Yuma, AZ (Arizona) Houses and Residents

Back to: Yuma, Arizona main profile, Arizona, Arizona smaller cities, Arizona small towns, Arizona forum, All US cities. Total population: 77,545 (Urban population: 77,219 (74,355 inside urbanized areas, 2,864 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 326 (42 farm, 284 nonfarm)) Houses: 35,046 (26,697 occupied: 16,826 owner occupied, 9,871 renter occupied) % of renters here:   37% State:   32% Housing density: 329 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Yuma, Arizona on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Yuma, AZ  (58 replies) Disappointed living in Yuma  (111 replies) beware of yuma!  (49 replies) Anything positive about Yuma?  (87 replies) so I'm moving to Yuma...  (33 replies) PHX to yuma? pros & cons needed  (6 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $117,700 (lower quartile is $63,200, upper quartile is $169,400) Median contract rent in 2005: $555 (lower quartile is $417, upper quartile is $750) Housing units in Yuma with a mortgage: 9,048 (1,005 second mortgage, 893 home equity loan, 67 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,975 Median year house/condo built: 1981 Median year apartment built: 1978 Household type by relationship Households: 74,392 In family households: 66,004 (15,148 male householders, 4,600 female householders) 15,147 spouses, 25,062 children (23,132 natural, 596 adopted, 1,334 stepchildren), 1,641 grandchildren, 635 brothers or sisters, 525 parents, 1,635 other relatives, 1,611 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 8,388 (3,127 male householders (2,368 living alone)), 3,865 female householders (3,433 living alone)), 1,396 nonrelatives In group quarters: 3,153 (1,055 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 7,698 2-persons, 4,051 3-persons, 4,013 4-persons, 2,359 5-persons, 980 6-persons, 647 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 5,801 1-person, 1,045 2-persons, 104 3-persons, 42 4-persons. 14,798 married couples with children. 5,738 single-parent households (1,121 men, 4,617 women). 60.6% of residents of Yuma speak English at home. 36.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all). 1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well). 1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 15% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 14,018 (18.1%) (31.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Yuma, AZ: Less than $10,000: 26 $10,000 to $14,999: 28 $15,000 to $19,999: 8 $20,000 to $24,999: 22 $25,000 to $29,999: 50 $30,000 to $34,999: 79 $35,000 to $39,999: 109 $40,000 to $49,999: 419 $50,000 to $59,999: 864 $60,000 to $69,999: 1570 $70,000 to $79,999: 1813 $80,000 to $89,999: 1926 $90,000 to $99,999: 1377 $100,000 to $124,999: 1413 $125,000 to $149,999: 702 $150,000 to $174,999: 761 $175,000 to $199,999: 329 $200,000 to $249,999: 242 $250,000 to $299,999: 163 $300,000 to $399,999: 58 $400,000 to $499,999: 26 $500,000 to $749,999: 9 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 29

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Yuma: Less than $100: 315 $100 to $149: 179 $150 to $199: 444 $200 to $249: 329 $250 to $299: 380 $300 to $349: 554 $350 to $399: 920 $400 to $449: 754 $450 to $499: 1233 $500 to $549: 697 $550 to $599: 844 $600 to $649: 605 $650 to $699: 389 $700 to $749: 344 $750 to $799: 310 $800 to $899: 188 $900 to $999: 79 $1,000 to $1,249: 69 $1,250 to $1,499: 99 $1,500 to $1,999: 9 $2,000 or more: 8 No cash rent: 1116

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.3%
Number of people working at home: 446 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 1993 5 to 9 minutes: 6386 10 to 14 minutes: 7938 15 to 19 minutes: 6392 20 to 24 minutes: 3003 25 to 29 minutes: 665 30 to 34 minutes: 1844 35 to 39 minutes: 333 40 to 44 minutes: 273 45 to 59 minutes: 521 60 to 89 minutes: 417 90 or more minutes: 286

