Maricopa County vs. Yuma County

	Maricopa County (AZ)	Yuma County (AZ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,410,824	212,128
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.5%	8.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,817,359	195,750
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,817,117	195,751
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.9%	25.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.2%	18.8%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	48.5%
White alone, percent	83.1%	91.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.3%	2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.8%	2.3%
Asian alone, percent	4.6%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.3%	64.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.9%	30.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	253,896	15,280
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	14.9%	26.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,762,834	93,565
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.4%	67.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$242,700	$122,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,492	$1,134
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$449	$336
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,079	$854
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.1%	12.3%
Building permits, 2018	26,724	1,015
Households, 2014-2018	1,520,767	72,463
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.76	2.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.7%	81.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	27.0%	53.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	83.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.1%	76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.4%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	32.0%	14.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	7.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.1%	14.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.7%	52.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.7%	46.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,105,877	307,540
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	23,736,921	794,097
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	34,583,412	884,322
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	60,841,058	1,439,772
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	57,296,663	1,995,974
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,534	$9,979
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.0	20.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,606	$44,058
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,697	$21,178
Persons in poverty, percent	12.3%	19.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	94,566	3,037
Total employment, 2017	1,675,392	45,094
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	83,170,215	1,498,284
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.2%	6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	324,240	9,318
All firms, 2012	324,146	10,846
Men-owned firms, 2012	163,095	4,529
Women-owned firms, 2012	115,146	4,298
Minority-owned firms, 2012	83,284	5,749
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	227,870	4,476
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	29,940	839
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	278,278	9,265
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	2.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.9%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.2%	33.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.3%	29.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	414.9	35.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	9,200.14	5,513.99

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Maricopa county (AZ) and Yuma county (AZ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.