Prescott tri-city Business Environment
The purpose of this section of the website is to help potential business owners, entreprenuers, and job seekers considering the move into the Prescott area get access to information that helps them get an understanding of Prescott Arizona and the Yavapai county business atmosphere and environment.
Bottomline numbers
- The following (4) four cities border each other - approximately a 25 mile radius - view area map
- 2004 Prescott Arizona population: 40,225
- 2004 Prescott Valley population: 30,590
- 2004 Chino Valley population: 9,530
- 2004 Dewey-Humboldt population: 6,295
- 2004 Prescott Arizona taxable sales: $1.14 billion
City of Prescott Business Resources
If you are a business owner who is considering moving your business into the Prescott Arizona area you can find out about the myriad business opportunities in Prescott by contacting the City of Prescott’s Business Development Manager at 928-777-1248 or toll free 1-866-878-CITY (2489).
The City of Prescott offers excellent online resources on their website for business owners. Click here for the City of Prescott Economic Business Development Information Request Form
City of Prescott Valley Business Resources
The City of Prescott Valley offers excellent online resources on their website for business owners. Click here for the Prescott Valley Economic Development Foundation Website
City of Prescott Arizona Business Statistics includes data on population, growth indicators, transaction privilege tax rates:2004 and the property tax rate
US Gov Census - Economic Fact Sheets
Prescott Arizona - Selected Statistics from the 2002 Economic Census
Prescott Valley - Selected Statistics from the 2002 Economic Census
Chino Valley - Selected Statistics from the 2002 Economic Census
County and Local City Community Profiles
The following links lead to snapshots of the three (3) tri-city area cities (Prescott, Prescott Valley and Chino Valley) and of Yavapai county.
The profiles contain the following data:
- Geographic and historical overview
- Principal economic activities
- Community facilities
- Scenic attractions
- Population compositions
- Labor force data
- Employment by sector
- Employment by occupation
- Average wages
- Major employers
- Industrial facilities data
- Utility contact information
- Property tax data
- Sales tax data
- Payroll tax data
- Chamber of commerce contact data
- Weather data
In order to get the most amount of information for your potential move to the tri-city area, we encourage you to download the Yavapai county profile and the specific city in which you are interested in purchasing a home.
When you click on the following links a dialouge box will appear on the screen that will prompt you to OPEN or SAVE the PDF file.
Yavapai County 2004 Profile - 500kb Adobe PDF
Prescott Arizona City 2004 Profile - 92kb Adobe PDF
Prescott Valley Arizona City 2004 Profile - 92kb Adobe PDF
Chino Valley Arizona City 2004 Profile - 92kb Adobe PDF
This data is provided by and can also be found at the Arizona Department of Commerce website. We’ve created links directly to the profiles so you can easily access and reference them now and in the future.
Does Prescott make sense for your business?
Obviously, not every business venture flourishes due to reasons in and beyond our control. Many of us have fallen down and gotten back up many times in relation to our business ventures and careers until we got it just right.
It’s also safe to say that there isn’t a town that can support or provide a job for every skillset or career goal, however, there’s always an opportunity for a person who knows what they want or understand what they are capable of acheiving — both short-term and long-term.
The Prescott tri-city area is an area that is growing and is beginning to need services that are readily available in larger urban cities. We’re not a major city in population (yayhooray!), however many of the residents who have been coming into the city over the past five (5) years or so are people who are transplants from major cities such as Phoenix, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago — to name a few.
Although most people who discover the Prescott tri-city area and make it their home are glad to escape the big city vibe, those of us who have moved here are still accustomed to and enjoy the ammenities of the bigger cities.
There’s a need for many types of businesses that don’t exist here yet — or for an industry that does exist, but doesn’t have quality competitors.
Hopefully the following information will help you assess your specific business or employment requirements, and will lead you to find the information you need to make the decision on whether or not to make Prescott Arizona home.
Keep in mind that if Prescott doesn’t make a good match for you while you are in the employed/working phase of your life, it’s almost always a great place to buy a piece of land or a second home that you can rent out or use as a getaway or as an investment property.
Prescott Business and Commerce Blog
Here in the “Business and Commerce” section of our website, we hope to offer our visitors useful information about the business and employment environment in Prescott. View articles about the business community in Prescott, Prescott Valley and Chino Valley Arizona.