Yuma, AZ (Arizona) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 90,041 (Urban population: 89,662 (86,337 inside urbanized areas, 3,326 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 379 (49 farm, 330 nonfarm))

Yuma, Arizona Age and Sex of Residents

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

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $277,415.

Median contract rent in 2007: $614 (lower quartile is $477, upper quartile is $782)

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

Yuma,AZ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $171,200 (it was $78,100 in 2000)

Yuma:	$171,200
Arizona:	$237,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,800 - $241,600

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $240,561
Here: $240,561
State: $341,391

Townhouses or other attached units: $184,431
Here: $184,431
State: $235,099

In 2-unit structures: $187,500
Here: $187,500
State: $223,005

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $95,000
Here: $95,000
State: $183,008

Mobile homes: $44,907
Here: $44,907
State: $51,746

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $44,593
Here: $44,593
State: $39,763

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)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Yuma, Arizona:
	1 room: 206 2 rooms: 1,074 3 rooms: 2,066 4 rooms: 1,987 5 rooms: 4,036 6 rooms: 3,605 7 rooms: 2,236 8 rooms: 1,154 9 or more rooms: 462

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yuma, Arizona:
	1 room: 847 2 rooms: 1,554 3 rooms: 2,004 4 rooms: 2,079 5 rooms: 1,888 6 rooms: 1,021 7 rooms: 343 8 rooms: 113 9 or more rooms: 22

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,136
1995 to 1998: 4,314
1990 to 1994: 3,583
1980 to 1989: 7,687
1970 to 1979: 8,308
1960 to 1969: 4,453
1950 to 1959: 3,511
1940 to 1949: 1,187
1939 or earlier: 867

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Yuma:
	no bedroom: 346 1 bedroom: 2,540 2 bedrooms: 3,909 3 bedrooms: 7,209 4 bedrooms: 2,619 5 or more bedrooms: 203

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yuma:
	no bedroom: 1,068 1 bedroom: 3,001 2 bedrooms: 3,017 3 bedrooms: 2,387 4 bedrooms: 380 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Yuma in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 752 1 vehicle: 5,927 2 vehicles: 6,852 3 vehicles: 2,300 4 vehicles: 711 5 or more vehicles: 284

Cars and other vehicles available in Yuma in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,563 1 vehicle: 4,870 2 vehicles: 2,906 3 vehicles: 334 4 vehicles: 146 5 or more vehicles: 52

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Yuma, AZ:

Less than $10,000: 480
$10,000 to $14,999: 240
$15,000 to $19,999: 240
$20,000 to $24,999: 235
$25,000 to $29,999: 233
$30,000 to $34,999: 206
$35,000 to $39,999: 169
$40,000 to $49,999: 334
$50,000 to $59,999: 316
$60,000 to $69,999: 344
$70,000 to $79,999: 380
$80,000 to $89,999: 361
$90,000 to $99,999: 437
$100,000 to $124,999: 1748
$125,000 to $149,999: 2721
$150,000 to $174,999: 3157
$175,000 to $199,999: 3234
$200,000 to $249,999: 3022
$250,000 to $299,999: 1415
$300,000 to $399,999: 1754
$400,000 to $499,999: 539
$500,000 to $749,999: 416
$750,000 to $999,999: 78
$1,000,000 or more: 162

Yuma rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Yuma:

Less than $100: 379 people
$100 to $149: 200
$150 to $199: 241
$200 to $249: 534
$250 to $299: 427
$300 to $349: 425
$350 to $399: 491
$400 to $449: 667
$450 to $499: 1,043
$500 to $549: 997
$550 to $599: 1,047
$600 to $649: 1,484
$650 to $699: 880
$700 to $749: 950
$750 to $799: 923
$800 to $899: 1,192
$900 to $999: 827
$1,000 to $1,249: 703
$1,250 to $1,499: 118
$1,500 to $1,999: 201
$2,000 or more: 26
No cash rent: 1,116

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,561 1990 to 1994: 1,896 1985 to 1989: 2,833 1980 to 1984: 1,580 1975 to 1979: 1,525 1970 to 1974: 1,343 1970 to 1974: 918 1965 to 1969: 1,362

Yuma, AZ Time Leaving Home for Work

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

Yuma mode of transportation to work chart

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

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (83%)
Canada (4%)
Korea (2%)
Philippines (1%)
Germany (1%)
United Kingdom (1%)
El Salvador (1%)

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

Educational Attainment for Males

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

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

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 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,251
Black householders: $55,621
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $37,862
Asian householders: $50,179
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $61,440
Some other race householders: $40,874
Two or more races householders: $45,691
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,284

Yuma household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Yuma household income for Black householders

Yuma household income for Asian householders

Yuma household income for Some other race householders

Yuma household income for Two or more races householders

Yuma household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Yuma marital status for males

Yuma marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $206,272
Black or African American householders: $165,281
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $188,736
Asian householders: $172,296
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $195,093
Some other race householders: $160,239
Two or more races householders: $177,556
Hispanic or Latino householders: $164,404

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: $22,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Yuma:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (56%) Utility gas (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (70%) Utility gas (25%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 402

Here:	3.9%
Arizona:	6.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 82

Here:	1.7%
Arizona:	6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 214

Here:	5.8%
Arizona:	13.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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