2022 population: 386,555 ( 16,276 from 2010 , 2,966 from 2020)
Land area: 9689.3 square miles
Population density: 39.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	76,150	19.70%	18.1%
Black:	7,603	1.97%	8.2%
Indian:	3,299	0.85%	8.3%
Asian:	4,751	1.23%	4.8%
2+ races:	3,502	0.91%	5.3%
Hispanic:	291,250	75.35%	13.2%

Total non-White:	310,405	80.30%	11.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,716	15.3
Deaths:	9,077	11.8
Net Migration:	-1,877	-2.4
Net Immigration:	2,044	2.7

Change in White population:	-16,799	-4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	33,075	8.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
370,279
92,949	25.10%
8,283	2.24%
3,599	0.97%
4,533	1.22%
3,327	0.90%
257,183	69.46%
277,330	74.90%

2000
302,387
99,724	32.98%
8,284	2.74%
3,555	1.18%
4,015	1.33%
2,992	0.99%
183,589	60.71%
202,663	67.02%

1990
216,198
88,905	41.12%
5,187	2.40%
2,971	1.37%
3,113	1.44%
n/a
116,022	53.66%
127,293	58.88%

1980
182,664
90,702	49.66%
4,667	2.55%
3,332	1.82%
2,558	1.40%
n/a
80,956	44.32%
91,962	50.34%

1970
135,319
77,703	57.42%
2,855	2.11%
1,972	1.46%
1,162	0.86%
n/a
50,510	37.33%
57,616	42.58%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
57,299	18.9
19,433	6.4
8,511	2.8
17,190	5.7

-6,775	-2.2
74,667	24.7

Number	Rate
1990's
55,996	25.9
17,461	8.1
1,103	0.5
34,547	16.0

10,819	5.0
75,370	34.9

Number	Rate
1980's
41,885	22.9
13,714	7.5
2,233	1.2
n/a

-1,797	-1.0
35,331	19.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
5,770	4.3
n/a

12,999	9.6
34,346	25.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Yuma-El Centro, AZ-CA Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.0
102,392	26.5%
284,163	73.5%
63,896	16.5%

121,702
3.03

89,176	73.3%
60,486	67.8%
11,167	12.5%
32,526	26.7%

2010
Number	Percent
32.9
106,283	28.7%
263,996	71.3%
48,798	13.2%

113,893
3.11

88,146	77.4%
63,187	71.7%
10,889	12.4%
25,747	22.6%

2000
Number	Percent
32.6
90,813	30.0%
211,574	70.0%
41,122	13.6%

93,337
3.06

73,710	79.0%
57,508	78.0%
7,585	10.3%
19,627	21.0%

1990
Number	Percent
29.7
69,240	32.0%
146,958	68.0%
25,782	11.9%

68,684
3.05

54,392	79.2%
43,982	80.9%
5,233	9.6%
14,292	20.8%

1980
Number	Percent
27.3
60,937	33.4%
121,727	66.6%
18,032	9.9%

58,573
3.06

46,319	79.1%
39,729	85.8%
3,389	7.3%
12,254	20.9%

2022 Housing Data for Yuma-El Centro, AZ-CA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,670	7.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,774	4.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,466	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,321	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,093	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,321	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,628	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,031	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,124	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	10,383	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,887	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,952	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	11,072	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,985	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,566	4.6%
$200,000 or more	5,429	4.5%

Median Household Income	55,437
Per Capita Income	25,081

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,928	6.5%
Public Assistance	4,479	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	26,451	21.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	27,409	53.8%
Unemployed	2,115	4.1%
In Armed Forces	2,916	5.7%

Total Labor Force	32,440	63.6%
Not in Labor Force	18,529	36.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	50,764	36,106	58.4%
Non-Profit	3,219	4,970	39.3%
Self-Employed	5,409	4,060	57.1%

Local Government	5,633	8,560	39.7%
State Government	4,949	4,265	53.7%
Federal Government	4,760	2,277	67.6%

Total Private + Self	56,173	40,166	58.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	18,561	20,072	48.0%
Total	74,734	60,238	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	22.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,707	9.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	26,967	19.9%
Professional, Technical	22,719	16.8%
Service Occupations	32,338	23.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9,203	6.8%
All others	40,674	30.0%

White Collar		46.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,209	30.1%
Retail trade	15,348	25.4%
Public administration	13,287	21.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13,173	21.8%
Educational services	11,836	19.6%
Accommodation and food services	10,824	17.9%
Construction	8,190	13.5%
Manufacturing	6,645	11.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,362	10.5%
Transportation and warehousing	5,939	9.8%
Other services	5,462	9.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,318	7.1%
Wholesale trade	4,205	6.9%
Finance and insurance	2,736	4.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,734	4.5%
Utilities	2,269	3.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,193	3.6%
Information	1,167	1.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	281	0.5%
Management	227	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	275,133	71.66%
Puerto Rican	1,854	0.48%
Cuban	304	0.08%
Dominican	303	0.08%

