Lake Havasu City

Population & Demographics

Lake Havasu City, AZ

Lake Havasu City is home to 58,359 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 22,076 resident workers commute each day.

ArizonaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
58,359
people
Population

58,359 residents

Median age 56.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lake Havasu City population & demographics

Who lives in Lake Havasu City — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
58,359
Median age
56.1yrs
Median household income
$70,148
Median home value
$455,400
Median gross rent
$1,320/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
18.5%
Poverty rate
14.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Lake Havasu City

How Lake Havasu City breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White79.7%
Hispanic or Latino15.3%
Two or more races3.1%
Asian0.7%
Black0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Some other race0.2%

Race across Lake Havasu City

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Lake Havasu City.

Lake Havasu City at a glance
Employed Residents
22,076
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
45.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
51.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Phoenix
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lake Havasu City proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Lake Havasu City commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

87 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Lake Havasu City

22,076 commutes, one dot at a time

Lake Havasu City

Where 22,076 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Lake Havasu City, by worker count.

1Lake Havasu City0.0 mi11,383
2Phoenix143.8 mi2,186
3Kingman52.3 mi722
4Bullhead City45.9 mi466
5Scottsdale151.5 mi362
6Las Vegas129.6 mi336
7Desert Hills5.0 mi256
8Parker23.7 mi235

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lake Havasu City.

1Lake Havasu City0.0 mi11,383
2Desert Hills5.0 mi460
3Bullhead City45.9 mi448
4Kingman52.3 mi405
5Phoenix143.8 mi271
6Fort Mohave39.1 mi200
7Mesa165.8 mi141
8New Kingman-Butler55.9 mi126

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lake Havasu City’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
AFAccommodation and Food Services17.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.9%
RTRetail Trade15.4%
COConstruction13.3%
MFManufacturing6.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.2%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.9%
EDEducational Services3.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.6%
Connectivity

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