Prescott Valley is a town located in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, about 8 miles east of Prescott, which it has surpassed in growth. Prescott Valley was the seventh fastest-growing place among all cities and towns in Arizona between 1990 and 2000, with a current population (October 2016) of about 45,500 residents.

Prescott Valley is part of the West region of Arizona, including the Mohave, La Paz, and Yuma counties, which collectively increased their population by 25 percent between 2000 and 2010.^[12]

According to 2017 census estimates,^[13] there were 44,466 people and 16,705 households residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 76.8% non-Hispanic White, 0.7% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander and 2.1% from two or more races. 18.9% of the population were Hispanicor Latino of any race.

According to the census of 2000, there were 8,964 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,341, and the median income for a family was $37,257. Males had a median income of $30,097 versus $21,049 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,248. About 7.8% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.