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Yuma

Arizona · 105,227 residents (2025 est.) · 121 sq mi
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With 100,139 people, Yuma is a city in Arizona. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 33.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. 22,624 more people live here than in 2000. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $230,000. The average commute runs 18 minutes.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
100,139
+29%since 2000
from 77,515 in 2000
105,227 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
827 / sq mi
+13%since 2009
from 731 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
33.1
+6%since 2000
from 31.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
121 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
50K64K78K91K105K19902000201020202024Yuma
2024100K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.3%(7,274)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.1%(7,121)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.9%(6,918)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(7,164)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.8%(8,816)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.2%(15,191)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(12,659)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 548.8%(8,828)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 648.5%(8,545)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.8%(8,822)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.8%(6,774)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(2,027)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$65,482
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,374 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,951
+103%since 2000
from $16,730 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
42.3%
+20.0 ptssince 2009
from 22.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 14.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.453
+6%since 2010
from 0.427 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Retail trade4.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Construction4.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Public administration3.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$230,000
+62%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $78,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,114
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $549 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
66.8%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 63.5% in 2000
33.2% rent
Vacancy rate
12.4%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 15.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.49 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.54 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.6%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 24.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.8%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 45.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
−4%since 2009
from 3.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
45
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic47.5%(36,784)
Black2.9%(2,220)
Hispanic / Latino45.7%(35,400)
Asian1.4%(1,086)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic31.2%(31,204)
Black1.9%(1,931)
Hispanic / Latino60.8%(60,891)
Asian1.7%(1,708)
Other4.4%(4,405)
Diversity Score
66
−6%since 2009
from 70 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican57.2%(57,284)
Puerto Rican0.7%(719)
Salvadoran0.5%(508)
Spaniard0.3%(323)
Dominican0.2%(168)
Ecuadorian0.1%(75)
Cuban0.1%(65)
Costa Rican0.1%(64)
Colombian0%(50)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0%(42)
Asian origin
Filipino0.8%(763)
Vietnamese0.4%(376)
Asian Indian0.2%(239)
Japanese0.1%(96)
Chinese0.1%(68)
Korean0%(40)
Cambodian0%(31)
Hmong0%(24)
Thai0%(12)
Burmese0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(59)
Ancestry
German8.3%(8,275)
English6.9%(6,875)
Irish4.9%(4,857)
American3.1%(3,100)
Italian1.9%(1,907)
French1.3%(1,319)
Polish0.9%(864)
Swedish0.9%(860)
Norwegian0.8%(773)
Dutch0.7%(714)
Scottish0.6%(571)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.5%(511)
Danish0.5%(454)
Portuguese0.3%(340)
Welsh0.3%(340)
Canadian0.3%(298)
West Indian0.3%(291)
Arab0.3%(260)
Russian0.2%(203)
Czech0.2%(159)
Jamaican0.2%(159)
Swiss0.2%(153)
Hungarian0.1%(144)
British0.1%(138)
Ukrainian0.1%(117)
Belgian0.1%(111)
Romanian0.1%(109)
Finnish0.1%(83)
Greek0.1%(75)
Iraqi0.1%(60)
Lebanese0%(47)
Nigerian0%(47)
Slovak0%(46)
Austrian0%(44)
Brazilian0%(44)
Jordanian0%(33)
Latvian0%(19)
Israeli0%(18)
Bulgarian0%(17)
Syrian0%(16)
Iranian0%(16)
Slovene0%(12)
Serbian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.9%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 16.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
84.1%
+10.9 ptssince 2000
from 73.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 6.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.4 min
+73%since 2000
from 10.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 75.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 14.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.4%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.3%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 9.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.2%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 62.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 71.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 15.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
31.7%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 25.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Female
48.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Foreign born
19.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 18.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
10.5%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 14.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.5%
+3.0 ptssince 2012
from 10.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.3%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 17.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.3%
+13.5 ptssince 2017
from 76.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.8%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 91.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.3%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 79.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
52.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2016
from 54.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
44.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2016
from 42.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.4%(14,009)
Married53.4%(21,729)
Widowed3.4%(1,365)
Divorced8.8%(3,575)
Women 15+
Never married26.5%(10,123)
Married52.5%(20,016)
Widowed8.9%(3,389)
Divorced12.1%(4,620)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.3%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 17.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
43.2%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 45.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.9%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 16.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
29.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 28.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 3.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
57.2%
−3.1 ptssince 2020
from 60.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.8%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 42.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.4%(2,557)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.1%(2,157)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.5%(2,043)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(475)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(31)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,423 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Yuma, Arizona?

Yuma, Arizona has about 100,139 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Yuma, Arizona?

The typical household in Yuma, Arizona earns about $65,482 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Yuma, Arizona expensive?

In Yuma, Arizona, the median home is worth about $230,000, and the typical rent is about $1,114 a month.

How educated are people in Yuma, Arizona?

About 20.9% of adults age 25 and over in Yuma, Arizona hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Yuma, Arizona?

About 15.5% of people in Yuma, Arizona live below the federal poverty line.

Has Yuma, Arizona grown since 1990?

Yes, Yuma, Arizona has grown since 1990. The population has added about 45,216 residents, a change of about 82 percent over that period.

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