One of the benefits of Yuma is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.25 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The percentage of adults in Yuma who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.33% of the adults in Yuma have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Yuma in 2022 was $30,841, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,364 for a family of four. However, Yuma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Yuma is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yuma home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Yuma, accounting for 62.11% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Yuma residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Yuma include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Yuma's cultural character, accounting for 19.10% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Yuma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
