Yuma

Population & Demographics

Yuma, AZ

Yuma is home to 100,139 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 42,694 resident workers commute each day.

ArizonaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
100,139
people
Population

100,139 residents

Median age 33.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Yuma population & demographics

Who lives in Yuma — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
100,139
Median age
33.1yrs
Median household income
$65,482
Median home value
$230,000
Median gross rent
$1,114/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
20.9%
Poverty rate
15.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Yuma

How Yuma breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino60.8%
White31.2%
Two or more races3.4%
Black1.9%
Asian1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Some other race0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Yuma

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Yuma.

Yuma at a glance
Employed Residents
42,694
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
59.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
8.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Phoenix
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Yuma proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Yuma commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

79 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Yuma

42,694 commutes, one dot at a time

Yuma

Where 42,694 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Yuma, by worker count.

1Yuma0.0 mi25,399
2Phoenix157.3 mi2,657
3San Luis15.9 mi1,125
4Somerton8.6 mi1,015
5Fortuna Foothills11.0 mi731
6Tucson218.3 mi556
7Tempe162.7 mi451
8Scottsdale169.8 mi385

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Yuma.

1Yuma0.0 mi25,399
2Fortuna Foothills11.0 mi4,281
3San Luis15.9 mi2,289
4Somerton8.6 mi1,770
5Phoenix157.3 mi1,179
6Avenue B and C4.0 mi941
7Tucson218.3 mi538
8Donovan Estates4.6 mi363

Top industries

The sectors that employ Yuma’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.7%
AGAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting11.7%
RTRetail Trade11.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.5%
EDEducational Services8.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.9%
PAPublic Administration5.6%
MFManufacturing5.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Yuma

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps64%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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