1038 S Castle Dome Ave
Yuma, AZ 85365

Statistics prove that Yuma County is the safest border in the Southwest and due to this positive environment Yuma has grown its population an impressive 27% since the year 2000. Within a sixty minute drive radius there are ±1,544,454 people living and working within the boundaries of four states and two countries. A seldom analyzed influence on the local economy is Yuma’s proximity to Mexico and the growing City of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. The City is strategically located right in the corner of the intersection of California, Arizona, Baja, and Sonora Mexico and boasts a population of over 180,000, with the region being comprised of a population of nearly 200,000. This foreign population is consumer-oriented and favors weekend visits and shopping sprees in Yuma where Mexican nationals have shown an overwhelming preference to local retail outlets and supermarkets vs. their equivalent in Mexico. Past studies by The University of Arizona (2007-08) concluded that each day, on average, more than 65,000 Mexican residents come to Arizona to work, visit friends and relatives, recreate and shop. Each day, they spend over $7,350,000 in Arizona’s stores, restaurants, hotels and other businesses, and thus contribute substantially to Arizona’s export trade with Mexico. Additionally, The University of Arizona study concluded that 25% of total retail sales receipts in Yuma County is attributed to Mexican consumers. Foreign visitors from this region spend an estimated $2.2 billion on food, clothing, entertainment and other activities in Yuma County each year, according to presenters at the 2012 Economic Forum, which represents more than 6% of all taxable sales.