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 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%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish2,122
- 2.Other Indo-European18
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)6
- 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic4
- 5.German or other West Germanic2
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining944
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance936
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)681
- 4.Construction (Group)454
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services335
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,034
- 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations882
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations720
- 4.Service Occupations601
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations492
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 12.45×)946
- 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.50×)776
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.40×)389
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.99×)412
- 5.Construction (LQ 0.89×)293
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.