Yuma, AZ

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population
207,685
1.62% 1-year growth
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
35.8
1.42% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
16.5%
6.13% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$60,417
7.05% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$195,700
12.8% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
75,751
1.18% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Yuma, AZ had a population of 208k people with a median age of 35.8 and a median household income of $60,417. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Yuma, AZ grew from 204,374 to 207,685, a 1.62% increase and its median household income grew from $56,439 to $60,417, a 7.05% increase.

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None of the households in Yuma, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.8% of the residents in Yuma, AZ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Yuma, AZ are Arizona Western College (1,601 degrees awarded in 2022) and Regional Center for Border Health (215 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Yuma, AZ was $195,700, and the homeownership rate was 70%.

Most people in Yuma, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Yuma, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Yuma, AZ is home to a population of 208k people, from which 86.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 25.1% of Yuma, AZ residents were born outside of the country (52.2k people).

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Citizenship

86.8%
2023 Citizenship
87.3%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 86.8% of Yuma, AZ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Yuma, AZ was 87.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Foreign-Born Population

25.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
52.2k people
24.7%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
50.5k people

As of 2023, 25.1% of Yuma, AZ residents (52.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Yuma, AZ was 24.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    4,605 ± 453
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    3,802 ± 519
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,188 ± 400

Yuma, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Yuma, AZ employs 75.8k people. The largest industries in Yuma, AZ are Health Care & Social Assistance (8,743 people), Retail Trade (7,952 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (7,277 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($86,333), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($63,942), and Utilities ($60,221).

Males in Arizona have an average income that is 1.29 times higher than the average income of females, which is $59,270. The income inequality in Arizona (measured using the Gini index) is 0.457, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

75.8k
2023 Value
± 2,486
1.18%
1 Year growth
± 4.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Yuma, AZ grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 74.9k employees to 75.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yuma, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (9,070 people), Sales & Related Occupations (5,977 people), and Management Occupations (5,607 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yuma, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

75.8k
2023 Value
± 2,486
1.18%
1 Year growth
± 4.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Yuma, AZ grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 74.9k employees to 75.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yuma, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (8,743 people), Retail Trade (7,952 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (7,277 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yuma, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Yuma, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$43,447
Median earning men ± $2,241
$31,721
Median earning women ± $1,517

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($64,533), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,259), and Information ($59,913).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,344), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,980), and Public Administration ($48,681).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.3%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.15M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.3% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.21%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 188
    Construction
  2. 184
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 180
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $467k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $301k
    Retail Trade
  3. $225k
    Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Arizona

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Mark Kelly
Senator from Arizona3
Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.
Ruben Gallego
Senator from Arizona1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Arizona

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arizona have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Yuma, AZ awarded 1,816 degrees. The student population of Yuma, AZ in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 3,274 male students and 4,909 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Yuma, AZ are Hispanic or Latino (1,367 and 75.3%), followed by White (284 and 15.6%), Unknown (72 and 3.96%), and Black or African American (37 and 2.04%).

The largest universities in Yuma, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Arizona Western College (1,601 and 88.2%) and Regional Center for Border Health (215 and 11.8%).

The most popular majors in Yuma, AZ are General Studies (914 and 50.3%), Medical Office Assistant (88 and 4.85%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (72 and 3.96%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 8,183 students enrolled in Yuma, AZ, 40% men and 60% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 5,180 records, of which 62.1% were women and 37.9% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 348 degrees awarded
  2. 65 degrees awarded
  3. 61 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Yuma, AZ was General Studies with 348 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 1,601 degrees awarded
  2. 215 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Arizona Western College with 1,601 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 640 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Yuma, AZ, which is 0.544 times less than the 1,176 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 1,367 degrees mean that there were 4.81 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 284 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,760) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($2,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.12% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (1.42M), High School or Equivalent (1.41M), and Bachelors Degree (1.02M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Yuma, AZ was $195,700 in 2023, which is 0.645 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $173,500 to $195,700, a 12.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Yuma, AZ is 70%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Yuma, AZ have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Yuma, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Yuma, AZ is $60,417. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Yuma, AZ was Maricopa County, AZ with a value of $85,518, followed by Pinal County, AZ and Greenlee County, AZ, with respective values of $77,588 and $75,239.

Property

$195,700
Median Property Value 2023
±$4,050
$53,850
Median Property Taxes
±$1,893

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Yuma, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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Rent vs Own

70%
Homeownership
2023
69.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 70% of the housing units in Yuma, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.1%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Yuma, AZ was Maricopa County, AZ with a value of $85,518, followed by Pinal County, AZ and Greenlee County, AZ, with respective values of $77,588 and $75,239.

The following map shows all of the counties in Yuma, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,417
Median Household Income
± $1,438
76.9k
Number of Households
± 2,314

In 2023, the median household income of the 76.9k households in Yuma, AZ grew to $60,417 from the previous year's value of $56,439.

The following chart displays the households in Yuma, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Yuma, AZ is from Arizona.
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Arizona
0.46
2021 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2022, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.545% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (78.4%)
  2. Carpooled (11.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.72%)

In 2023, 78.4% of workers in Yuma, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who worked at home (6.72%).

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Commute Time

20.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yuma, AZ have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.88% of the workforce in Yuma, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Yuma, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Yuma, AZ have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

16.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yuma, AZ (32.9k out of 200k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Yuma, AZ is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Yuma, AZ has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arizona see 1524 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.67% increase from the previous year (1499 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1526 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,524 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Arizona

Primary care physicians in Arizona see an average of 1,524 patients per year. This represents a 1.67% increase from the previous year (1,499 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Arizona in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.4% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 30.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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Uninsured People

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Uninsured
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Employer Coverage
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Medicaid
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Medicare
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Non-Group
N/A%
Military or VA

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