City safety & data profile

Sierra VistaAZ

Sierra Vista, AZ is a 43K-resident city in Cochise County with a median household income of $70,291.

Cochise County, Arizona. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Sierra Vista, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Sierra Vista has a population larger than 76% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $254,200, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

43K
Population (place)
Top 24%
By size
$70,291
Median income (place)
$254,200
Median home (place)
12%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Sierra Vista

Sierra Vista posts a median household income higher than 37% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Sierra Vista area.

Bottom 38%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Sierra Vista

Where Sierra Vista income ranks nationally

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

$70,291 Bottom 37% higher than 37% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Sierra Vista $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 Sierra Vista, AZ beyond the headline numbers

Sierra Vista sits inside Cochise County, Arizona, at roughly 31.55°N, -110.30°W. Population 43,355, $70,291 median household income. Median home value $254,200, median rent $1,150. Poverty rate 12%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Sierra Vista, 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Sierra Vista, AZ stands at 12%, 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 Sierra Vista costs roughly 3.6 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 12.3% of Sierra Vista workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Sierra Vista workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Sierra Vista 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)
43,355
Sierra Vista · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$70,291
-21% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$254,200
-39% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Cochise County): Sierra Vista'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
126K-4%
Median Income
$59,742+31%
Median Home Value
$218,300+49%
Poverty Rate
15.4%-10%
Unemployment
6.9%-21%

Economics

Economics indicators for Sierra Vista, AZ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,150/mo
Poverty Rate
12% -3% vs avg
Unemployment 4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 35%
Work From Home 12.3%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 62.9%
African American 6.8%
Asian 3.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
34%
Short Sleep Duration
33.8%
Obesity
29.1%
Physical Inactivity
21.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.8%
Binge Drinking
15.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.5%
Current Smoking
11.6%
Diabetes
10.9%
Lack of Health Insurance
10.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 59.7%
Annual Checkup 73.7%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.4%
Stroke
3.5%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
CANYON VISTA MEDICAL CENTER
SIERRA VISTA · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★☆☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Sierra Vista?

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

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet AZ-SIERRA-VISTA · Sierra Vista

Sierra Vista: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Sierra Vista; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Arizona state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Sierra Vista, AZ? ▼
Sierra Vista, AZ has a population of 43,355 people, located in Cochise County, Arizona.
What is the median household income in Sierra Vista? ▼
The median household income in Sierra Vista, AZ is $70,291 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12%.
What is the median home value in Sierra Vista? ▼
The median home value in Sierra Vista, AZ is $254,200. Median rent is $1,150/month.
What are the top health concerns in Sierra Vista? ▼
The top health indicators in Sierra Vista include High Blood Pressure (34%), Short Sleep Duration (33.8%), Obesity (29.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Sierra Vista? ▼
Sierra Vista has 1 hospital with an average rating of 2/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Sierra Vista? ▼
The median age in Sierra Vista, AZ is 37.9 years. 35% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside AZ (12% here).

Austin, TX 12% Middletown, CT 12% Jefferson City, MO 12% Waipahu, HI 12%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside AZ ($70,291 here).

Millville, NJ $70,275 Millbrook, AL $70,313 Pleasant Grove, AL $70,317 Long Beach, MS $70,332

Compare Sierra Vista with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ 15K Vail, AZ 10K Nogales, AZ 20K Rio Rico, AZ 19K Green Valley, AZ 21K Sahuarita, AZ 26K Douglas, AZ 17K Tanque Verde, AZ 17K
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Using Sierra Vista'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 Sierra Vista 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.
  • Compare Sierra Vista against Arizona peers on any ranking lens. Explore Arizona

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 (Cochise 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.