Yuma is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 77,545 people and 18 constituent neighborhoods, Yuma is the tenth largest community in Arizona.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Yuma is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Yuma is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yuma who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.43%), sales jobs (13.27%), and teaching (7.82%).

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Yuma, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.56 minutes getting to work every day.

Yuma Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Yuma who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 16.19% of the adults in Yuma have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Yuma in 2000 was $16,730, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $66,920 for a family of four.

Yuma is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yuma home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Yuma is White, followed by African-American. Yuma also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 45.25% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Yuma include German, English, and Irish.

Yuma also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.08%.

The most common language spoken in Yuma is English. Some people also speak Spanish.