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In Arizona, this town has 1,341 residents.
Dolan Springs’ best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 41% of residents live below the poverty line in Dolan Springs, against 12% in Arizona’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town in Arizona scores lower than Dolan Springs on incomes. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 82% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Dolan Springs’ concentration of trails is 5.2 miles per square mile, above both Arizona’s towns (1.1) and U.S. towns (0.4). Dolan Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Dolan Springs beats most towns.
2,033 counted in 2010 and 1,734 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Dolan Springs is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,867 in 2000, 1,734 in 2020. The archive holds 19 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
Explore the history →Dolan Springs is unincorporated, so Mohave County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Dolan Springs.
The Kingman Unified School District runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Dolan Springs’s public school: 189 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Tipton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 189 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
Home values are down 2.9% over the year to September 2026. The share of households in Dolan Springs who are owner-occupiers: 84%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Among 141 Arizona towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Dolan Springs. Dolan Springs: just over half of adults have high blood pressure. CDC measures, 32 in all: Dolan Springs beats Arizona on 5 and trails on 20.
| Dolan Springs | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 36% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Dolan Springs | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.8% | 15.3% |
| Fewer lonely adults | 27.4% | 32% |
| More adults with COPD | 16.2% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
57% of Dolan Springs’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 32%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Since 2013, Dolan Springs has lost 25 jobs, to 62 in 2023. Most people who work leave Dolan Springs to do it: just 5% work in town. The top destinations are Phoenix (10%), Kingman (9%) and Paradise (7%). Half commute less than 66 miles.
| Dolan Springs | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $26,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 98° and January nights drop to 39°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 303 miles.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mount Tipton Wilderness | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Dolan Springs; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Dolan Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
CDP in Mohave County, Arizona, US
Dolan Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,989 according to the 2020 census, down from 2,033 in the 2010 census.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.