Arizona · Census place 57380
Prescott city, AZ
Quick answer
Prescott city has 46,744 residents, ranking #26 of 467 places in Arizona. Median household income is $69,151, the median home is worth $528,500 and median gross rent runs $1,304 a month.
- Population
- 46,744Prescott city residents
- Median household income
- $69,151Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $528,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,304Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 60.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Prescott city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Prescott city median would spend about 22.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 7.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.6% of residents and 68.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Arizona.
- Catalina Foothills CDP 51,756
- Prescott Valley town 48,048
- Oro Valley town 47,595
- Sierra Vista city 45,203
- Bullhead City city 42,193
- Apache Junction city 39,746
- Sun City CDP 38,018
Keep going
More Arizona coverage.