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 22,579 (74%) Carpooled: 4,692 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 28 (0%) Taxi: 56 (0%) Motorcycle: 320 (1%) Bicycle: 366 (1%) Walked: 1,694 (6%) Other means: 316 (1%) Worked at home: 446 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 2389 $10,000 to $14,999: 2123 $15,000 to $19,999: 2158 $20,000 to $24,999: 2127 $25,000 to $29,999: 2167 $30,000 to $34,999: 2251 $35,000 to $39,999: 1874 $40,000 to $44,999: 1453 $45,000 to $49,999: 1426 $50,000 to $59,999: 2329 $60,000 to $74,999: 2273 $75,000 to $99,999: 2145 $100,000 to $124,999: 993 $125,000 to $149,999: 357 $150,000 to $199,999: 328 $200,000 or more: 347

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 37818
• German: 5966
• United States or American: 3863
• English: 3691
• Irish: 3484
• Italian: 1251
• French (except Basque): 1043
• Scotch-Irish: 932
• Scottish: 879
• Norwegian: 850
• Polish: 787
• Swedish: 598
• Dutch: 527
• European: 477
• French Canadian: 263
• Danish: 244
• Subsaharan African:: 224
• African: 189
• British: 174
• Arab:: 153
• Scandinavian: 149
• Ukrainian: 137
• Welsh: 137
• Czech: 127
• Finnish: 106
• Canadian: 106
• Russian: 106
• Egyptian: 83
• Portuguese: 77
• Swiss: 73
• Hungarian: 73
• Greek: 64
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 56
• Austrian: 53
• Slovene: 41
• Croatian: 37
• Romanian: 36
• Haitian: 35
• Czechoslovakian: 34
• Lithuanian: 33
• Australian: 32
• Belgian: 26
• Slovak: 26
• Pennsylvania German: 23
• Northern European: 23
• Slavic: 22
• Iraqi: 20
• Arab/Arabic: 20
• Maltese: 19
• Ethiopian: 18
• Basque: 17
• Other Subsaharan African: 17
• Syrian: 17
• Yugoslavian: 17
• Lebanese: 13
• Icelander: 12
• Iranian: 11
• Jamaican: 11
• Celtic: 10
• West Indian: 10
• Acadian/Cajun: 9
• Albanian: 7

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

• This state: 25776
• Northeast: 3205
• Midwest: 9372
• South: 7938
• West: 16128

45% of Yuma residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 15% lived in Arizona.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 500
• Nursery to 4th grade: 233
• 5th and 6th grade: 678
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,007
• 9th grade: 853
• 10th grade: 822
• 11th grade: 651
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,035
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,147
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,775
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,691
• Associate degree: 1,244
• Bachelor's degree: 2,283
• Master's degree: 954
• Professional school degree: 477
• Doctorate degree: 222

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 508
• Nursery to 4th grade: 397
• 5th and 6th grade: 759
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,224
• 9th grade: 789
• 10th grade: 746
• 11th grade: 750
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,118
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,193
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,430
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,884
• Associate degree: 1,397
• Bachelor's degree: 2,075
• Master's degree: 1,016
• Professional school degree: 261
• Doctorate degree: 18

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 14.9%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 23.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 12.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 15.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 14.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.9%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $40,234
• Black householders: $28,326
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $30,705
• Asian householders: $30,875
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $39,766
• Some other race householders: $30,409
• Two or more races householders: $35,750
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $30,352

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,100
• Black or African American householders: $75,400
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $86,100
• Asian householders: $78,600
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $89,000
• Some other race householders: $73,100
• Two or more races householders: $81,000
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $75,000

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,908
• One, attached: 2,031
• Two: 622
• 3 or 4: 1,452
• 5 to 9: 1,465
• 10 to 19: 1,142
• 20 to 49: 802
• 50 or more: 1,935
• Mobile homes: 8,788
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1,901

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,400

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Arizona:	6.1%

Here:	1.7%
Arizona:	6.1%

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Arizona:	13.2%

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