Demographics of Yuma city, Arizona

Yuma city, Arizona had 105,227 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +7,901 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Yuma city, in four figures

105,227
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 100,139 ±51.; +8.1%
Change since July 2020: +7,901 people.; 33.1 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,482 ±$3,394
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Yuma city, Arizona's population grew 8.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Yuma city, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Yuma city, Arizona's population grew 8.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Yuma city, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	97,326	100.0	100.0
2021	98,415	101.1	100.2
2022	99,539	102.3	100.7
2023	101,103	103.9	101.6
2024	104,113	107.0	102.5
2025	105,227	108.1	103.1

Population of Yuma city, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	97,326	—
2021	98,415	+1,089
2022	99,539	+1,124
2023	101,103	+1,564
2024	104,113	+3,010
2025	105,227	+1,114

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.1 ±1.0: for men 31.1 ±1.2 and for women 35.5 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Yuma city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	7,274 ±650	7.3% ±0.6	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,217 ±1,024	18.2% ±1.0	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	11,802 ±896	11.8% ±0.9	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	27,850 ±1,232	27.8% ±1.2	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,373 ±849	17.3% ±0.8	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	17,623 ±982	17.6% ±1.0	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,482 ±$3,394, and income per person $33,951 ±$1,712, in 2024 dollars. The median is $79,964 ±$407 in Arizona and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Yuma city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	6,417 ±682	16.4% ±1.7	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,999 ±808	20.5% ±2.0	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	8,158 ±855	20.9% ±2.1	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,455 ±533	13.9% ±1.3	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,267 ±645	16.0% ±1.6	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,570 ±412	6.6% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,244 ±402	5.7% ±1.0	11.6% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Yuma city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	15,100 ±1,956	15.5% ±2.0	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,474 ±838	21.8% ±3.1	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,787 ±900	13.5% ±1.7	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,839 ±468	13.0% ±2.0	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Yuma city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Yuma city	Arizona	United States
Housing units	44,663 ±796	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.6% ±1.2	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.4% ±1.2	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.8% ±2.0	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.2% ±1.9	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$230,000 ±$7,758	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,114 ±$50	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Yuma city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	60,891 ±958	60.8% ±1.0	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	31,204 ±1,078	31.2% ±1.1	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,931 ±384	1.9% ±0.4	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,708 ±248	1.7% ±0.2	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	695 ±220	0.7% ±0.2	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 63	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	140 to 500	0.1% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,364 ±494	3.4% ±0.5	4.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Yuma city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	39,194 ±1,668	39.1% ±1.7	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	39,643 ±1,593	39.6% ±1.6	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,791 ±422	1.8% ±0.4	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	19,511 ±1,215	19.5% ±1.2	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10,031 ±863	10.0% ±0.9	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9,480 ±1,118	9.5% ±1.1	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Yuma city among the places of Arizona

14th of 94 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Arizona page.

Places of Arizona near Yuma city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Tempe city	188,065 ±51
Surprise city	154,948 ±123
San Tan Valley CDP	109,189 ±3,026
Goodyear city	107,645 ±89
Buckeye city	104,923 ±67
Yuma city	100,139 ±51
Avondale city	92,477 ±76
Flagstaff city	76,445 ±68
Casas Adobes CDP	72,059 ±2,349
Queen Creek town	71,867 ±123
Maricopa city	67,163 ±71

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Yuma city, Arizona

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Arizona by foreign-born share
No. 7 Places in Arizona by poverty rate
No. 9 Places in Arizona by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 42 Places in Arizona by median household income
No. 44 Places in Arizona by median rent
No. 47 Places in Arizona by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026