Yavapai County County Seat: Prescott

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Yavapai County, one of the state’s oldest counties, was among the original four created when Arizona was still a territory. Although Yavapai County originally encompassed more than 65,000 square miles, it now covers only 8,125 square miles, but is still as large as the state of New Jersey. It was called the "Mother of Counties," from which Apache, Coconino, Gila, Maricopa and Navajo counties were all formed.

The provisional seat of the territorial government was established at Fort Whipple in Chino Valley on Jan. 22, 1864. Nine months later it was moved 20 miles away to the little mining community of Prescott. In 1867, the capital was moved to Tucson where it remained for 10 years. Then the capital was shifted back to Prescott, where it remained until 1889, when it was permanently relocated to Phoenix. Prescott is now the county seat of Yavapai County.

Yavapai County offers many local attractions ranging from natural to cultural to educational. Scenic pine forests provide yeare-round recreational opportunities, and museums, monuments and rodeos reflect Arizona’s tribal and territorial past. Institutions of higher learning include two colleges and an aeronautical university. The county has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, with the population up by more than 30 percent since 1990.

The U.S. Forest Service owns 38 percent of the land in Yavapai County, including portions of Prescott, Tonto and Coconino national forests, while the state of Arizona owns an additional 25 percent. Twenty-five percent of land in the county is owned by individuals or corporations, and 12 percent is the property of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The Yavapai Indian Reservation and other public lands each occupy less than half of a percent of land in the county.

POPULATION EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR (IN THOUSANDS) 2000 2010 2017 Education, health care & social assistance 20.3 24.5 % Arizona 5,130,632 6,401,569 6,965,897 Arts, entertainment, food & recreation services 10.9 13.2 % Yavapai County 167,517 210,899 225,364 Retail trade 10.6 12.7 % Incorporated Cities & Towns Professional, scientific, & administrative services 8.3 10.0 % Peoria 108,364 154,171 171,587 Construction 6.4 7.7 % Prescott 33,938 39,771 42,300 Other services, except public administration 5.6 6.8 % Prescott Valley 23,535 38,839 43,950 Manufacturing 4.5 5.4 % Camp Verde 9,451 10,875 11,083 Public administration 4.1 4.9 % Chino Valley 7,835 10,825 11,557 Finance, insurance & real estate 3.9 4.7 % Cottonwood 9,179 11,238 11,974 Transportation, warehousing, & utilities 3.6 4.3 % Sedona 10,192 10,020 10,319 Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining 2.1 2.5 % Wickenburg 5,082 6,353 7,253 Wholesale trade 1.5 1.8 % Clarkdale 3,422 4,103 4,282 Information 1.2 1.5 % Dewey 3,421 3,896 4,015 American Community Survey Jerome 329 441 447 PROPERTY TAX Office of Economic Opportunity Schools City/Fire County Total AGE DISTRIBUTION Camp Verde 4.39 3.25 4.95 12.59 0-14 14.2 % Chino Valley 4.65 3.63 4.95 13.23 15-24 10.0 % Clarkdale 5.54 3.22 4.95 13.71 25-44 17.9 % Cottonwood 6.09 0.00 4.95 11.04 45-64 29.6 % Dewey 5.33 0.00 4.95 10.27 65+ 28.3 % Jerome 5.54 3.22 4.95 13.71 American Community Survey Peoria (Yavapai County) 0.00 0.00 4.95 4.95 Prescott 3.09 3.05 4.95 11.09 DISTANCE TO MAJOR CITIES (FROM PRESCOTT) Prescott Valley 5.33 2.75 4.95 13.03 Phoenix 102 miles Sedona (Yavapai County) 0.00 0.00 4.95 4.95 Tucson 213 miles Wickenburg (Yavapai County) 0.00 0.00 4.95 4.95 Los Angeles 379 miles Arizona Dept. of Revenue & Arizona Tax Research Association San Diego 373 miles SALES TAX / TRANSACTION PRIVILEGE TAX Las Vegas 252 miles City County State Total LABOR FORCE Camp Verde 3.65% 0.75% 5.60% 10.00%

