Yuma County vs. Maricopa County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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