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3-471Table 3-8. RaceRaceGeographic RegionTotal PopulationCaucasian(%)African American(%)Native American(%)Asian(%)Native Hawaiian orother Pacific Islander(%)Some Other Race(%)Two or more Races(%)Two or more RacesIncluding Some OtherRace (%)Two or more RacesExcluding Some OtherRace or three or moreraces (%)234567891011121314151617181920212223Cochise County 127,613* 82.8 4.2 1.1 1.8 0.3 5.7 4.1 1.3 2.7State of Arizona 6,324,865* 77.6 3.6 4.5 2.4 0.2 9.1 2.6 0.8 1.8Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2009c and 2009d*Total population of state and county data are different in this table because data estimates are made based on categories ofinterest.3.15.1.2 HousingThe total number of housing units in Cochise County was 57,068 in 2009 (Table 3-9), of which85 percent were occupied. The majority of these (59 percent) were owner-occupied (U.S.Census Bureau 2009e). Comparatively, the owner-occupied housing for the State of Arizonawas estimated at 85 percent of the total occupied houses (U.S. Census Bureau 2009f).GeographicRegionTable 3-9. Housing UnitsTotalHousingUnitsOwnedOccupiedStatusRentedVacantCochise County 57,068 33,923 14,489 8,656State of Arizona 2,657,551 1,535,318 712,852 409,381Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2009e and 2009f3.15.1.3 Income and EmploymentIn 2008, Cochise County had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $33,259 (Table 3-10). ThisPCPI ranked 5 th in the state and was 97 percent of the state average ($34,339) and 83 percent ofthe National average ($40,166). The Cochise County 2008 PCPI reflected an increase of 5.1percent from 2007. The 2007-2008 State of Arizona change was -0.1 percent and the nationalchange was 2.0 percent. In 1998, the PCPI of Cochise County was $18,154 and ranked 7 th in thestate. The 1998 to 2008 average annual growth rate of PCPI was 6.2 percent. The averageannual growth rate for the state was 3.8 percent and 4.0 percent for the Nation (Bureau ofEconomic Analysis [BEA] 2010a).Douglas FOB EADraftAugust 2011