Jury Pool Profile
La Paz County, Arizona
- County seat
- Parker
- Judicial district
- La Paz County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,711
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,664.
At a glance
La Paz County is a 16,711-person venue. The county population is 59% White (Census race-alone categories). 26% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $51,062, $30,342 below the AZ state median of $81,404; 13.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 22.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (2.0%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 28.8% of covered employment, average pay $46,365/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.6%, above the 4.61% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,664
- Median household income
- $49,478
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 59% / 1%.
La Paz County has a population of 16,664, with a median age of 60.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 59.1%; Black residents 1.4%. Independently, 25.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $51,062; 13.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 30% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 28.8% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 14.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.6%, above the Arizona state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
La Paz County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.7% in 2024, 68.8% in 2020, 68.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 22.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
22.1% 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 17.8% of the adult civilian population (2,518 individuals).