Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0Bullhead City’s library is a branch of Mohave County Library District, which lends less per resident than 84% of systems its size
Bullhead City’s library is the Bullhead City Branch Library, a branch of Mohave County Library District, which serves 228,107 people and lent 478K items last year.
The short version on Bullhead City’s library
Most programs are for young children
75% of the 1,586 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including about 5 a week for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 16% of the people the system serves have a library card, against a typical 41% for its size. How it compares ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024; Bullhead City’s library is a branch of Mohave County Library District, so they cover the whole system (228,107 people), not just the Bullhead City branch.
What’s behind Bullhead City’s civic life grade
Bullhead City isn’t graded on civic life: its library is a branch of Mohave County Library District, so there is no town figure for visits and the volunteering estimate doesn’t cover enough of it.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
71 community nonprofits are registered in Bullhead City
1.7 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (21 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 1 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 100,000+ people across the U.S.
Mohave County Library District serves 228,107 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 100,000+.
A year at Mohave County Library District
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Mohave County Library District system. The library’s own count.
Not reported for 2024: hours open. The survey fills a missing figure with its own estimate; we leave estimates out rather than show them as the library’s count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
478K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
114,508 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 23 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Bullhead City Branch Library, 1170 E Hancock Rd, Bullhead City.
E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Mohave County Library District branch.
New in Bullhead City? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.35 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Bullhead City cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $6.1M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $8.2M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $6.1M budget.
Late fines apply to some overdue items.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 36,305 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullhead City | Bullhead City Branch Library | — | 50 | — too few inputs |
| Laughlin | Laughlin Library | — | 56 | — unincorporated |
| Fort Mohave | South Mohave Valley Community Library | — | 25 | — unincorporated |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Not reported for 2024: hours open. The survey filled the figure with its own estimate, so it is left out.
- System-wide. Bullhead City Branch Library is one branch of Mohave County Library District, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 228,107 people it serves.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Bullhead City
Does Bullhead City have a public library?
Yes: Bullhead City Branch Library, 1170 E Hancock Rd, is a branch of Mohave County Library District, which serves 228,107 people. The branch is open about 50 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Mohave County Library District fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
It charges late fines on some overdue items, and it lends e-books and audiobooks with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Bullhead City’s library?
It logged 1.5 visits and lent 2.1 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.1 visits for libraries serving 100,000+ people.
What is Bullhead City’s civic life grade?
Bullhead City isn’t graded on civic life: its library is a branch of Mohave County Library District, so there is no town figure for visits and the volunteering estimate doesn’t cover enough of it. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Bullhead City.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.