Prescott.
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Arizona·Yavapai County
21 tracts·46K people·$564K median·930/mi²
White 83 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Other 1 · Black 0
Married couple 49 · Living alone 36 · Other 16
Health 35 · Manufacturing 16 · Retail 15 · Professional 13 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 5 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Sales · office 24 · Service 17 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 70 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 14 · Walk 5 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Prescott is $564,100 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Prescott has 47,400 residents across 17 census tracts and 19 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 59.7; the population is 82.8% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Multiracial, 2.1% Asian, 1.0% Other and 0.5% Black; the average household has 2.0 people; 39.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.8% (Census ACS).
Taylor Hicks School (57%), Abia Judd Elementary School (52%) and Lincoln Elementary School (48%) lead the elementary schools; Prescott Mile High Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (31%); Tri-City College Prep (73%), Prescott High School (43%) and Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy (25%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,395/month, 12% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Prescott is $70,874 a year, 18% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Prescott, median rent is $1,395/month and the median home value is $564,100 (Census ACS).
Prescott reported 3.5 violent crimes and 14.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 56 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 16 inches; snowfall averages 10 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Prescott are lightning (98), wildfire (97) and inland flooding (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Prescott, 5.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).