Garfield County, Utah (UT)

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County population in July 2007: 4,529 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,245
Renter-occupied apartments: 331

% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

Land area: 5174 sq. mi.
Water area: 34.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Garfield County: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (25.6%), Educational,health and social services (19.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 62%
Government: 27%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Garfield County, Utah:

White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
Hispanic (2.9%)
American Indian (2.5%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Other race (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	33.8 years
Utah median age:	27.1 years

Males: 2,421	(51.1%)
Females: 2,314	(48.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,158
County population in 2003: 4,546
Jobs in 2003: 2,167

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,600
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.5%

Average household size:

Garfield County:	2.9 people
Utah:	3.1 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,398 ($35,180 in 1999)

This county:	$42,398
Utah:	$55,109

2007 median house/condo value: $138,642 ($90,500 in 2000)

Garfield County:	$138,642
Utah:	$218,700

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $402 (lower quartile is $325, upper quartile is $519)

This county:	$402
State:	$636

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $165,467 (it was $90,400 in 2000)

Garfield County:	$165,467
Utah:	$218,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $115,966 - $217,875

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $218,369
Here: $218,369
State: $285,628

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $723,503
Here: $723,503
State: $172,685

Mobile homes: $52,568
Here: $52,568
State: $47,459

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $143,750
Here: $143,750
State: $47,793

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,161
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $242

Institutionalized population: 121

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 95 buildings, average cost: $84,600

2004 Presidential Election results in Garfield County Utah:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 85.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 12.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $462 (0.5%)

Garfield County household income distribution in 2007

Garfield County home values distribution

Garfield County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	8.1%
Whole state:	9.4%

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

This county:	2.2%
Whole state:	3.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Garfield County is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $591 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $837 a month.

Cities in this county include: Panguitch, Escalante, Tropic, Boulder, Henrieville, Cannonville, Hatch, Antimony, Hite.

Neighboring counties: Beaver County , Iron County , Kane County , Piute County , San Juan County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Garfield County: King Ranch (A), Sunrise Point Overlook (B), Sunset Campground (C), Deer Creek Campground (D), King Creek Campground (E), Sunset Point Overlook (F), Deer Trail Logde (G), Red Canyon Campground (H), Little Rockies National Natural Landmark (I), Blue Spruce Campground (J), Swamp Canyon Overlook (K), Desert Overlook (L), Riddle Ranch (M), Devils Garden Campground (N), Riverside Campground (O), Eddy Inscription-1927 (P), Hog Springs Picnic Area (Q), Hog Springs Campground (R), Hog Spring Picnic Area (S), Upper Valley Guard Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Garfield County: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Panguitch City Cemetery (1), Widtsoe Cemetery (2), Cannonville Cemetery (3), Georgetown Cemetery (4), Henrieville Cemetery (5), Spry Cemetery (6), Hatch Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Divide Lake (A), Donkey Lake (B), Dry Lake (C), Ledge Lake (D), East Boulder Lakes (E), Grass Lake (F), Grass Lakes (G), Green Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lizzie Creek (A), Mamie Creek (B), Mammoth Creek (C), Allen Creek (D), Judd Creek (E), Panguitch Creek (F), Pass Creek (G), Pennell Creek (H), Peshliki Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Garfield County include: Painted Hill RV Park (1), Bryce Canyon National Park (2), Escalante Petrified Forest State Park (3), Butch Cassidy Home (4), George Hobbs Historical Site (5), Capitol Reef National Park (6), Panguitch KOA (7), Pink Cliffs Village (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.6%
Utah:	2.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 82
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 39 (49% naturalized citizens)

Garfield County:	0.8%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 4 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 22

Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.6%

Garfield County marital status for males

Garfield County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,180
One, attached: 11
Two: 11
3 or 4: 27
5 to 9: 2
Mobile homes: 478
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 58

Housing units in Garfield County with a mortgage: 430 (13 second mortgage, 65 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 447

Here:	49.0% with mortgage
State:	75.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Garfield County
Average size of farms: 355 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $26829
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $57.37
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 91.88%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $29659
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.69%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 98.22%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $58876
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.56%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.54

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Accommodation and food services (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (28%)
Educational services (18%)
Health care (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Social assistance (3%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (2%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (31%)
Venezuela (18%)
Canada (18%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Japan (10%)
Panama (8%)
Korea (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield County:

English (48%)
United States or American (9%)
German (9%)
Irish (5%)
Danish (4%)
Scottish (3%)
European (3%)

Garfield County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,304 (66%)
Carpooled: 382 (19%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 156 (8%)
Other means: 32 (2%)
Worked at home: 105 (5%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Garfield County, Utah

94 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
27 people in nursing homes
5 people in other workers' dormitories
2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,956.

