Yuma, AZ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 28%

Household income 20%

Unemployment 44%

Index	Yuma	Arizona	National
Income per capita	$21,468	$26,686	$29,829
Median household income	$44,216	$51,340	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$55,744	$63,012	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$30,799	$35,905	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,243	$33,127	$36,919
Median earnings female	$19,509	$25,835	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.7%	4.7%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.4%	17.7%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Yuma is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Yuma is 20% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Yuma is 44% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Yuma is 22% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,474$44,216$88,432

City

$34,223$51,340$102,680

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Yuma employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.4%	1.2%
Manufacturing sector	6.3%	10.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.5%	4.6%
Wholesale & retail services	14.8%	14.5%
Public administration	14.6%	8.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.6%	1.2%
Education, health & social services	11.3%	35.6%
Other	37.1%	32.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fortuna Foothills, AZ	27,826	$49,422	10.7%
Padre Ranchitos, AZ	225	$44,531	19.5%
Gadsden, AZ	558	$38,393	30.6%
Donovan Estates, AZ	1,435	$37,763	31.7%
Somerton, AZ	14,866	$34,318	38.0%
Yuma, AZ	93,704	$44,216	20.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Roswell, GA	93,968	$84,959	53.6%
Federal Way, WA	93,986	$58,855	6.4%
Quincy, MA	93,349	$64,890	17.3%
Yakima, WA	93,338	$40,951	26.0%
Spokane Valley, WA	93,322	$47,567	14.0%
Yuma, AZ	93,704	$44,216	20.1%

Source: The Yuma, AZ employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).