Iron County, Utah

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Iron County, Utah is among the lowest in the country for median age.

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Key figures

Statistic	Iron County, Utah	Utah	United States	Rank
Total Population	62,252	3,392,331	334,922,499	872nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,247	$95,166	$80,734	1502nd of 3,221
Median Age	30.2	32.0	38.9	3173rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.6%	37.7%	35.7%	652nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$379,000	$489,400	$332,700	342nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,065	$1,496	$1,413	803rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.8%	8.5%	12.5%	1522nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	3.6%	5.2%	1992nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	18.9	41.1	n/a	2360th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.3%	8.9%	14.1%	1140th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.6	n/a	n/a	580th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.3%	70.2%	65.2%	2461st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.9	22.1	26.4	2939th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.4%	17.6%	15.1%	910th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.0%	n/a	n/a	1455th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.2%	58.9%	46.9%	373rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.3%	n/a	n/a	786th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Iron County, Utah

Statistic	Iron County, Utah	Utah	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.0%	74.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.5%	15.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	2.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.9%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.8	41.4	61.4

Age in Iron County, Utah

Statistic	Iron County, Utah	Utah	United States
Median Age	30.2	32.0	38.9
Under 18 %	27.1%	27.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	15.6%	11.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	13.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	18.7%	20.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.8%	11.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Iron County, Utah

Statistic	Iron County, Utah	Utah	United States
Households	20,157	1,124,822	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.0	3.0	2.5
Family Households	69.6%	72.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.3%	37.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.4%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	21.2%	20.4%	28.7%
Never Married	34.6%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Iron County, Utah

Statistic	Iron County, Utah	Utah	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,186	$40,873	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.1%	9.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.9%	15.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.8%	21.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.6%	13.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.8%	8.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.6%	23.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.9%	5.2%	n/a

Housing in Iron County, Utah

Statistic	Iron County, Utah	Utah	United States
Housing Units	23,550	1,223,468	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.1%	66.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.3%	16.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.4%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.7%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.7%	28.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,558	$2,525	n/a

Education in Iron County, Utah

Statistic	Iron County, Utah	Utah	United States
Less than High School	6.8%	6.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.9%	22.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.7%	33.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.8%	24.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.8%	13.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Iron County, Utah

Statistic	Iron County, Utah	Utah	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.2%	69.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.8%	67.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	61.5%	32.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.7%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	4.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Iron County, Utah

Statistic	Iron County, Utah	Utah	United States
Born in State of Residence	55.2%	60.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.1%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	5.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.4%	84.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.3%	10.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.9%	12.2%	16.7%

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