Yuma
County, Arizona
\n
Yuma
County is located in the southwestern corner of the
U.S.
state of
Arizona. As
of
2000 its population was 160,026.
The
county seat
is
Yuma.
Geography
\nAccording
to the
U.S.
Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 14,294
km²
(5,519
mi²).
14,281 km² (5,514 mi²) of it is land and 13 km² (5 mi²) of
it is water. The total area is 0.09% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census2
of
2000, there are 160,026 people,
53,848 households, and 41,678 families residing in the county. The
population
density is 11/km² (29/mi²). There are 74,140 housing units at an
average density of 5/km² (13/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is
68.28%
White,
2.22%
Black
or
African
American, 1.64%
Native
American, 0.93%
Asian,
0.12%
Pacific
Islander, 23.59% from
other
races, and 3.22% from two or more races. 50.47% of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race. There are 53,848 households out of which 36.90% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 62.30% are married couples living together, 11.20%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.60% are non-families.
18.50% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.90% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.86 and
the average family size is 3.27. In the county the population is spread out with
28.90% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 18.90%
from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is
34 years. For every 100 females there are 102.00 males. For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there are 101.10 males. The median income for a household in
the county is $32,182, and the median income for a family is $34,659. Males have
a median income of $27,390 versus $22,276 for females. The per capita income for
the county is $14,802. 19.20% of the population and 15.50% of families are below
the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 27.90% are under
the age of 18 and 8.70% are 65 or older.
Cities
and towns
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