Labor Force Unemployment Rate Chino Valley 4.00% 0.75% 5.60% 10.35% Arizona 3,312,720 4.9 % Clarkdale 3.00% 0.75% 5.60% 9.35% Yavapai County 101,763 4.5 % Cottonwood 3.00% 0.75% 5.60% 9.35% Incorporated Cities & Towns Dewey 2.00% 0.75% 5.60% 8.35% Peoria 85,252 4.0 % Jerome 3.50% 0.75% 5.60% 9.85% Prescott 17,867 5.1 % Peoria (Yavapai County) 1.80% 0.75% 5.60% 8.15% Prescott Valley 20,956 4.2 % Prescott 2.75% 0.75% 5.60% 9.10% Camp Verde 4,900 5.2 % Prescott Valley 2.83% 0.75% 5.60% 9.18% Chino Valley 5,442 2.5 % Sedona (Yavapai County) 3.50% 0.75% 5.60% 9.85% Cottonwood 5,819 4.6 % Wickenburg (Yavapai County) 2.20% 0.75% 5.60% 8.55% Arizona Dept. of Revenue & Arizona Tax Research Association Sedona 5,666 4.1 % Wickenburg 2,768 0.3 % Clarkdale 1,825 7.3 % Dewey 2,044 4.3 % Jerome 250 2.8 % Office of Economic Opportunity

CONTACT INFORMATION Arizona Commerce Authority Local First Arizona Town of Camp Verde Phone: 602-845-1200 Phone: 602-956-0909 Phone: 928-554-0007 Website: www.azcommerce.com Website: www.localfirstaz.com Website: www.cvaz.org

Verde Valley Regional Economic Camp Verde Chamber of Commerce Town of Chino Valley Organization Phone: 928-379-9934 Phone: 928-636-2646 Phone: 928-567-4176 Website: www.campverdechamber.com Website: www.chinoaz.net

Chino Valley Area Chamber Town of Clarkdale City of Cottonwood of Commerce Phone: 928-639-2500 Phone: 928-340-2741 Phone: 928-636-2493 Website: www.clarkdale.az.gov Website: ci.cottonwood.az.us Website: www.chinovalley.org

Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce Town of Dewey-Humboldt Town of Jerome Phone: 928-634-7593 Phone: 928-632-7362 Phone: 928-634-2900 Website: www.cottonwoodchamberaz.org Website: www.dhaz.gov Website: www.jerome.az.gov

Jerome Chamber of Commerce City of Peoria WESTMARC (Western Maricopa Phone: 928-634-2900 Phone: 623-773-7642 Coalition) Website: www.jeromechamber.com Website: www.peoriaaz.gov Phone: 623-435-0431 Website: www.westmarc.org Greater Phoenix Economic Council City of Prescott Greater Prescott Regional Phone: 602-256-7700 Phone: 928-777-1227 Economic Partnership Website: www.gpec.org Website: www.prescott-az.gov Phone: 928-772-4883 Website: www.gprepaz.com Prescott Chamber of Commerce Prescott Valley Economic Foundation Prescott Valley Chamber of Phone: 928-445-2000 Phone: 928-775-0032 Commerce Website: www.prescott.org Website: www.pvedf.com Phone: 928-772-8857 Website: www.pvchamber.org City of Sedona Coconino County Sustainable Sedona Chamber of Commerce Phone: 928-203-5067 Economic Development Initiative Phone: 928-204-1123 Website: www.sedonaaz.gov Phone: 928-679-7169 Website: www.sedonachamber.com Website: www.sedinaz.org Town of Wickenburg Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce Wickenburg Regional Economic Phone: 928-668-4547 ext. 9 Phone: 928-684-5479 Development Partnership Website: www.ci.wickenburg.az.us Website: www.wickenburgchamber.com Phone: 928-684-7700 Website: http://www.wredp.com/