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Willcox, Arizona Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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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

Map of Willcox, AZ

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:

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)

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