Yuma, Arizona population is 105,227 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #315 nationally and #13 in Arizona. Cost of living runs 7.3% below the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $91,356/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
At a glance.
2025 population
105,227
+1,114 in the last year
Top 2% of 19,483 U.S. cities
Census Vintage 2025
Cost of living
RPP 92.7
−7.3% vs US
Yuma, AZ metro · BEA 2024
Family-of-4 budget
$91,356/yr
+14% vs US
Modeled 2025 · federal sources
Median HH income
$65,482
−16% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
Median home value
$230,000
−24% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
2-BR fair-market rent
$1,382/mo
HUD FY2026 · 40th pct
Avg July high
107°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
94%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
Explore Yuma, AZ demographics, including age, race and ethnicity, households, origins, language, and education.
How many people live in Yuma?
105,227 people live in Yuma as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #315 largest U.S. city.
How big is Yuma?
Yuma covers 121.1 square miles of land and 0.1 square miles of water. Its population density is about 869 residents per square mile of land. Compare U.S. cities by land area →
Source detail: 2025 population
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population grew 8.4% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 97,087 → 2025: 105,227 (+8.4%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
97,087
April 1, 2020
2020
97,326
July 1, 2020
2021
98,415
July 1, 2021
2022
99,539
July 1, 2022
2023
101,103
July 1, 2023
2024
104,113
July 1, 2024
2025
105,227
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 7.6% from the July 2010 estimate to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
Yuma is the #315 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #13 in Arizona.
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Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
97,087
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+8,140
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+8.4%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
+1,114
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+1.1%
within V2025 only
Density
869
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
121.1
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#315
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#13
of 91 in Arizona
What is the median household income in Yuma?
Median household income is 16% below the U.S. median ($65,482 vs $77,719); 15.5% live in poverty — 3.0 points above the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Median household income$65,482
US
Yuma: $65,482 — 16% below the US median of $77,719.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data
Yuma
$65,482
United States
$77,719
Income and poverty estimates for Yuma from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
65,482-15.7% vs US
±3,394
Per capita income
33,951-21.6% vs US
±1,712
Population in poverty
15.5%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 24% below the U.S. median ($230,000 vs $303,400); median rent is 17% below ($1,114 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 3.5×, making it 1.1× as affordable as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Median home value$230,000
US
Yuma: $230,000 — 24% below the US median of $303,400.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$1,382/mo
US
Yuma: $1,382/mo — 28% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Yuma. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
8.9%
Yuma (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
48,988
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
8.4%-39.7% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Yuma sits in Yuma County:
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Yuma County
16.6%
$64,906
12.2%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Yuma's linked county in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Retail trade (44-45)
8,409
$775 / wk
#2
Health care and social assistance (62)
8,361
$1,289 / wk
#3
Accommodation and food services (72)
6,633
$529 / wk
#4
Construction (23)
3,963
$1,017 / wk
#5
Administrative and waste services (56)
3,545
$934 / wk
What workers earn in the Yuma, AZ metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse is the largest tracked occupation in the Yuma, AZ metro (4,420 jobs, median $34,610/yr).
▸Show all 13 occupations
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
4,420
$34,610
$16.64
Cashiers
1,880
$31,790
$15.29
Fast Food and Counter Workers
1,800
$30,580
$14.70
Office Clerks, General
1,400
$37,880
$18.21
Correctional Officers and Jailers
1,360
$50,940
$24.49
Stockers and Order Fillers
1,360
$37,810
$18.18
Customer Service Representatives
1,190
$36,020
$17.32
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
1,840
$33,840
$16.27
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
1,800
$79,990
$38.46
Registered Nurses · benchmark
1,640
$94,320
$45.35
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
1,040
$48,630
$23.38
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 7.3% below the U.S. average (RPP 92.7); rents run 26.2% below (RPP 73.8) — the metro's housing affordability is the main driver.
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 92.7
US
Yuma's cost of living runs 7.3% below the U.S. average (RPP 92.7 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 92.7
−7.3% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Yuma, AZ metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,382/mo
FY2026 · Yuma, AZ MSA
State income tax (top marginal rate)
2.50%
flat · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$7,613/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$4,186/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in Arizona · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
19.5% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (44.5% of residents 5+).
A quick read on Yuma's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
These are K-12 public school districts. Higher education (colleges and universities) is not represented in this dataset.
Public school districts serving Yuma, from the NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files (GRF25, 2024–25 school year boundaries). The join is many-to-many — large cities often span multiple districts, and one district often serves multiple cities. Sorted primary district first. See methodology §12 for the consolidated-city fallback and Milford CT special case.
Source: NCES EDGE GRF25 · school year 2024–25 · methodology →
What is the climate like in Yuma?
Hottest month: July (107°F avg high). Coldest: December (43°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 3.2 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Yuma from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Natural-hazard exposure for Yuma from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Yuma County
92.6
Relatively Moderate
Earthquake 98.4 Relatively High · Heat Wave 96.7 Relatively High · Riverine Flooding 91.0 Relatively Moderate
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in Yuma?
13 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 94% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Yuma from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
13 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
9
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
93.6%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
93.6%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
52,301
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
Yuma sits at state rank #13 among 91 cities in Arizona. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: West Covina, CA · #314 · 105,301 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Chico, CA · #316 · 105,081 residents.
Quick travel facts for Yuma
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Yuma International Airport / Marine Corps Air Station Yuma(YUM) · 11 mi 17 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Nov · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about Yuma.
How many people live in Yuma, AZ?
Yuma has 105,227 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #315 largest city in the United States and #13 in Arizona. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is Yuma growing or shrinking?
Yuma has grown 8.4% since the April 2020 census baseline, adding 8,140 residents, including a 1.1% increase from 2024 to 2025. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
Yuma covers 121.1 square miles of land, with a population density of about 869 residents per square mile. Source: Census Gazetteer 2025.
What is the median household income in Yuma?
$65,482, about 16% below the U.S. median. Source: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeIncorporated place
GEOID0485540
Last build2026-08-27
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for Yuma is 0485540. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
