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People QuickFacts |
Yuma County |
Arizona |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
194,322 | 6,500,180 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
21.4% | 26.7% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
160,026 | 5,130,607 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
8.8% | 7.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
28.7% | 26.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
18.3% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.4% | 49.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
92.7% | 87.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.9% | 4.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.7% | 4.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.2% | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.3% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
55.5% | 29.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
39.6% | 59.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
46.1% | 44.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
24.0% | 12.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
45.5% | 25.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
65.8% | 81.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
11.8% | 23.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
29,281 | 902,252 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.6 | 24.9 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
86,814 | 2,667,502 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
72.3% | 68.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
12.0% | 22.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$85,100 | $121,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
53,848 | 1,901,327 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.86 | 2.64 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$39,781 | $49,923 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$14,802 | $20,275 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
17.8% | 14.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Yuma County |
Arizona |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
2,959 | 137,8451 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
43,955 | 2,335,0981 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
40.7% | 21.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
6,779 | 367,018 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
7,369 | 381,180 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 1.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.9% | 1.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.0% | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
29.2% | 9.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
24.9% | 28.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
602,610 | 41,910,739 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,135,515 | 60,976,999 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,337,231 | 56,457,863 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,021 | $10,380 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
174,058 | 8,612,730 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
1,044 | 49,642 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
1,458,828 | 48,012,1761 |