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Yuma County, CO: population growth, jobs and income

Yuma County gained 23 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.2%).

Yuma County had an estimated 9,896 residents in 2025, down 0.8% (79 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Colorado as a whole (+3.9%), and the 45th fastest growth of 61 counties in Colorado.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$942/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes6.0%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months72025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

4

2025

0.4 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 74 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 2,314 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −8.9% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 2.5% in 2025, 0.9 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 4 new homes in 2025, or 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $60,545 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +11.3% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,129th.

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Yuma County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20259,896+23
20249,873−25
20239,898−45
20229,943+4
20219,939−36
20209,975–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Yuma County

Yuma County lost 79 people since 2020; the biggest drag was domestic migration (−677).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+34+151
International migrationfrom and to other countries+63+440
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−74−677
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0+7
Total change+23−79

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn ColoradoAmong U.S. counties
Population growth45th of 612,129th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents47th of 612,745th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth58th of 612,762nd of 3,092
Median household income45th of 612,015th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate1st of 61121st of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents56th of 612,488th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Yuma County's population change (−0.8%) was ahead of 5 of its 7 neighbouring counties and behind 2 (Kit Carson County and Cheyenne County, KS).

4 of its 7 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Yuma County's $60,545 (2020–24).

Yuma County, CO and its 7 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Yuma County, CO This county9,896−0.8%−7.50.4$60,545
Phillips County, CO4,420−2.4%−11.11.4$64,674
Washington County, CO4,732−1.6%−3.00.6$67,167
Kit Carson County, CO7,069+0.1%4.20.6$70,259
Cheyenne County, KS2,604−0.3%−1.20.4$55,429
Dundy County, NE1,568−5.2%1.31.3$58,922
Chase County, NE3,718−4.4%2.74.3$68,173
Logan County, CO20,654−2.7%0.50.2$51,829

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Yuma County growing?

No. Its population fell 0.8% between 2020 and 2025, about 79 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Colorado as a whole changed +3.9% over the same years. That ranks 45th of 61 counties in Colorado for population growth.

How many people moved to Yuma County?

On net, none in 2025: about 74 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Yuma County?

It averaged 2.5% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Yuma County?

About 9,896 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Yuma County?

Private employers there had 2,314 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −8.9% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.