Total Central American	2,263	0.59%
Costa Rican	109	0.03%
Guatemalan	718	0.19%
Honduran	181	0.05%
Nicaraguan	200	0.05%
Panamanian	86	0.02%
Salvadoran	969	0.25%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,363	0.35%
Argentinean	116	0.03%
Bolivian	43	0.01%
Chilean	173	0.05%
Colombian	373	0.10%
Ecuadorian	121	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	204	0.05%
Uruguayan	33	0.01%
Venezuelan	282	0.07%
Other South American	18	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5,543	1.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1,375	0.36%
Korean	816	0.21%
Chinese	690	0.18%
Indian	554	0.14%
Vietnamese	435	0.11%
Japanese	420	0.11%
Cambodian	188	0.05%
Other Southeast Asian	98	0.03%
Hmong	56	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	221,050	62.0%
English	129,876	36.4%
Tagalog	1,014	0.3%
Other	836	0.2%
Korean	674	0.2%
Other Indo-European	614	0.2%
Other Asian	601	0.2%
Arabic	365	0.1%
German, other Germanic	320	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	17,574	4.6%
English	13,860	3.6%
Irish	11,300	2.9%
American	9,359	2.4%
Italian	4,090	1.1%
African	2,719	0.7%
French	2,676	0.7%
Scottish	2,142	0.6%
European	2,137	0.6%
Norwegian	2,107	0.5%
Swedish	1,817	0.5%
Polish	1,812	0.5%
Dutch	1,310	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	1,054	0.3%
Danish	860	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	332,017	86.5%
Not a citizen	51,935	13.5%

Native	278,557	72.5%
Foreign-born	105,395	27.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
32,063	13.3%	30,870	12.8%	62,603	25.9%	76,890	31.8%	27,046	11.2%	12,064	5.0%
Average years of education: 11.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	32,063	13.3%
9-12 Years	30,870	12.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	62,603	25.9%
Some College	76,890	31.8%
Bach. Degree	27,046	11.2%
Grad Degree	12,064	5.0%
Average years of education: 11.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	94,196	72,512	21,684	23.0%
1991	98,854	75,562	23,292	23.6%
1992	108,793	77,530	31,263	28.7%
1993	112,684	80,422	32,262	28.6%
1994	124,611	88,317	36,294	29.1%
1995	128,801	90,975	37,826	29.4%
1996	127,612	88,847	38,765	30.4%
1997	123,416	89,774	33,642	27.3%
1998	123,878	89,918	33,960	27.4%
1999	125,572	91,452	34,120	27.2%

2000	120,338	100,110	20,228	16.8%
2001	120,855	101,141	19,714	16.3%
2002	126,609	106,101	20,508	16.2%
2003	131,469	109,871	21,598	16.4%
2004	132,927	111,288	21,639	16.3%
2005	136,128	114,490	21,638	15.9%
2006	140,555	119,029	21,526	15.3%
2007	144,163	121,635	22,528	15.6%
2008	155,925	124,990	30,935	19.8%
2009	164,043	122,712	41,331	25.2%

2010	172,007	125,535	46,472	27.0%
2011	171,871	126,366	45,505	26.5%
2012	173,960	129,383	44,577	25.6%
2013	174,113	129,733	44,380	25.5%
2014	172,260	131,725	40,535	23.5%
2015	170,999	131,600	39,399	23.0%
2016	169,857	133,588	36,269	21.4%
2017	167,996	137,306	30,690	18.3%
2018	168,460	138,545	29,915	17.8%
2019	173,822	141,573	32,249	18.6%

2020	167,722	135,259	32,463	19.4%
2021	162,663	138,375	24,288	14.9%
2022	167,769	145,232	22,537	13.4%
2023	171,891	146,218	25,673	14.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	149,715
Median Value	$204,858

Occupied	121,702	81.3%
Vacant	28,013	18.7%

Owned	78,697	64.7%
Rented	43,005	35.3%
Median Rent	$954

Single-Family Units	90,970	60.8%
Detached	86,620	57.9%
Attached	4,350	2.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14,858	9.9%
Mobile Homes	32,439	21.7%

Yuma-El Centro, AZ-CA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Yuma-El Centro, AZ-CA Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Yuma-El Centro, AZ-CA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Yuma-El Centro, AZ-CA Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Yuma-El Centro, AZ-CA Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Yuma-El Centro, AZ-CA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Yuma-El Centro, AZ-CA Market Area