Lake Havasu City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 58,926 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Lake Havasu City is the 19th largest community in Arizona.
Lake Havasu City real estate is some of the most expensive in Arizona, although Lake Havasu City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.61% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lake Havasu City has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lake Havasu City has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lake Havasu City than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lake Havasu City may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lake Havasu City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.26 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, Lake Havasu City is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.59% of adults 25 and older in Lake Havasu City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lake Havasu City in 2022 was $40,951, which is wealthy relative to Arizona, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,804 for a family of four. However, Lake Havasu City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lake Havasu City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lake Havasu City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Havasu City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lake Havasu City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lake Havasu City include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Lake Havasu City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.