Yuma County, Arizona (AZ)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	32%

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Races in Yuma County, Arizona:

Median resident age:	33.9 years
Arizona median age:	34.2 years

Males: 80,799	(50.5%)
Females: 79,227	(49.5%)

Yuma County:	2.9 people
Arizona:	2.6 people

This county:	$40,733
Arizona:	$49,888

This county:	$569
State:	$703

Yuma County:	$151,600
Arizona:	$237,700

Detached houses: $233,176

Here:	$233,176
State:	$341,391

Townhouses or other attached units: $185,789

Here:	$185,789
State:	$235,099

In 2-unit structures: $187,500

Here:	$187,500
State:	$223,005

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $81,525

Here:	$81,525
State:	$183,008

Mobile homes: $50,540

Here:	$50,540
State:	$51,746

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,681

Here:	$45,681
State:	$39,763

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 16
• Assaults: 189
• Burglaries: 511
• Thefts: 863
• Auto thefts: 262

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 21
• Assaults: 289
• Burglaries: 576
• Thefts: 668
• Auto thefts: 231

Health of residents in Yuma County based on 500 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
73.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
23.6% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
39.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
53.0% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
63.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 152 pounds. This is about average.
31.8% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Yuma County:	17.6%
Arizona:	14.2%

Area name: Yuma, AZ MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Yuma County is $562 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $672 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $953 a month.

Cities in this county include: Yuma, Fortuna Foothills, San Luis, Somerton, Wellton, Gadsden, Tacna.

2005 air pollution in Yuma County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 35 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 86 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: La Paz County , Maricopa County , Pima County , Imperial County, California .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Yuma County: Adonde (A), Gila Center (B), Redondo Ruins (C), Radium Hot Springs (D), Green Cabin (E), Harwood (F), Blalack (G), Boy Scout Camp (H), Horn Cotton Gin (I), Yucca Powerplant (J), Yolo Ranch (K), Old Alamo Mine Camp (L), Willets Siding (M), Wilbanks Cabin (N), White Wing Ranch (O), Ironwood Ranch (P), University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station (Q), Terry Ranch (R), Luding Siding (S), Dateland Highway Yard (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Laguna Cemetery (1), O'Neills Grave (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Red Hill Tank (A), Rock Tank (B), Saguaro Tank (C), Salton Tanks (D), Arch Tank (E), Senita Tank (F), Sheep Tank (G), Sinita Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clanton Wash (A), Angeles Wash, Los (B), Twin Tanks Wash (C), Baragan Wash (D), Bennett Wash (E), Big Eye Wash (F), Smoke Tree Wash (G), Nugget Wash (H), Fortuna Wash (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Yuma County include: Virgin Peak (1), Cabeza Prieta Game Range (2), Kofa Game Range (3), Fort Horn Monument (4), Mittry Lake Wildlife Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	23.3%
Arizona:	8.0%

Current college students: 7,061
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 38,479 (27% naturalized citizens)

Yuma County:	24.0%
Whole state:	12.8%

Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 28,286
• One, attached: 2,815
• Two: 953
• 3 or 4: 1,901
• 5 to 9: 1,931
• 10 to 19: 1,205
• 20 or more: 2,903
• Mobile homes: 27,837
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6,309

Housing units in Yuma County with a mortgage: 15,347 (1,485 second mortgage, 1,395 home equity loan, 75 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,578

Here:	70.0% with mortgage
State:	74.9% with mortgage

Yuma County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Arizona state average. It is 14.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/17/1959, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Yuma County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arizona state average. It is 810% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 84.5 miles away from Yuma County center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 12/31/1934 at 18:45:56, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 UK) earthquake occurred 79.9 miles away from the county center
On 10/15/1979 at 23:16:54, a magnitude 7.0 (5.7 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 ML, 6.4 MW) earthquake occurred 73.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/24/1987 at 13:15:56, a magnitude 6.7 (6.0 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 ML, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 94.7 miles away from Yuma County center
On 11/24/1987 at 01:54:14, a magnitude 6.5 (5.7 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.5 ML, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 89.4 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 other deaths), causing $4,000,000 total damage
On 4/26/1981 at 12:09:28, a magnitude 6.3 (5.5 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.3 ML, 5.6 ML) earthquake occurred 78.6 miles away from Yuma County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 38,086 (74%) Carpooled: 8,245 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 451 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Railroad: 10 (0%) Taxi: 123 (0%) Motorcycle: 418 (1%) Bicycle: 460 (1%) Walked: 2,234 (4%) Other means: 676 (1%) Worked at home: 970 (2%)

8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,631 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.09%
Arizona average:	8.20%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($827 average AGI)

Yuma County:	0.27%
Arizona average:	0.18%

1.18% relocated from other counties in Arizona ($4,972 average AGI)
6.64% relocated from other states ($27,832 average AGI)

Yuma County:	6.64%
Arizona average:	6.09%

from Maricopa County, AZ	0.68% ($30,567 average AGI)
from San Diego County, CA	0.59% ($38,553)
from Imperial County, CA	0.38% ($40,329)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.37% ($27,448)
from Monterey County, CA	0.34% ($38,168)
from Riverside County, CA	0.20% ($29,570)
from Pima County, AZ	0.17% ($42,053)

6.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,161 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.34%
Arizona average:	5.96%

0.15% of residents moved to foreign countries ($867 average AGI)

Yuma County:	0.15%
Arizona average:	0.10%

1.64% relocated to other counties in Arizona ($9,618 average AGI)
4.54% relocated to other states ($23,675 average AGI)

Yuma County:	4.54%
Arizona average:	3.88%

to Maricopa County, AZ	0.95% ($36,726 average AGI)
to Pima County, AZ	0.28% ($31,465)
to San Diego County, CA	0.28% ($33,691)
to Imperial County, CA	0.26% ($25,431)
to Monterey County, CA	0.17% ($35,341)
to Riverside County, CA	0.15% ($27,704)
to Clark County, NV	0.13% ($29,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 3.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 20,451 (17,942 aged, 2,509 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 139,793 (33,628 male householders, 8,351 female householders)

  33,985 spouses, 50,971 children (47,826 natural, 980 adopted, 2,165 stepchildren), 3,868 grandchildren, 1,298 brothers or sisters, 1,104 parents, 3,622 other relatives, 2,966 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 14,374 (5,654 male householders (4,309 living alone)), 6,271 female householders (5,587 living alone)), 2,449 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,859 (3,414 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 18,259 2-persons, 7,216 3-persons, 7,497 4-persons, 5,002 5-persons, 2,411 6-persons, 1,594 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,896 1-person, 1,792 2-persons, 175 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

54.5% of residents of Yuma County speak English at home.
43.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,072,462,000 ($6091 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $291,940,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $361,292,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $176,332,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,601,000
Federal grants: $194,238,000
Federal procurement contracts: $79,014,000 ($63,566,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $252,985,000 ($182,149,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,623,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $148,089,000
Federal Government insurance: $87,388,000

Here:	90 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	31 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Here:	+34 per 1000 residents
State:	+28 per 1000 residents

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+69 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.75 millions of gallons per day (30% from ground, 70% from surface)

Here:	4.9
State:	5.7

Here:	3.8
State:	3.7

49% of Yuma County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in Arizona.

Yuma County:	48.6%
State average:	46.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 49501
• Northeast: 5877
• Midwest: 18452
• South: 13195
• West: 32607

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,400

Here:	3.1%
Arizona:	6.1%

Here:	2.4%
Arizona:	6.1%

Here:	6.1%
Arizona:	13.2%

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