City safety & data profile

PrescottAZ

Prescott, AZ is a 42K-resident city in Yavapai County with a median household income of $70,874.

Yavapai County, Arizona. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Prescott, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Prescott has a population larger than 75% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $564,100, and 3 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

42K
Population (place)
Top 25%
By size
$70,874
Median income (place)
$564,100
Median home (place)
11.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Prescott

Prescott posts a median household income higher than 38% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 3 hospitals serve the Prescott area.

Bottom 39%
by median income, US cities
3
hospitals in & near Prescott

Where Prescott income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$70,874 Bottom 38% higher than 38% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Prescott $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in AZ

Population among 66 AZ places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Phoenix is the largest AZ city on this list; Paradise Valley leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in AZ

Median household income among the same 66-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Paradise Valley posts the highest place-level median income in AZ; Phoenix is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Prescott, AZ beyond the headline numbers

Prescott sits inside Yavapai County, Arizona, at roughly 34.54°N, -112.47°W. Population 41,899, $70,874 median household income. Median home value $564,100, median rent $1,395. Poverty rate 11.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

3 hospitals in/around Prescott, 3.5/5 avg rating, 2 with an ER.

Poverty in Prescott, AZ stands at 11.7%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Prescott costs around 8.0 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

14.1% of Prescott workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 8.8% in Prescott, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Prescott workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 59.7 years, Prescott's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Prescott from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
41,899
Prescott · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$70,874
-21% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$564,100
+36% vs avg
Median Age (place)
59.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Yavapai County): Prescott's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
245K+16%
Median Income
$69,613+62%
Median Home Value
$425,200+131%
Poverty Rate
12%-24%
Unemployment
4.3%-60%

Economics

Economics indicators for Prescott, AZ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,395/mo
Poverty Rate
11.7% -6% vs avg
Unemployment 4.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 39.9%
Work From Home 14.1%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 85.5%
African American 0.5%
Asian 2.3%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
38%
Short Sleep Duration
29.7%
Obesity
24.7%
Physical Inactivity
20.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
14%
Binge Drinking
13.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
12.8%
Diabetes
11.4%
Current Asthma
10.5%
Current Smoking
9.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 66.6%
Annual Checkup 78.5%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
8.8%
Lack of Health Insurance
8.2%
Stroke
4.5%

Hospitals 3 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
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1
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0
Average Rating
3.5/5
Total Hospitals
3
With ER
2
VA NORTHERN ARIZONA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
PRESCOTT · Acute Care - Veterans Administration · ER
★★★★★
YAVAPAI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
PRESCOTT · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★☆☆☆

Alerts & News - Prescott Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Prescott right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Prescott, AZ? ▼
Prescott, AZ has a population of 41,899 people, located in Yavapai County, Arizona.
What is the median household income in Prescott? ▼
The median household income in Prescott, AZ is $70,874 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.7%.
What is the median home value in Prescott? ▼
The median home value in Prescott, AZ is $564,100. Median rent is $1,395/month.
What are the top health concerns in Prescott? ▼
The top health indicators in Prescott include High Blood Pressure (38%), Short Sleep Duration (29.7%), Obesity (24.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Prescott? ▼
Prescott has 3 hospitals with an average rating of 3.5/5 stars. 2 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Prescott? ▼
The median age in Prescott, AZ is 59.7 years. 39.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Prescott, AZ is located in Yavapai County, Arizona. With a population of 42K and a $70,874 median household income, the community faces health challenges including high blood pressure and short sleep duration. Residents have access to 3 hospitals with an average rating of 3.5/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Prescott area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Prescott, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside AZ (11.7% here).

Charlotte, NC 11.7% Durham, NC 11.7% Moreno Valley, CA 11.7% Palm Bay, FL 11.7%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside AZ ($70,874 here).

Rapid City, SD $70,870 Jensen Beach, FL $70,884 Torrington, CT $70,856 Cicero, IL $70,842

Nearby Cities 8

Prescott Valley, AZ 42K Chino Valley, AZ 11K Verde Village, AZ 12K Cottonwood, AZ 12K Camp Verde, AZ 11K New River, AZ 15K West Sedona, AZ 11K Anthem, AZ 22K
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Using Prescott's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Prescott area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Yavapai County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.