Mohave County · Arizona · West · 34k residents
Kingman, AZ: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Kingman: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Arizona median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,022/wk. Arizona's corporate income tax rate is 4.9%. Commercial electricity averages 12.2¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,022/wk
Corporate income tax
4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
20%
Commercial electricity
12.2¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Kingman's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
30/100
Cooling
Ranks Kingman's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $267,700 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $275 |
| Property tax rate | 0.6% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $746/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $985/mo |
| State & local income tax | 1.64% |
| Sales tax | 8.4% |
| Corporate income tax | 4.9% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,022/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.2¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 22.5/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $114,750 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $93,990 |
| Wage: General manager | $74,050 |
| Wage: Customer service | $37,610 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,390 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $48,060 |
| Wage: Electrician | $54,220 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,610 |
| Cost of living index | 88 |
| Groceries index | 100 |
| Utilities | $190/mo |
| Transit pass | $64/mo |
| Gas price | $3.40/gal |
| Healthcare index | 98 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,150/mo |
| Median household income | $61,792 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9% |
| Population | 34k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 4.8/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 95/100 |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 290 days |
| July high | 99°F |
| January low | 31°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +2.7% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | 0.0% |
| Rent MoM | +0.1% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.2% |
| Building permits YoY | -28.1% |
| Ocean coast | 238 mi |
| Big lake | 55 mi |
| Mountains | 115 mi |
| Major airport | 84 mi |
| Ski resort | 116 mi |
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- Is Kingman a good place to run a business?
- Arizona's corporate income tax rate is 4.9%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,022/wk; commercial electricity averages 12.2¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Kingman, AZ?
- Kingman indexes at 88 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $985/mo and a acs median home value of $267,700.
- How much does a house cost in Kingman?
- The acs median home value in Kingman is $267,700 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Kingman?
- A two-bedroom in Kingman rents for about $985/mo.