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):

2022
Number	Percent
35.3
51,343	23.3%
168,967	76.7%
40,225	18.3%

74,678
2.65

54,314	72.7%
38,208	70.3%
6,734	12.4%
20,364	27.3%

2010
Number	Percent
33.8
55,185	28.2%
140,566	71.8%
30,646	15.7%

64,767
2.93

48,976	75.6%
36,774	75.1%
5,502	11.2%
15,791	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%

2022 Housing Data for Yuma, AZ Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,177	6.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,334	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,244	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,670	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,924	5.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,373	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,833	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,571	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,127	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,915	9.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,200	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,731	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,069	8.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,882	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,567	4.8%
$200,000 or more	3,061	4.1%

Median Household Income	56,439
Per Capita Income	27,516

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,955	5.3%
Public Assistance	1,706	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,116	18.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	18,618	53.9%
Unemployed	1,381	4.0%
In Armed Forces	2,665	7.7%

Total Labor Force	22,664	65.6%
Not in Labor Force	11,873	34.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	28,420	20,401	58.2%
Non-Profit	2,219	3,362	39.8%
Self-Employed	2,491	2,236	52.7%

Local Government	2,784	3,321	45.6%
State Government	2,187	2,314	48.6%
Federal Government	3,382	1,529	68.9%

Total Private + Self	30,911	22,637	57.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,572	10,526	50.1%
Total	41,483	33,163	55.6%

Pct. Govt.	20.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,276	9.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,047	20.1%
Professional, Technical	13,002	17.4%
Service Occupations	15,993	21.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5,177	6.9%
All others	23,550	31.5%

White Collar		47.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,121	12.2%
Retail trade	8,073	10.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7,452	10.0%
Educational services	6,854	9.2%
Public administration	6,836	9.1%
Accommodation and food services	6,495	8.7%
Construction	4,443	5.9%
Manufacturing	4,318	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,695	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	3,423	4.6%
Other services	3,004	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,557	3.4%
Wholesale trade	2,442	3.3%
Finance and insurance	1,845	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,393	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,134	1.5%
Information	739	1.0%
Utilities	738	1.0%
Management	214	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	92	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	126,968	62.13%
Puerto Rican	1,408	0.69%
Cuban	254	0.12%
Dominican	227	0.11%

Total Central American	955	0.47%
Costa Rican	109	0.05%
Guatemalan	362	0.18%
Honduran	65	0.03%
Nicaraguan	7	0.00%
Panamanian	46	0.02%
Salvadoran	366	0.18%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	557	0.27%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	10	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	135	0.07%
Ecuadorian	121	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	151	0.07%
Uruguayan	33	0.02%
Venezuelan	89	0.04%
Other South American	18	0.01%

Other Hispanic	3,012	1.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	921	0.45%
Vietnamese	282	0.14%
Indian	247	0.12%
Korean	166	0.08%
Japanese	148	0.07%
Chinese	98	0.05%
Other Southeast Asian	98	0.05%
Cambodian	47	0.02%
Hmong	22	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	99,520	52.3%
English	87,510	46.0%
Tagalog	802	0.4%
Other	547	0.3%
Other Asian	426	0.2%
Other Indo-European	325	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	254	0.1%
German, other Germanic	226	0.1%
Vietnamese	206	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	13,997	6.8%
English	11,133	5.4%
Irish	8,101	4.0%
American	6,497	3.2%
Italian	2,855	1.4%
French	1,968	1.0%
Norwegian	1,832	0.9%
European	1,623	0.8%
Scottish	1,604	0.8%
Swedish	1,588	0.8%
Polish	1,545	0.8%
Dutch	1,112	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	863	0.4%
Danish	745	0.4%
Canadian	701	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	178,499	87.3%
Not a citizen	25,875	12.7%

Native	153,838	75.3%
Foreign-born	50,536	24.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16,321	12.4%	14,952	11.4%	34,719	26.4%	43,773	33.3%	14,038	10.7%	7,532	5.7%
Average years of education: 12.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16,321	12.4%
9-12 Years	14,952	11.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,719	26.4%
Some College	43,773	33.3%
Bach. Degree	14,038	10.7%
Grad Degree	7,532	5.7%
Average years of education: 12.0

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	92,808
Median Value	$173,500

Occupied	74,678	80.5%
Vacant	18,130	19.5%

Owned	51,575	69.1%
Rented	23,103	30.9%
Median Rent	$950

Single-Family Units	53,894	58.1%
Detached	50,673	54.6%
Attached	3,221	3.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,336	6.8%
Mobile Homes	26,827	28.9%

Yuma, AZ Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Yuma, AZ Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Yuma, AZ Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Yuma, AZ Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Yuma, AZ Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Yuma, AZ Metro Area