Castle Valley, Utah

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Population in July 2008: 386. Population change since 2000: +10.6%

Males: 182	(47.3%)
Females: 204	(52.7%)

Median resident age:	45.0 years
Utah median age:	27.1 years

Zip codes: 84532.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,293 (it was $33,068 in 2000)

Castle Valley:	$45,293
Utah:	$55,109

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,395

Castle Valley:	$25,395
Utah:	$22,603

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $290,299 (it was $158,600 in 2000)

Castle Valley:	$290,299
Utah:	$218,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $313,052; Detached houses: $343,136; Mobile homes: $113,365; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $82,000

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Races in Castle Valley:

White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
Hispanic (2.3%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Other race (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Castle Valley: 97.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (27.5%), German (20.6%), Irish (18.3%), Swedish (7.4%), Scottish (6.9%), United States (5.7%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4800 feet

Land area: 8.08 square miles.

Population density: 48 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Castle Valley

High school or higher: 95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 17.6%
Unemployed: 13.8%
Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Castle Valley town

Never married: 20.7%
Now married: 55.5%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 4.8%
Divorced: 17.9%

15 residents are foreign born (2.6% Europe, 1.7% Asia).

This town:	4.3%
Utah:	7.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Castle Valley, Utah in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Castle Valley to the number of sex offenders is 386 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Castle Valley:	0.6% ($888)
Utah:	0.7% ($956)

Castle Valley satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (163.9 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (243.1 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (383.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Moab, UT (2.9 miles ), Spanish Valley, UT (3.2 miles) , La Sal, UT (4.9 miles ), Thompson, UT (4.9 miles ), Glade Park-Gateway, CO (6.2 miles ), Green River, UT (6.9 miles ), Redlands, CO (7.2 miles ), Fruita, CO (7.2 miles ).

Latitude: 38.63 N, Longitude: 109.41 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 435

Castle Valley household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: +138 (+65.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (20%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (12%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (20%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Chemicals (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Art and design workers (6%)
Carpenters (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
Social scientists and related workers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Secondary school teachers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

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Average climate in Castle Valley, Utah

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Castle Valley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Utah state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/13/1994 at 06:01:23, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 84.7 miles away from Castle Valley center
On 5/27/2000 at 21:58:18, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 36.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2004 at 06:54:59, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 ML, Depth: 0.4 mi) earthquake occurred 38.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/6/1996 at 12:55:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.2 MD, Depth: 0.4 mi) earthquake occurred 85.9 miles away from Castle Valley center
On 6/3/1999 at 15:35:34, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 2.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 35.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/27/2006 at 06:47:12, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Depth: 0.4 mi) earthquake occurred 87.3 miles away from Castle Valley center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Castle Valley:

ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; MOAB, UT)
SAN JUAN HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; MONTICELLO, UT)
FAMILY HEALTH WEST HOSPITAL - CAH (about 52 miles; FRUITA, CO)

Political contributions by individuals in Castle Valley, UT

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Castle Valley:

MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 126 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 128 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
SNOW COLLEGE (about 130 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; FT enrollment: 2,632)
WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 134 miles; GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 146 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 168 miles; OREM, UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)

Private high school in Castle Valley:

DAY STAR ADVENTIST ACADEMY (Students: 31; Location: HC 64 BOX 2201; Grades: 9 - 12)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
Utah:	3.1 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	54.4%
Whole state:	76.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.3%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	21.9%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.0%
Whole state:	3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Castle Valley, UT

Castle Valley compared to Utah state average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Castle Valley mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Grand County Utah:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%) Wood (23%) Solar energy (6%) Electricity (5%) Utility gas (3%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (2%)

Religion statistics for Castle Valley

Adherents

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Episcopal Church
Adherents	58.6%	13.6%	10.3%	6.3%	4.4%
Congregations	33.3%	11.1%	5.6%	5.6%	5.6%

Name	Assemblies of God	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Churches of Christ	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.8%	1.2%	1.2%	1.0%	1.6%
Congregations	5.6%	11.1%	5.6%	5.6%	11.1%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$283
Other Government Administration	0	$0		2	$472
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$717
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		4	$2,100
Totals for Government	0	$0		9	$3,572

Castle Valley government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $63,000
Central Staff Services: $48,000

General Public Buildings: $1,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $90,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $37,000
Highways: $19,000
Tax - Property: $65,000
Total General Sales: $24,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $54,000

10.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,519 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.87%
Utah average:	8.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Salt Lake County, UT	0.93% ($36,533 average AGI)
from Mesa County, CO	0.53% ($30,588)
from Clark County, NV	0.37% ($31,500)

9.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,364 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.04%
Utah average:	7.46%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Salt Lake County, UT	1.07% ($22,294 average AGI)
to Mesa County, CO	0.85% ($38,370)
to Utah County, UT	0.54% ($34,118)

Strongest AM radio stations in Castle Valley:

KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KOAL (750 AM; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: EASTERN UTAH BROADCASTING CO.)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KUBC (580 AM; 5 kW; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KSLL (1080 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: AGAINST THE WIND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Castle Valley:

KCYN (97.1 FM; MOAB, UT; Owner: MOAB COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K291AF (106.1 FM; CASTLE VALLEY, UT; Owner: MOAB PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
K277AF (103.3 FM; CASTLE VALLEY, ETC., UT; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
K201CW (88.1 FM; MOAB, UT; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
K248AJ (97.5 FM; MONTICELLO, UT; Owner: PROCLAIMING CHRIST'S LOVE MINISTRIES)
K256AD (99.1 FM; PALISADE, CO; Owner: NORTH FORK VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
K205CK (88.9 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
K214CA (90.7 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KEKB (99.9 FM; FRUITA, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KMXY (104.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KBKL (107.9 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KMGJ (93.1 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M.B.C. GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMOZ-FM (100.7 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING INC)
KMSA (91.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: MESA STATE COLLEGE)
KPRN (89.5 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC.)
KLFV (90.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KAFM (88.1 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: GRAND VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO CO, INC)
KZKS-FM1 (105.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

CASTLE VALLEY, .7 Mi Nw Of, Overall height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WFY922
Assigned Frequencies : 2162.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/30/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Frontier Communications Corporation, 250 South Franklin, Cookeville, TN 38501, Phone: (931) 528-1584, Fax: (931) 528-1581, Email:

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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