11.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,788 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.05%
Utah average:	8.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.73% relocated from other counties in Utah ($16,113 average AGI)
5.32% relocated from other states ($18,675 average AGI)
Garfield County: 5.32%
Utah average: 3.99%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Iron County, UT	1.31% ($30,105 average AGI)
from Washington County, UT	1.04% ($30,400)
from Clark County, NV	0.83% ($48,000)
from Salt Lake County, UT	0.76% ($29,727)

10.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,800 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.74%
Utah average:	7.46%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.28% relocated to other counties in Utah ($22,103 average AGI)
3.47% relocated to other states ($11,697 average AGI)
Garfield County: 3.47%
Utah average: 3.49%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

to Iron County, UT	2.63% ($30,974 average AGI)
to Washington County, UT	2.15% ($24,839)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6

Births per 1000 population in Garfield County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Garfield County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Garfield County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 779 (712 aged, 67 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 22.59
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9216.170
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 993.9
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 43663.88

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1901.570
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 559.280
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 22.37

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 46.82
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 178.970

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,607

In family households: 4,169 (1,098 male householders, 116 female householders)
1,057 spouses, 1,706 children (1,526 natural, 74 adopted, 106 stepchildren), 77 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 24 other relatives, 56 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 438 (170 male householders (146 living alone)), 204 female householders (175 living alone)), 64 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 128 (120 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 537 2-persons, 201 3-persons, 191 4-persons, 137 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 321 1-person, 49 2-persons, 4 5-persons.

96.5% of residents of Garfield County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $41,463,000 ($9366 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $335,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,893,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,426,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $182,000
Federal grants: $6,986,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,853,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,123,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $258,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,139,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,668,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 371

Here:	83 per 1000 residents
State:	103 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 229

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	28 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -399

Here:	-89 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Garfield County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.56 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 143
1995 to 1998: 296
1990 to 1994: 241
1980 to 1989: 419
1970 to 1979: 571
1960 to 1969: 214
1950 to 1959: 200
1940 to 1949: 154
1939 or earlier: 529

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Garfield County, Utah:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 35 4 rooms: 133 5 rooms: 276 6 rooms: 226 7 rooms: 201 8 rooms: 160 9+ rooms: 199

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield County, Utah:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 66 5 rooms: 117 6 rooms: 45 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 8 9+ rooms: 18

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Garfield County:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 50 2 bedrooms: 226 3 bedrooms: 536 4 bedrooms: 251 5+ bedrooms: 179

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield County:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 94 3 bedrooms: 149 4 bedrooms: 39 5+ bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Garfield County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 260 2 vehicles: 513 3 vehicles: 256 4 vehicles: 138 5+ vehicles: 58

Cars and other vehicles available in Garfield County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 148 2 vehicles: 115 3 vehicles: 28 4 vehicles: 14 5+ vehicles: 0

62% of Garfield County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Utah.

Garfield County:	62.2%
State average:	51.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3304
Northeast: 90
Midwest: 198
South: 147
West: 942

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Wood (29.8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25.0%) Utility gas (18.9%) Electricity (16.9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6.0%) Coal or coke (2.7%) Other fuel (0.6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36.0%) Wood (29.3%) Electricity (15.7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8.5%) Utility gas (7.3%) Coal or coke (3.3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	0.6%
Utah:	4.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Utah:	3.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	16.7%
Utah:	27.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Garfield County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $2,234,000
Construction - General: $321,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,763,000
General - Other: $1,582,000

Corrections - Other: $1,230,000

Police Protection: $606,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $403,000

Health Services - Other: $379,000

Financial Administration: $359,000

Central Staff Services: $201,000

General Public Buildings: $76,000

Libraries: $40,000

Fire Protection: $19,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $358,000
All Other: $135,000
General - Interest on Debt: $203,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $150,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,113,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,739,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $187,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $187,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,758,000
Interest Earnings: $157,000

Rents: $18,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $52,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,945,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,313,000
All Other: $370,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $453,000
Other Selective Sales: $430,000

Property: $395,000

NEC: $41,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,196,000

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

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