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Demographics for Sierra Vista
Population: 37,775 Males: 18,957 (50.2%), Females: 18,818 (49.8%)
Elevation: 4635 feet
County: Cochise
Land area: 153.5 square miles
Zip codes: 85671, 85650, 85635, 85636.
Median resident age: 32.0 years
Median household income: $38,427
Median house value: $255,900
Races in Sierra Vista:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.4%)
- Hispanic (15.8%)
- Black (10.9%)
- Other race (6.0%)
- Two or more races (4.9%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Korean (1.3%)
- Filipino (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.6%), English (10.5%), Irish (9.8%), United States (5.9%), Italian (4.2%), French (3.0%).
For population 25 years and over in Sierra Vista city
- High school or higher: 91.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sierra Vista city
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 58.8%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 11.3%
9.0% Foreign born (3.0% Asia, 2.7% Latin America, 2.7% Europe).
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tucson, AZ (63.9 miles, pop. 486,699).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (184.7 miles, pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities: Hereford, AZ (5.0 miles), Huachuca City, AZ(7.5 miles), Whetstone, AZ (12.0 miles), Tombstone, AZ(18.7 miles), Elgin, AZ (21.1 miles), St. David, AZ (24.7 miles), Naco, AZ (27.0 miles), Sonoita, AZ (27.3 miles).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1996: 222 buildings, average cost: $73,500
- 1997: 213 buildings, average cost: $64,100
- 1998: 253 buildings, average cost: $66,300
- 1999: 273 buildings, average cost: $66,100
- 2000: 297 buildings, average cost: $67,000
- 2001: 302 buildings, average cost: $72,600
- 2002: 372 buildings, average cost: $69,900
Area code: 520
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.7%), Public administration (18.3%), Retail trade (14.1%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.2%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.2%).
Crime in Sierra Vista (2001):
- 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
- 4 rapes (10.6 per 100,000)
- 18 robberies (47.7 per 100,000)
- 68 assaults (180.0 per 100,000)
- 228 burglaries (603.6 per 100,000)
- 1,085 larceny counts (2872.3 per 100,000)
- 106 auto thefts (280.6 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index = 234.1 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)
Average weather in Sierra Vista, Arizona
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Average temp. (°F) |
47.7 |
50.8 |
55.6 |
61.5 |
69.0 |
77.8 |
79.1 |
76.6 |
73.5 |
64.8 |
54.4 |
48.2 |
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High temperature (°F) |
61.6 |
65.1 |
70.0 |
77.1 |
84.6 |
93.3 |
92.6 |
89.6 |
87.2 |
79.3 |
69.1 |
62.5 |
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Low temperature (°F) |
33.7 |
36.4 |
41.2 |
45.9 |
53.4 |
62.2 |
65.5 |
63.5 |
59.7 |
50.3 |
39.6 |
33.9 |
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Precipitation (in) |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
Normal climate around Sierra Vista, Arizona
Based on data reported by main weather stations
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Days with precip. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
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Wind speed (mph) |
7.8 |
8.1 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
7.7 |
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Morning humidity (%) |
62 |
58 |
53 |
42 |
34 |
32 |
56 |
65 |
55 |
52 |
54 |
62 |
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Afternoon humidity (%) |
32 |
27 |
23 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
28 |
33 |
27 |
25 |
28 |
34 |
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Sunshine (%) |
80 |
82 |
86 |
90 |
92 |
93 |
78 |
80 |
87 |
88 |
84 |
79 |
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Days clear of clouds |
14 |
13 |
15 |
17 |
20 |
21 |
10 |
12 |
19 |
20 |
18 |
15 |
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Partly cloudy days |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
12 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Cloudy days |
10 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
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Snowfall (in) |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
Hospital/medical center in Sierra Vista:
- SIERRA VISTA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (300 EL CAMINO REAL)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sierra Vista:
- COPPER QUEEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; BISBEE, AZ)
- BENSON HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; BENSON, AZ)
- CARONDELET HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL INC (about 47 miles; NOGALES, AZ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sierra Vista:
- SIERRA VISTA MUNI-LIBBY AAF (about 5 miles; FORT HUACHUCA SIERRA VISTA, AZ; ID: FHU)
- DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB (about 59 miles; TUCSON, AZ; ID: DMA)
- TUCSON INTL (about 60 miles; TUCSON, AZ; ID: TUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sierra Vista:
- TOMBSTONE MUNI (about 20 miles; TOMBSTONE, AZ; ID: P29)
- BENSON MUNICIPAL (about 31 miles; BENSON, AZ; ID: E95)
- BISBEE MUNI (about 32 miles; BISBEE, AZ; ID: P04)
2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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