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Arizona·Yuma County
35 tracts·96K people·$230K median·795/mi²
Hispanic 61 · White 31 · Multiracial 3 · Black 2 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 48 · Other 27 · Living alone 25
Health 27 · Manufacturing 23 · Retail 17 · Professional 16 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Service 23 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 25 · Work from home 8 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Yuma is $230,000 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Yuma has 100,139 residents across 28 census tracts and 20 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.1; the population is 60.8% Hispanic or Latino, 31.2% White, 3.4% Multiracial, 1.9% Black, 1.7% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.5% (Census ACS).
Gowan Science Academy (62%), Desert View Academy (59%) and Dorothy Hall Elementary (50%) lead the elementary schools; Centennial Middle School (27%), Ron Watson Middle School (26%) and R Pete Woodard Jr High School (25%) lead the middle schools; Desert View Middle & High School (41%), Gila Ridge High School (28%) and Cibola High School (25%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,114/month, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Yuma is $65,482 a year, 24% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Yuma, median rent is $1,114/month and the median home value is $230,000 (Census ACS).
Yuma reported 4.6 violent crimes and 14.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 107°F; winter lows average 45°F; there are 97 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 3 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Yuma are earthquake (95), heat wave (81) and strong wind (37), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.33g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Yuma scores 12.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.2% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).