Yuma is considered a Medium City with a population of 138,802 and 9,489 businesses. 80 in 2018 were added to the Yuma Chamber of Commerce business directory which was less than 2017 which had 129.

The economy of Yuma employs 85,641 people and has an unemployment rate of 10.1%. Some of the largest industries in Yuma are Professional Services (997),Restaurants (251), and Personal Services & Consultants (174).