2024 population: 220,310 ( 15,301 from 2020)
Land area: 5513.8 square miles
Population density: 40.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	62,850	28.53%	0.4%
Black:	4,001	1.82%	1.4%
Indian:	2,133	0.97%	3.9%
Asian:	3,002	1.36%	12.7%
2+ races:	2,727	1.24%	8.8%
Hispanic:	145,597	66.09%	11.4%

Total non-White:	157,460	71.47%	11.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,914	14.5
Deaths:	8,873	10.8
Net Migration:	3,501	4.3
Net Immigration:	8,570	10.5

Change in White population:	-265	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	15,566	7.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
205,009
63,115	30.79%
3,945	1.92%
2,053	1.00%
2,663	1.30%
2,506	1.22%
130,727	63.77%
141,894	69.21%

2010
195,751
69,022	35.26%
3,169	1.62%
1,957	1.00%
2,245	1.15%
2,230	1.14%
116,912	59.72%
126,729	64.74%

2000
160,026
70,956	44.34%
3,136	1.96%
1,819	1.14%
1,494	0.93%
1,718	1.07%
80,772	50.47%
89,070	55.66%

1990
106,895
56,889	53.22%
2,614	2.45%
1,444	1.35%
1,291	1.21%
n/a
44,657	41.78%
50,006	46.78%

1980
90,554
54,926	60.66%
2,310	2.55%
2,615	2.89%
985	1.09%
n/a
29,530	32.61%
35,628	39.34%

1970
60,827
40,822	67.11%
1,457	2.40%
1,663	2.73%
368	0.60%
n/a
16,250	26.72%
20,005	32.89%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
28,472	14.5
13,508	6.9
-4,713	-2.4
7,552	3.9

-5,907	-3.0
15,165	7.7

Number	Rate
2000's
30,013	18.8
10,865	6.8
10,156	6.3
8,809	5.5

-1,934	-1.2
37,659	23.5

Number	Rate
1990's
29,404	27.5
9,200	8.6
3,837	3.6
13,293	12.4

14,067	13.2
39,064	36.5

Number	Rate
1980's
18,900	20.9
6,429	7.1
0	0.0
n/a

1,963	2.2
14,378	15.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

14,104	23.2
15,623	25.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Yuma, AZ Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
36.1
51,996	23.6%
168,314	76.4%
43,769	19.9%

79,341
2.57

56,745	71.5%
40,775	71.9%
6,757	11.9%
22,596	28.5%

2010
Number	Percent
68.1
-85,381	-43.6%
281,132	143.6%
61,292	31.3%

129,534
2.93

97,952	75.6%
73,548	75.1%
11,004	11.2%
31,582	24.4%

2000
Number	Percent
34.1
46,094	28.8%
113,932	71.2%
26,606	16.6%

53,904
2.86

41,979	77.9%
34,292	81.7%
3,702	8.8%
11,925	22.1%

1990
Number	Percent
30.7
31,437	29.4%
75,458	70.6%
14,671	13.7%

35,827
2.87

28,110	78.5%
23,528	83.7%
2,256	8.0%
7,717	21.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
28,620	31.6%
61,934	68.4%
9,824	10.8%

30,313
2.90

23,881	78.8%
20,875	87.4%
1,539	6.4%
6,432	21.2%

2024 Housing Data for Yuma, AZ Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,701	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,682	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,220	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,333	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,603	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,327	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,832	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,499	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,156	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,172	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,511	12.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,559	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,350	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,803	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,872	6.1%
$200,000 or more	3,721	4.7%

Median Household Income	62,876
Per Capita Income	30,204

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,092	5.2%
Public Assistance	1,443	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,200	19.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	18,935	53.3%
Unemployed	1,306	3.7%
In Armed Forces	3,010	8.5%

Total Labor Force	23,251	65.5%
Not in Labor Force	12,263	34.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	28,639	20,472	58.3%
Non-Profit	2,002	3,555	36.0%
Self-Employed	3,793	2,439	60.9%

Local Government	2,722	3,758	42.0%
State Government	2,392	2,611	47.8%
Federal Government	3,318	1,660	66.7%

Total Private + Self	32,432	22,911	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,434	11,584	47.4%
Total	42,866	34,495	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	21.3%
Pct. Private + Self	71.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,144	10.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,487	18.7%
Professional, Technical	13,760	17.7%
Service Occupations	16,826	21.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5,129	6.6%
All others	24,309	31.4%

