City safety & data profile

Sierra Vista SoutheastAZ

Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ is a 15K-resident city in Cochise County with a median household income of $75,417.

Cochise County, Arizona. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Sierra Vista Southeast, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Sierra Vista Southeast has a population larger than 26% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $258,800.

Data updated 2026-09-04

15K
Population (place)
Bottom 27%
By size
$75,417
Median income (place)
$258,800
Median home (place)
8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Sierra Vista Southeast

Sierra Vista Southeast posts a median household income higher than 44% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 45%
by median income, US cities

Where Sierra Vista Southeast income ranks nationally

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

$75,417 Bottom 44% higher than 44% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Sierra Vista Southeast $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 Southeast, AZ beyond the headline numbers

Sierra Vista Southeast sits inside Cochise County, Arizona, at roughly 31.45°N, -110.22°W. Population 14,797, $75,417 median household income. Median home value $258,800, median rent $1,180. Poverty rate 8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 8%, poverty in Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in Sierra Vista Southeast costs roughly 3.4 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

13.3% of Sierra Vista Southeast 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: 8.4% in Sierra Vista Southeast, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

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

At 49.9 years, Sierra Vista Southeast'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 Sierra Vista Southeast 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)
14,797
Sierra Vista Southeast · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$75,417
-16% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$258,800
-37% vs avg
Median Age (place)
49.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Cochise County): Sierra Vista Southeast'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 Southeast, AZ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,180/mo
Poverty Rate
8% -35% vs avg
Unemployment 8.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 32.7%
Work From Home 13.3%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 74.7%
African American 0.8%
Asian 1.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
40.5%
Short Sleep Duration
32.2%
Obesity
29.6%
Physical Inactivity
21.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.1%
Binge Drinking
13.1%
Diabetes
13%
Current Smoking
11.7%
Current Asthma
10.6%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 61.3%
Annual Checkup 78%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
8.4%
Stroke
4.2%

What alerts and safety updates affect Sierra Vista Southeast?

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

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Sheet AZ-SIERRA-VISTA-SOUTHEAS · Sierra Vista Southeast

Sierra Vista Southeast: 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 Southeast; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Arizona state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ? ▼
Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ has a population of 14,797 people, located in Cochise County, Arizona.
What is the median household income in Sierra Vista Southeast? ▼
The median household income in Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ is $75,417 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 8%.
What is the median home value in Sierra Vista Southeast? ▼
The median home value in Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ is $258,800. Median rent is $1,180/month.
What are the top health concerns in Sierra Vista Southeast? ▼
The top health indicators in Sierra Vista Southeast include High Blood Pressure (40.5%), Short Sleep Duration (32.2%), Obesity (29.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Sierra Vista Southeast? ▼
The median age in Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ is 49.9 years. 32.7% 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 Southeast, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside AZ (8% here).

Rancho Cucamonga, CA 8% Elk Grove, CA 8% Clovis, CA 8% Chino, CA 8%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside AZ ($75,417 here).

Coalinga, CA $75,451 Gonzales, LA $75,451 Indianola, IA $75,453 Neenah, WI $75,374

Compare Sierra Vista Southeast with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Sierra Vista Southeast'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 Southeast 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 Southeast 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.

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