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Whetstone, Arizona: commercial real estate data.
Whetstone is a Census CDP of 2,971 people across 93.96 square miles of land, in Cochise County. Median household income is $51,625, 78.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Whetstone
What Whetstone is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area93.96 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land32
- County holding the largest share of its areaCochise County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Whetstone
- Population2,971
- Median age46.0 plus or minus 10.6
- Population under 18599 plus or minus 204
- Share under 1820.2 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over663 plus or minus 153
- Share 65 and over22.3 percent
- Households1,303
- Family households842 plus or minus 211
- Share of households that are families64.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Whetstone
- Median household income$51,625
- Per capita income$29,058
- Civilian labor force1,029 plus or minus 245
- Employed943 plus or minus 235
- Unemployed86 plus or minus 85
- Unemployment rate8.4 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over2,163
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent plus or minus 23.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.0 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Whetstone
- Housing units1,416
- Occupied units1,303
- Vacant units113 plus or minus 102
- Vacancy rate8.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied1,017
- Renter occupied286 plus or minus 176
- Ownership rate78.1 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$213,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,604 plus or minus $749
- Annual rent as a share of median income37.3 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Single family units823 plus or minus 206
- Share single family58.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes546 plus or minus 122
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Whetstone gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute863 plus or minus 218
- Commuting under 15 minutes18 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes2.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more551 plus or minus 224
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more63.8 percent plus or minus 20.4
- Drove alone82.9 percent
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cochise County, not Whetstone
Cochise County context, not Whetstone figures
- Establishments in Cochise County2,189
- Covered employment, Cochise County34,954
- Average annual pay, Cochise County$59,877
- Housing units permitted, Cochise County441
Every figure in this section is published for Cochise County as a whole and is not a measurement of Whetstone.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Whetstone questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Whetstone, Arizona?
2,971, in 1,303 households. Whetstone CDP covers 93.96 square miles of land, which is 32 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Whetstone in?
Cochise County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Whetstone?
$51,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $213,900. Median gross rent is $1,604 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Whetstone figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cochise County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Whetstone.
Is zoning published for Whetstone?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.