White Collar		46.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,431	12.2%
Retail trade	8,341	10.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7,354	9.5%
Public administration	7,154	9.2%
Educational services	6,946	9.0%
Construction	6,487	8.4%
Accommodation and food services	6,450	8.3%
Manufacturing	4,485	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	3,593	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,364	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,299	4.3%
Other services	2,976	3.8%
Wholesale trade	1,822	2.4%
Finance and insurance	1,694	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,372	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,112	1.4%
Information	729	0.9%
Utilities	676	0.9%
Management	151	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	90	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	131,603	62.15%
Puerto Rican	1,022	0.48%
Cuban	112	0.05%
Dominican	168	0.08%

Total Central American	1,218	0.58%
Costa Rican	64	0.03%
Guatemalan	326	0.15%
Honduran	56	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	59	0.03%
Salvadoran	713	0.34%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	325	0.15%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	9	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	62	0.03%
Ecuadorian	102	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	98	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	36	0.02%
Other South American	18	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,989	1.41%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	929	0.44%
Vietnamese	388	0.18%
Indian	242	0.11%
Japanese	146	0.07%
Korean	126	0.06%
Chinese	119	0.06%
Other Southeast Asian	88	0.04%
Cambodian	31	0.01%
Hmong	24	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	105,357	53.3%
English	87,999	44.5%
Other	912	0.5%
Tagalog	773	0.4%
Other Asian	525	0.3%
Other Indo-European	410	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	391	0.2%
German, other Germanic	389	0.2%
Vietnamese	310	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	13,386	6.3%
English	12,380	5.8%
Irish	8,560	4.0%
American	6,427	3.0%
Italian	2,892	1.4%
French	2,033	1.0%
Norwegian	1,874	0.9%
Swedish	1,793	0.8%
Polish	1,536	0.7%
European	1,476	0.7%
Scottish	1,463	0.7%
Dutch	1,387	0.7%
Canadian	814	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	792	0.4%
African	753	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	183,168	86.5%
Not a citizen	28,573	13.5%

Native	158,575	74.9%
Foreign-born	53,166	25.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15,259	11.1%	15,795	11.5%	38,541	27.9%	45,197	32.8%	14,688	10.6%	8,456	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15,259	11.1%
9-12 Years	15,795	11.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	38,541	27.9%
Some College	45,197	32.8%
Bach. Degree	14,688	10.6%
Grad Degree	8,456	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	93,842	74,530	19,312	20.6%
1991	99,466	78,686	20,780	20.9%
1992	109,658	80,502	29,156	26.6%
1993	114,772	82,774	31,998	27.9%
1994	133,930	91,950	41,980	31.3%
1995	141,648	99,846	41,802	29.5%
1996	140,318	97,372	42,946	30.6%
1997	134,460	97,454	37,006	27.5%
1998	135,818	97,024	38,794	28.6%
1999	140,438	98,476	41,962	29.9%

2000	128,786	107,638	21,148	16.4%
2001	130,748	109,086	21,662	16.6%
2002	138,638	114,902	23,736	17.1%
2003	145,458	120,756	24,702	17.0%
2004	146,964	123,956	23,008	15.7%
2005	151,090	127,112	23,978	15.9%
2006	154,892	131,272	23,620	15.2%
2007	156,416	134,956	21,460	13.7%
2008	166,832	137,752	29,080	17.4%
2009	174,970	135,660	39,310	22.5%

2010	185,818	139,398	46,420	25.0%
2011	184,520	140,130	44,390	24.1%
2012	189,226	144,056	45,170	23.9%
2013	191,896	142,684	49,212	25.6%
2014	187,992	144,888	43,104	22.9%
2015	188,498	147,472	41,026	21.8%
2016	189,342	153,180	36,162	19.1%
2017	191,804	158,760	33,044	17.2%
2018	194,616	161,598	33,018	17.0%
2019	200,378	166,640	33,738	16.8%

2020	196,240	162,620	33,620	17.1%
2021	187,296	162,824	24,472	13.1%
2022	195,530	170,992	24,538	12.5%
2023	197,194	171,162	26,032	13.2%
2024	197,440	173,340	24,100	12.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	95,200
Median Value	$217,800

Occupied	79,341	83.3%
Vacant	15,859	16.7%

Owned	56,310	71.0%
Rented	23,031	29.0%
Median Rent	$993

Single-Family Units	56,167	59.0%
Detached	52,099	54.7%
Attached	4,068	4.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,921	6.2%
Mobile Homes	27,189	28.6%

Yuma, AZ Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Yuma, AZ Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Yuma, AZ Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Yuma, AZ Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Yuma, AZ Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Yuma, AZ Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Yuma, AZ Metro Area