Yuma is a relatively large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 100,858 people and 52 associated neighborhoods, Yuma is the 12th largest community in Arizona.

Yuma is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Yuma, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

A relatively large number of people in Yuma telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.25% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The percentage of adults in Yuma who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.49% of the adults in Yuma have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Yuma in 2022 was $32,469, 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 $129,876 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 61.06% 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Yuma include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

Yuma also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.04%.

The most common language spoken in Yuma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.