Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Kingman grades D overall, 122nd among Arizona's 139 graded towns, mostly because of safety and incomes. Its crime rate is higher than 85% of U.S. towns, with 85 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. The median household income is $62K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, it has 82 miles of trail. 39% of working residents work locally in Kingman, above both Arizona’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (8%). Its National Register listings include Bonelli House and Hubbs House. Among 56 Arizona towns, just 1 have a higher property crime rate than Kingman.
Where Kingman beats most towns.
Its 51 National Register listings are more than in 93% of Arizona towns with a listing.
Census counts: 322 in 1890, 32,689 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 2 maps from 1967 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Kingman is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Kingman, and how to reach them.
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 Kingman.
Kingman is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has seen reported crime rise beyond ordinary swings.
The trail density in Kingman is 2.2 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is White Cliffs Trail System, 471 acres with 12.1 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. White Cliffs Trail System | 12.1 mi | 471 |
| 2. Centennial Park | 1.3 mi | 41 |
| 3. Mohave County Fairgrounds | — | 71 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Kingman Unified School District. Two of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hualapai ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 781 | B |
| Lee Williams High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 994 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes rose from 1,105 to 1,293 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Property crime runs at 33.5 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Arizona rate, most of it theft.
Kingman reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 85% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Values rose 2.1% in the past year while the Arizona typical home fell 1%.
The typical Kingman home is worth about $274,000, 34% below the Arizona typical home. 68% of Kingman households own their home.
| Kingman | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 68% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,058 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 98°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.2°.
Kingman has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Kingman’s July high is 98°F.
| Kingman | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 98°F | 100°F | 85°F |
| January low | 34°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 12,881 working residents takes 17.7 minutes, against 25.4 across Arizona.
About one in 3 of Kingman’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Kingman has added 934 jobs, to 12,124 in 2023. 7.8% of workers work from home in Kingman.
| Kingman | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.8% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Kingman.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 9,356 U.S. towns with household incomes like Kingman’s, it is healthier than 75%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Kingman beats the Arizona average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Kingman | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Kingman | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.3% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Kingman
About 5 of every 100 Kingman residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arizona.
28,068 counted in 2010 and 32,689 in 2020; an estimated 35,829 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 9.6% since 2020, after 16.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
51 places in Kingman on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Kingman.
City in Arizona, United States
Kingman is a city in and the county seat of Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It is named after Lewis Kingman, an engineer for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. The population was 32,689 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 35,829 in 2025.
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3 towns share a border with Kingman.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingman | #122 | D | C+ | C− | C+ | B− |
| New Kingman-Butler | #118 | D | B+ | — | C+ | D |
| Clacks Canyon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| McConnico | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New Kingman-Butler reports no FBI crime data of its own. Clacks Canyon and McConnico aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kingman with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Kingman grades D overall, better than 12% of U.S. towns and #122 of 139 in Arizona. It grades B− for health, C− for safety and C+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 4.7 years of the area's median household income ($57,684 across the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
6 notable people were born here, including Aron Ra and Jason Zumwalt.
