Yuma County, Colorado

Yuma County has a population of 9,979 and has shrunk 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $211,700, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $60,545.

Home price
$211,700
Income
$60,545
Population
9,979
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$211,700county
Median gross rent$942county
Median year homes here were built1968county
Share of homes built before 198071.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,983(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,061county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$809county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,361county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$60,545county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate17.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.0%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.4%county
Share of workers employed by government19.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.0%county
Economic output per resident$61,315county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.47%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time15.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service100 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2707county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station71 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.4%county
Traffic deaths30.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher25.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.5%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment1759county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible61.2%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution69 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians81county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population9,979county
Land area in square miles2,364county
People per square mile of land4.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store37.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract53.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age40.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.4%county
Share of households that are one person30.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States16.3%county
Second languages26.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents310county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in162county
Households that moved away266county
Average income of arriving households$44,432county
Average income of departing households$50,861county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.7 incounty
Annual snowfall16.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.78 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F46 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing134 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days158 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 4county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$122county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.1¢county
Household electricity use779 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas57.2%county
Homes heated by propane22.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.5%county
Households with broadband90.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk12.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.3county
Landslide risk22.8county
Hail risk92.9county
Earthquake risk17.0county
Tornado risk45.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk6.1county
Winter weather risk62.6county
Strong wind risk75.1county
Wildfire risk60.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Yuma County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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