Willcox, Arizona Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,733. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,769 (+1.0% change)
Males: 1,827 (48.9%), Females: 1,906 (51.1%)
Cochise County
Zip codes: 85643.
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $24,334
Median house value: $65,100
Population by Race
Races in Willcox:
- White Non-Hispanic (54.4%)
- Hispanic (41.7%)
- Other race (17.6%)
- Two or more races (4.2%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.2%), Irish (10.0%), English (6.8%), United States (6.0%), Scottish (2.8%), Welsh (2.4%).
Elevation: 4168 feet
Land area: 6.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Willcox
- High school or higher: 61.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 10.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Willcox city
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 60.7%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 8.7%
18.9% Foreign born (18.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +556 (+17.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Willcox:
- NORTHERN COCHISE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (901 REX ALLEN DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Willcox:
- BENSON HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; BENSON, AZ)
- MT GRAHAM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 39 miles; SAFFORD, AZ)
- SIERRA VISTA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 56 miles; SIERRA VISTA, AZ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Willcox:
- SIERRA VISTA MUNI-LIBBY AAF (about 58 miles; FORT HUACHUCA SIERRA VISTA, AZ; Abbreviation: FHU)
- DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB (about 72 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Abbreviation: DMA)
- TUCSON INTL (about 77 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Abbreviation: TUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Willcox:
- COCHISE COUNTY (about 4 miles; WILLCOX, AZ; Abbreviation: P33)
- BOWIE (about 27 miles; BOWIE, AZ; Abbreviation: E54)
- FLYING J RANCH (about 40 miles; PIMA, AZ; Abbreviation: E37)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Willcox:
- EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 39 miles; THATCHER, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,085)
- COCHISE COLLEGE (about 64 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
- PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 14,177)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (about 78 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 29,915)
- CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 127 miles; COOLIDGE, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,333)
- CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 157 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,990)
- MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 161 miles; MESA, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 11,928)
Schools
Public high schools in Willcox:
- WILLCOX HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 468; Location: 240 N BISBEE AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- PPEP TEC – EUGENE LOPEZ LEARNING CENTER (Students: 38; Location: 658 BISBEE AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Willcox:
- WILLCOX MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 547; Location: 360 N BISBEE AVE; Grades: 04 – 08)
- WILLCOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 394; Location: 501 W DELOS STREET; Grades: PK – 04)
- BONITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 92; Location: 18008 S FT GRANT RD; Grades: KG – 08)