Jury Pool Profile
Cochise County, Arizona
- County seat
- Bisbee
- Judicial district
- Cochise County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 126,332
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 125,566.
At a glance
Cochise County is a 126,332-person venue. The county population is 62% White (Census race-alone categories). 35% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 54.1%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $60,975, $20,429 below the AZ state median of $81,404; 28.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 26.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.7% of covered employment, average pay $54,590/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.87%, above the 4.61% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 125,566
- Median household income
- $59,742
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 3%.
Cochise County has a population of 125,566, with a median age of 43.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.1%; Black residents 3.3%. Independently, 34.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,975; 28.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 23% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.87%, above the Arizona state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cochise County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.0% in 2024, 58.8% in 2020, 58.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 26.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
26.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 17.4% of the adult civilian population (16,707 individuals).