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Yuma County, CO

Demographic and economic profile of Yuma County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Yuma County is a small, agriculturally oriented rural county with a population of 9,921 that has contracted by 1.5% over the past five years. The labor force of roughly 6,700 participates at a 67.9% rate, with 26.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $41,109, reflecting a modest-cost workforce supported by a median home value of $215,600 and median gross rent of $897 per month. A 15.0% poverty rate and 5.2% unemployment sit above typical benchmarks, while a foreign-born population share of 16.3% and a mean commute of just 15.6 minutes indicate a compact, immigrant-supported labor pool concentrated locally.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

9,921

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,545

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.5% since 2018

Yuma County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,086 (71.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,153 (21.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone482 (4.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races120 (1.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone75 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone27 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,122
  2. 2.Other Indo-European18
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)6
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic4
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

16.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

369

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,891

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$34,352

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining944
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance936
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)681
  4. 4.Construction (Group)454
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services335

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,034
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations882
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations720
  4. 4.Service Occupations601
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations492

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 12.45×)946
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.50×)776
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.40×)389
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.99×)412
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.89×)293

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$215,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$897/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999366 (13.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999323 (11.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999301 (10.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999268 (9.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999232 (8.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999206 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,109

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

15.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,581 (78.9%)
  • Carpooled485 (10.7%)
  • Walked264 (5.8%)
  • Worked At Home181 (4.0%)
  • Other30 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.