Yuma County, CO

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2024 Population
9,979
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40.5
2.27% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
17.9%
19.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$60,545
0.823% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$211,700
1.81% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
4,729
0.714% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Yuma County, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.2% of the residents in Yuma County, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Yuma County, CO was $211,700, and the homeownership rate was 68.9%.

Most people in Yuma County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Yuma County, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Yuma County, CO is home to a population of 9.98k people, from which 85.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 16.3% of Yuma County, CO residents were born outside of the country (1.63k people).

In 2024, there were 3.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.67k people) in Yuma County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.13k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 438 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.2%
2024 Citizenship
85.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.2% of Yuma County, CO residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Yuma County, CO was 85.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Yuma County, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.67k ± 51
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.13k ± 622
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    438 ± 430
30.3%
Hispanic Population
3.02k people

In 2024, there were 3.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.67k people) in Yuma County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.13k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 438 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

30.3% of the people in Yuma County, CO are hispanic (3.02k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Yuma County, CO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Colorado.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    203,143 ± 10,870 people
  2. India
    22,453 ± 3,672 people
  3. China
    17,281 ± 3,223 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 203,143 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,453 and China with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

16.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.63k people
15.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.54k people

As of 2024, 16.3% of Yuma County, CO residents (1.63k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Yuma County, CO was 15.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    168 ± 74
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    73 ± 55
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    49 ± 43

Yuma County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.3 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Yuma County, CO employs 4.73k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Yuma County, CO were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (901 people), Retail Trade (681 people), and Educational Services (525 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Utilities ($123,221), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,772).

Employment

Occupations

4.73k
2024 Value
± 490
−0.714%
1 Year decline
± 14.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yuma County, CO declined at a rate of −0.714%, from 4.76k employees to 4.73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yuma County, CO, are Management Occupations (921 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (441 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (434 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yuma County, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.73k
2024 Value
± 490
−0.714%
1 Year decline
± 14.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yuma County, CO declined at a rate of −0.714%, from 4.76k employees to 4.73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yuma County, CO, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (901 people), Retail Trade (681 people), and Educational Services (525 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yuma County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Yuma County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,436
Median earning men ± $5,669
$38,894
Median earning women ± $4,499

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,921), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,208), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,912).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,583), Manufacturing ($51,875), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,574).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.73%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 37
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 30
    Construction
  3. 28
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $29.8k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $23k
    Wholesale Trade
  3. $12k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.1%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
John Hickenlooper
Senator from Colorado2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Yuma County, CO was $211,700 in 2024, which is 0.636 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $215,600 to $211,700, a 1.81% decrease. The homeownership rate in Yuma County, CO is 68.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Yuma County, CO have an average commute time of 15.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Yuma County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 16.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Yuma County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 8.23%.

Housing

Property

$211,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$24,681
$2,811
Median Property Taxes
±$330

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Yuma County, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Yuma County, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

68.9%
Homeownership
2024
68.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.9% of the housing units in Yuma County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,545
Median Household Income
± $5,342
4.08k
Number of Households
± 483

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.08k households in Yuma County, CO grew to $60,545 from the previous year's value of $60,051.

The following chart displays the households in Yuma County, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Yuma County, CO is from Colorado.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2023, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (78.9%)
  2. Carpooled (10.7%)
  3. Walked (5.81%)

In 2024, 78.9% of workers in Yuma County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who walked to work (5.81%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

15.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yuma County, CO have a shorter commute time (15.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.26% of the workforce in Yuma County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Yuma County, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Yuma County, CO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 16.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Yuma County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 8.23%.

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Poverty & Diversity

17.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yuma County, CO (1.75k out of 9.75k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Yuma County, CO is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 16.2% of the children was living in poverty in Yuma County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.7%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 4.9 in Yuma County, CO. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 61.9 per 100,000 population.

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Health

84.3% of the population of Yuma County, CO has health coverage, with 39.5% on employee plans, 12.9% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 17.4% on non-group plans, and 0.857% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Yuma County, CO see 1,243 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,243 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1650 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 897 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,243 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Yuma County, CO

Primary care physicians in Yuma County, CO see an average of 1,243 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,243 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Yuma County, CO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

15.7%
Uninsured
39.5%
Employer Coverage
12.9%
Medicaid
13.6%
Medicare
17.4%
Non-Group
0.857%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Yuma County, CO grew by 7.4% from 14.6% to 15.7%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2017, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 93.3 in Yuma County, CO.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 27.9% in Yuma County, CO.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 13.5% in Yuma County, CO.

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