Yuma County, Arizona (AZ)

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• • 138,13064.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 64,29430.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,7561.8%Two or more races
  • 2,8251.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,3881.1%Asian alone
  • 2,1471.0%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1760.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 710.03%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $185,440

Here:	$185,440
State:	$339,629

Townhouses or other attached units: $158,683

Here:	$158,683
State:	$267,800

In 2-unit structures: $103,135

Here:	$103,135
State:	$203,287

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $156,038

Here:	$156,038
State:	$387,093

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $113,111

Here:	$113,111
State:	$236,921

Mobile homes: $78,898

Here:	$78,898
State:	$80,695

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $35,693

Here:	$35,693
State:	$34,702

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 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,303 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $749 (0.8%)

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, Avenue B and C, Wellton, Donovan Estates, Gadsden, Martinez Lake, Rancho Mesa Verde.

2018 air pollution in Yuma County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 42.9 µg/m³. Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.7 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Caddo Parish, Louisiana , Webster Parish, Louisiana , Hockley County, Texas , Putnam County, Georgia , Red River County, Texas , Yoakum County, Texas .

Current college students: 7,061
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 56,225 (46.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 11,9432010 or later
• 11,8842000 to 2009
• 11,1691990 to 1999
• 11,7031980 to 1989
• 7,2991970 to 1979
• 6,184Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 51,735
• One, attached: 2,857
• Two: 562
• 3 or 4: 3,260
• 5 to 9: 2,229
• 10 to 19: 2,279
• 20 to 49: 890
• 50 or more: 1,213
• Mobile homes: 28,138
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1,485

Housing units in Yuma County with a mortgage: 28,876 (1,103 second mortgage, 627 home equity loan, 855 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20,223

Religion statistics for Yuma County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Yuma County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Arizona Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4524, Natural disaster type: Other
• Arizona Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3241: September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: 3241, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Arizona Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Incident Period: January 05, 1993 to March 06, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-977: January 19, 1993, FEMA Id: 977, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arizona Heavy Rain, High Winds, Incident Period: January 15, 1985, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-730: January 15, 1985, FEMA Id: 730, Natural disaster type: Wind, Heavy Rain
• Arizona FLOODING, Incident Period: June 16, 1983 to June 20, 1983, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-686: July 01, 1983, FEMA Id: 686, Natural disaster type: Flood

5.81% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($42,107 average adjusted gross income)

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,204 average AGI)

Yuma County:	0.17%
Arizona average:	0.09%

1.02% relocated from other counties in Arizona ($7,746 average AGI)
4.62% relocated from other states ($33,156 average AGI)

Yuma County:	4.62%
Arizona average:	4.37%

from Maricopa County, AZ	0.63% ($32,895 average AGI)
from San Diego County, CA	0.41% ($47,645)
from Imperial County, CA	0.33% ($35,680)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.17% ($35,695)
from Monterey County, CA	0.17% ($37,904)
from Pima County, AZ	0.15% ($60,240)
from Riverside County, CA	0.13% ($36,670)

6.06% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,873 average adjusted gross income)

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($714 average AGI)

Yuma County:	0.09%
Arizona average:	0.09%

1.78% relocated to other counties in Arizona ($13,141 average AGI)
4.19% relocated to other states ($31,018 average AGI)

Yuma County:	4.19%
Arizona average:	3.39%

to Maricopa County, AZ	1.13% ($40,092 average AGI)
to San Diego County, CA	0.31% ($43,341)
to Pima County, AZ	0.27% ($41,919)
to Imperial County, CA	0.23% ($29,656)
to Monterey County, CA	0.15% ($47,267)
to Riverside County, CA	0.14% ($38,776)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.13% ($32,221)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 18.6
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 15.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 3.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Yuma County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 40,975 (8,076 living alone), Female householders: 33,067 (8,572 living alone)

• 35,590 spouses (35,313 opposite-sex spouses), 7,100 unmarried partners, (7,100 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 67,892 children (60,863 natural, 2,016 adopted, 5,013 stepchildren), 6,862 grandchildren, 1,798 brothers or sisters, 4,297 parents, 295 foster children, 5,672 other relatives, 4,194 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 6,045

Size of family households: 23,714 2-persons, 11,525 3-persons, 8,524 4-persons, 6,117 5-persons, 2,581 6-persons, 1,178 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,648 1-person, 3,434 2-persons, 167 3-persons, 154 6-persons.

22,438 married couples with children.
20,876 single-parent households (4,961 men, 15,915 women).

47.0% of residents of Yuma speak English at home.
52.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,072,462,000 ($6,091 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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

• Year house built in Yuma County, Arizona
• 3,1212014 or later
• 6,0252010 to 2013
• 24,9002000 to 2009
• 20,9461990 to 1999
• 14,0501980 to 1989
• 13,8431970 to 1979
• 3,6341960 to 1969
• 5,1591950 to 1959
• 1,3781940 to 1949
• 1,5921939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Yuma County, Arizona

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Yuma County, Arizona
• 1,2721 room
• 2,1992 rooms
• 3,0493 rooms
• 7,3214 rooms
• 12,3225 rooms
• 12,5956 rooms
• 6,5747 rooms
• 2,4788 rooms
• 1,2899+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yuma County, Arizona
• 3,2241 room
• 2,1142 rooms
• 2,3293 rooms
• 5,5444 rooms
• 6,3085 rooms
• 4,1206 rooms
• 5677 rooms
• 4588 rooms
• 2799+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Yuma County, Arizona

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Yuma County, Arizona
• 1,272no bedroom
• 5,5111 bedroom
• 8,9152 bedrooms
• 21,7683 bedrooms
• 10,8664 bedrooms
• 7675+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yuma County, Arizona
• 3,224no bedroom
• 4,1841 bedroom
• 6,4402 bedrooms
• 9,4643 bedrooms
• 1,4654 bedrooms
• 1665+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Yuma County, Arizona in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Yuma County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,372no vehicle
• 14,6341 vehicle
• 19,5862 vehicles
• 8,6833 vehicles
• 3,2984 vehicles
• 1,5265+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Yuma County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,850no vehicle
• 11,4301 vehicle
• 6,5712 vehicles
• 2,8613 vehicles
• 6354 vehicles
• 5965+ vehicles

82.6% of Yuma County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Arizona.

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

• This state: 77,833
• Other state: 77,620
• Northeast: 6,338
• Midwest: 14,919
• South: 13,214
• West: 43,149

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,409
• Number of aged recipients: 946
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,463
• Number of recipients under 18: 483
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,616
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,310
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,484
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,364

Yuma County on our top lists:

• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"