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Population Counts > Employment

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Total Employed (16 years and older) of Civilian Labor

Jurisdiction	1990	2000	% Difference
City of Yuma	21,684	28,024	77.38
City of San Luis	956	3,057	31.27
City of Somerton	1,234	2,091	59.01%
Town of Wellton	340	458	74.24
Unincorporated ( to compare with 1990)	12,975	15,583	72%
Fortuna-Foothills		4,691	na
Gadsden		333	na
Tacna		186	na
Total Yuma County	37,189	49,213	75.57

Cocopah Indian Reservation		180	na

Percent Unemployed

Jurisdiction	1990 %	2000 %
City of Yuma	4.46	4.9
City of San Luis	22.88	11.0
City of Somerton	11.47	10.4
Town of Wellton	5.59	4.4
Unincorporated ( to compare with 1990)	5.73	5.11
Fortuna-Foothills		1.8
Gadsden		11.4
Tacna		2.9
Total Yuma County	6.05	5.7

Cocopah Indian Reservation		3.2

Total Employed (16 years and older) in Armed Forces

Jurisdiction	1990	2000	%
City of Yuma	2,078	3,079	32.5
City of San Luis	0	4	100
City of Somerton	3	13	76.9
Town of Wellton	2	0	na
Unincorporated ( to compare with 1990)	2,431	489	-397.1
Fortuna-Foothills		148	na
Gadsden		0	na
Tacna		0	na
Total Yuma County	4,514	3,585	-25.9

Household Income in 1999s

Jurisdiction	$10,000 to $14,999	$15,000 to $24,999	$25,000 to $34,999	$35,000 to $49,999	$50,000 to $74,999	$75,000 to $99,999	$100,000 to $149,999	$150,000 to $199,999	$200,000 or more
City of Yuma	2389	2123	4285	4418	4753	4602	2145	1350	328
City of San Luis	492	431	717	693	364	221	66	20	9
City of Somerton	224	171	446	309	346	254	57	14	8
Town of Wellton	91	66	182	133	143	101	32	20	0
Unincorporated ( to compare with 1990)	2077	2056	4272	3710	3761	3357	1207	660	205
Fortuna-Foothills	714	653	1925	1781	2055	1717	492	284	120
Gadsden	21	34	92	29	33	15	0	8	0
Tacna	12	17	38	19	34	13	3	11	0
Total Yuma County	5273	4847	9902	9263	9367	8535	3507	2064	550