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Yuma County

Arizona · 224,449 residents (2025 est.) · 5,514 sq mi
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With 211,741 people, Yuma County is a county in Arizona. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The population is up 32% since 2000. 25% of locals were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $217,800, having roughly tripled since 2000. Density works out to 38 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 66%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
211,741
+32%since 2000
from 160,026 in 2000
224,449 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
38 / sq mi
+12%since 2009
from 34 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.1
+6%since 2000
from 33.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
5,514 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
96K128K159K191K222K19902000201020202024Yuma County
2024212K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.7%(14,087)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(14,161)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147%(14,891)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197%(14,767)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.5%(15,899)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.8%(29,321)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.6%(24,577)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.4%(19,949)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.6%(20,320)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.1%(21,464)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 848.2%(17,363)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(4,942)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$62,876
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,182 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$30,204
+104%since 2000
from $14,802 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
40.7%
+21.4 ptssince 2009
from 19.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.6%
−3.6 ptssince 2000
from 19.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.444
+5%since 2010
from 0.423 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing9.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction9.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Wholesale trade8.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade5.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services3.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Public administration2.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$217,800
+66%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $72,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$993
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $508 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.0%
−1.3 ptssince 2000
from 72.3% in 2000
29.0% rent
Vacancy rate
16.7%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 19.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.57 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.61 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.5%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 25.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 45.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+2%since 2009
from 3.4 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
36
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic44.3%(70,956)
Black2%(3,136)
Hispanic / Latino50.5%(80,772)
Asian0.9%(1,362)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic29%(61,349)
Black1.5%(3,219)
Hispanic / Latino64.9%(137,437)
Asian1%(2,164)
Other3.6%(7,572)
Diversity Score
62
−8%since 2009
from 67 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
45
−7%since 2020
from 49 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican62.2%(131,603)
Central American0.6%(1,218)
Puerto Rican0.5%(1,022)
Salvadoran0.3%(713)
Spaniard0.3%(611)
Guatemalan0.2%(326)
Dominican0.1%(168)
Cuban0.1%(112)
Ecuadorian0%(102)
Peruvian0%(98)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.4%(929)
Vietnamese0.2%(388)
Asian Indian0.1%(242)
Japanese0.1%(146)
Korean0.1%(126)
Chinese0.1%(119)
Cambodian0%(31)
Hmong0%(24)
Thai0%(12)
Burmese0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(78)
Chamorro0%(72)
Tongan0%(29)
Ancestry
German6.3%(13,386)
English5.8%(12,380)
Irish4%(8,560)
American3%(6,427)
Italian1.4%(2,892)
French1%(2,033)
Norwegian0.9%(1,874)
Swedish0.8%(1,793)
Polish0.7%(1,536)
Scottish0.7%(1,463)
Dutch0.7%(1,387)
+ 41 more ancestry groups with data
Canadian0.4%(814)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(792)
Welsh0.3%(693)
Danish0.3%(639)
Portuguese0.3%(578)
Arab0.2%(406)
West Indian0.2%(339)
Greek0.1%(309)
Russian0.1%(285)
Ukrainian0.1%(274)
British0.1%(273)
Finnish0.1%(264)
Hungarian0.1%(262)
Swiss0.1%(238)
Czech0.1%(206)
Jamaican0.1%(200)
Romanian0.1%(140)
Belgian0.1%(137)
Lebanese0.1%(135)
Austrian0.1%(119)
Iraqi0%(71)
Brazilian0%(65)
Slovak0%(53)
Nigerian0%(47)
Croatian0%(41)
Jordanian0%(33)
Moroccan0%(31)
Latvian0%(26)
Iranian0%(24)
Israeli0%(18)
Bulgarian0%(17)
Syrian0%(16)
Armenian0%(13)
Slovene0%(12)
Serbian0%(11)
Turkish0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
16.8%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 11.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
77.5%
+11.7 ptssince 2000
from 65.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 4.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.3 min
+71%since 2000
from 12.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.7%
+3.5 ptssince 2009
from 74.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.2%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 15.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.7%
+4.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.9%
−4.8 ptssince 2011
from 11.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
52.8%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 55.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
66.4%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 66.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
28.3%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 23.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
48.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
25.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 25.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.3%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 14.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.6%
+2.1 ptssince 2012
from 11.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
14.0%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 21.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.7%
+15.6 ptssince 2017
from 73.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.8%
+5.0 ptssince 2020
from 88.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.4%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 82.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
44.5%
−3.2 ptssince 2016
from 47.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
53.3%
+3.0 ptssince 2016
from 50.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.9%(29,520)
Married54.4%(47,450)
Widowed3.3%(2,888)
Divorced8.4%(7,344)
Women 15+
Never married25.7%(20,953)
Married54.4%(44,245)
Widowed9.4%(7,686)
Divorced10.5%(8,516)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
14.0%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 21.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
37.6%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 39.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.2%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 20.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
32.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 31.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 3.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
51.3%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 53.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
50.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 48.2% 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)25.2%(3,656)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(3,258)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.1%(5,242)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.9%(1,003)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(77)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 14,510 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 County, Arizona?

Yuma County, Arizona has about 211,741 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Yuma County, Arizona?

The typical household in Yuma County, Arizona earns about $62,876 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Yuma County, Arizona expensive?

In Yuma County, Arizona, the median home is worth about $217,800, and the typical rent is about $993 a month.

How educated are people in Yuma County, Arizona?

About 16.8% of adults age 25 and over in Yuma County, Arizona hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Yuma County, Arizona?

About 15.6% of people in Yuma County, Arizona live below the federal poverty line.

Has Yuma County, Arizona grown since 1990?

Yes, Yuma County, Arizona has grown since 1990. The population has added about 104,846 residents, a change of about 98 percent over that period.

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