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34.41° N · 112.62° W · GEOID 0482950

Wilhoit

Yavapai County, Arizona · part of the Prescott Valley, AZ metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Wilhoit is home to 1,101 people. Median household income is $57,708 a year and median rent is $875 a month, 18.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $230,400, about 4.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$875
36% below the median place
Median household income
$57,708
28% below the median place
Median home value
$230,400
28% below the median place
Unemployment
4.3%
12% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Wilhoit

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 13.1% a year while rent rose -0.6%, so pay gained on rent more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 92 Arizona places.
  • 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 96% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $145 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 87% of places its size.
  • 21% of homes stand vacant, more than in 88% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 47.1 years old, older than in 86% of places its size.
01

Moving to Wilhoit

Yavapai County gains about 17.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in14,084
Moved out10,765
Net+3,319

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Arizona, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ArizonaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$89K
Leavers$69K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Yavapai County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
8.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Yavapai County report $89,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $68,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$35,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $875 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,020 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $230,400.
Getting to work
48 minutes each way on average; 14.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Arizona City, AZ matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
17.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
8.2%
43% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWilhoitAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure8.2%43% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure17.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$89,43227% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$68,7532% below
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.3%, 73% below the median place.

Wilhoit18.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$35,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.2%
11% below the median place
Home price to income
4.0x
5% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$48,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax rate1
0.3%
73% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$569
83% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,020
46% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureWilhoitAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$87536% below
Rent to income118.2%11% below
Property tax rate10.3%73% below
Home price to income14.0x5% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.33% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5504% below
HUD area median income4County figure$92,20014% below
Property tax paid (median)1$56983% below
Median home value1$230,40028% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.6%17% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure55.1%7% above
Homeownership180.9%22% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure46.2%9% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,02046% below
Vacant homes120.5%190% above
Median year built119921% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
48 min
92% above the median place
Income per person1
$30,312
24% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWilhoitAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$57,70828% below
Income per person1$30,31224% below
Unemployment1County figure4.3%12% below
Average annual pay6County figure$56,60114% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.5%5% below
Jobs6County figure71,32953% below
Poverty rate115.9%48% above
Mean commute148 min92% above
Works from home1County figure14.4%16% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 27.8%, 334% above the median place.

No health insurance1
27.8%
334% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
9.6%
70% below the median place
Median age1
47.1
21% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher85.5% −7%
Homes with broadband89.1% −3%
Household size2.3 −8%
All 8 people measures
MeasureWilhoitAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1016646th largest
Median age147.121% above
Bachelor's or higher19.6%70% below
High school or higher185.5%7% below
Household size12.38% below
Born abroad1County figure6.4%27% below
No health insurance127.8%334% above
Homes with broadband189.1%3% below
05

Life in Wilhoit

138 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.1 +1%
Shops31.7 +5%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.2 +27%
Doctors' offices and clinics25.7 +27%
Child care centers0.9 −61%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
0.9
61% below the median place
Public schools11
101
above the median place (median 9)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
25.7
27% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWilhoitAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure101above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure23,538381% above
Students per teacher11County figure17.413% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure21.11% above
Shops per 10k8County figure31.75% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.227% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure25.727% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure0.961% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure138above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Wilhoit. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk13
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Wildfire risk13
99.6
63% above the median place
July average high12
94°F
9% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWilhoitAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure94°F9% above
January average low12County figure31°F22% above
Average temperature12County figure60°F9% above
Annual precipitation12County figure15.2 in65% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure93.71% above
Hurricane risk13County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk13County figure32.760% below
Wildfire risk13County figure99.663% above
Heat wave risk13County figure85.06% below
Median air quality index14County figure479% above
Good air days14County figure65.9%4% below
08

Wilhoit in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, down from 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$875/mo (2024)$1,090/mo$890 to $1,330/mo+3.7%
Median household income$57,708 (2024)$76,000$64,500 to $90,000+4.7%
Median home value$230,400 (2024)$358,000$260,000 to $493,000+7.6%

The median home would be worth 4.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Wilhoit

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Arizona City, AZ$990$66,420Compare
Fairview, GA$989$64,050Compare
Luling, TX$1,021$54,818Compare
Hudson Falls, NY$927$62,969Compare
Hudson Falls, NYLuling, TXFairview, GAArizona City, AZWilhoit, AZWilhoitArizona CityFairviewLulingHudson FallsWilhoitArizona CityFairviewLulingHudson Falls

Common questions

Is Wilhoit a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 13.1% a year while rent rose -0.6%, so pay gained on rent more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 92 Arizona places. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 96% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 51 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Wilhoit expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $230,400.

What salary do you need to live in Wilhoit?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $35,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Wilhoit?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Arizona City, AZ, Fairview, GA, Luling, TX and Hudson Falls, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Wilhoit with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Wilhoit itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/wilhoit-arizona

Citytistics. “Wilhoit, Arizona.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/wilhoit-arizona/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.