Bisbee is a very small city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 5,008 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bisbee is the 73rd largest community in Arizona. Bisbee has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Also of interest is that Bisbee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Bisbee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.83% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Bisbee is worth considering.
One of the benefits of Bisbee is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.44 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
In terms of college education, Bisbee is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.75% of adults in Bisbee have a college degree.
The per capita income in Bisbee in 2022 was $31,643, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,572 for a family of four. However, Bisbee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bisbee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bisbee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bisbee residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Bisbee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.27% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bisbee include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Bisbee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.