Yuma is a relatively large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 100,858 people and 52 associated neighborhoods, Yuma is the 12th largest community in Arizona.Yuma is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Yuma is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Yuma who work in office and administrative support (14.94%), sales jobs (9.28%), and management occupations (8.34%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Yuma citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.49% of adults 25 and older in Yuma have a college degree. The per capita income in Yuma in 2022 was $32,469, 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 $129,876 for a family of four. However, Yuma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Yuma is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yuma home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Yuma, accounting for 61.06% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Yuma residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Yuma include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. In addition, Yuma has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.04%). The most common language spoken in Yuma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
