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{{Short description|CDP in Mohave County, Arizona}}
{{For|the unincorporated community in Maricopa County|Desert Hills, Maricopa County, Arizona}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Desert Hills, Arizona
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
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|image_map                = Mohave_County_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Desert_Hills_highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location in [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave County]] and the state of [[Arizona]]
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|pushpin_map              = Arizona#USA
|pushpin_label            = Desert Hills
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|subdivision_type         = [[Countries of the World|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arizona|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arizona]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave]]
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|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_04.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=May 20, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 12.68
|area_total_sq_mi         = 4.90
|area_land_km2            = 11.15
|area_land_sq_mi          = 4.31
|area_water_km2           = 1.53
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.59
|elevation_ft             = 542
|elevation_m              = 165
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0418740&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Desert Hills CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 20, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total         = 2764
|population_metro         =
|population_density_km2   = 247.84
|population_density_sq_mi = 641.90
|timezone                 = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]]
|utc_offset               = -7
|coordinates              = {{coord|34|32|51|N|114|22|0|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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|postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 86404<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/86404|title=Desert Hills AZ ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=January 26, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                       = [[Area code 928|928]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 04-18740
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = {{GNIS4|1866982}}
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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'''Desert Hills''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave County]], [[Arizona]], United States. The population was 2,764 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 2,245 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].
==Geography==
Desert Hills is located in western Mohave County at {{coord|34|32|51|N|114|22|0|W|type:city}} (34.547363, -114.366781).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is sits on the east side of the [[Colorado River]], impounded as [[Lake Havasu]]. The CDP is bordered to the south and east by [[Lake Havasu City, Arizona|Lake Havasu City]], to the north by [[Crystal Beach, Arizona|Crystal Beach]], and to the west, across the Colorado, by [[San Bernardino County, California]]. [[Arizona State Route 95]] runs along the eastern edge of the CDP, leading south {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the center of Lake Havasu City and north {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Interstate 40]].
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Desert Hills CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.9|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|4.3|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|1}}, or 12.07%, are on the waters of Lake Havasu.
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000 = 2183
|2010 = 2245
|2020 = 2764
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,183 people, 997 households, and 677 families living in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|463.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,463 housing units at an average density of {{convert|310.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.1% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 4.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races.  9.3% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.
There were 997 households, out of which 17.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.54.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.6% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 27.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,678, and the median income for a family was $32,685. Males had a median income of $21,690 versus $20,433 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $14,322.  About 10.5% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
==Education==
It is in the [[Lake Havasu Unified School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04015_mohave/DC20SD_C04015.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mohave County, AZ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 9, 2023|page=3 (PDF p. 4/4)}}</ref> which operates [[Lake Havasu High School]].
==References==
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{{Mohave County, Arizona}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Mohave County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Arizona]]