Two or more races	2,767	5.69%
White and Black or African American	873	1.79%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	286	0.59%
White and Asian	593	1.22%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%