Iron County, Utah (UT)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.3%), Retail trade (12.6%), Manufacturing (11.2%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.4%), Construction (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Iron County, Utah:

Median resident age:	24.2 years
Utah median age:	27.1 years

Males: 16,757	(49.6%)
Females: 17,022	(50.4%)

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Iron County:	3.1 people
Utah:	3.1 people

This county:	$39,909
Utah:	$55,109

This county:	$495
State:	$636

Iron County:	$178,936
Utah:	$218,700

Detached houses: $213,809

Here:	$213,809
State:	$285,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $119,381

Here:	$119,381
State:	$215,003

In 2-unit structures: $169,357

Here:	$169,357
State:	$240,721

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $204,724

Here:	$204,724
State:	$172,685

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,329

Here:	$96,329
State:	$161,698

Mobile homes: $69,005

Here:	$69,005
State:	$47,459

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,500

Here:	$37,500
State:	$47,793

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 44
• Thefts: 64
• Auto thefts: 22

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 34
• Thefts: 76
• Auto thefts: 8

This county:	19.2%
Whole state:	9.4%

This county:	7.4%
Whole state:	3.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Iron County is $466 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $536 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $781 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cedar City, Enoch, Parowan, Paragonah, Kanarraville, Brian Head, Beryl-Newcastle.

Neighboring counties: Beaver County , Lincoln County, Nevada , Garfield County , Kane County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Iron County: Deer Haven Campground (A), Sunset View (B), Page Ranch (C), Butcher Spring Trough (D), Upper Cottonwood Troughs (E), Upper Grants Ranch (F), Chaney Ranch (G), CCC Camp (H), Lower Cottonwood Troughs (I), Casting of Lots Site (J), Cedar Canyon Ski Area (K), Cedar Canyon Campground (L), Parowan Gap Petroglyphs (M), Kelsey Deer Camp (N), Uvada (O), Johnston Ranch (P), Bear Valley Guard Station (Q), Vermillion Castle Campground (R), Vermillion Castle Guard Station (S), Lone Tree (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Iron County include: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), Beryl Baptist Church (B), Valley Bible Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Newcastle Cemetery (1), Kanarraville Cemetery (2), Modena Cemetery (3), State Line Cemetery (4), Summit City Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: District Pond (A), Dry Lake (B), Dry Lakes (C), Alpine Pond (D), Green Lake (E), First Lake (F), Tebbs Pond (G), Aspen Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Maple Canyon Creek (A), Parowan Creek (B), Johnson Creek (C), Arch Creek (D), Pickering Creek (E), Ashdown Creek (F), Pine Creek (G), Pinto Creek (H), Iron Springs Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Iron County include: Parowan Front Wildlife Management Area (1), Cedar City Upland State Game Sanctuary (2), Jefferson Hunt Monument (3), Cedar Breaks National Monument (4), Escalante Interpretive Site (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.1%
Utah:	5.2%

Current college students: 5,249
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 981 (30% naturalized citizens)

Iron County:	2.9%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 15.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,524
• One, attached: 447
• Two: 610
• 3 or 4: 657
• 5 to 9: 507
• 10 to 19: 511
• 20 or more: 1,013
• Mobile homes: 1,252
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 97

Housing units in Iron County with a mortgage: 4,123 (410 second mortgage, 461 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,650

Here:	71.4% with mortgage
State:	75.8% with mortgage

Iron County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Utah state average. It is 25.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Iron County-area historical earthquake activity is above Utah state average. It is 164% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1992 at 10:26:20, a magnitude 5.9 (5.7 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.9 ML, Depth: 9.3 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 54.1 miles away from Iron County center
On 1/2/1998 at 07:28:29, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 50.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/1992 at 01:59:06, a magnitude 4.1 (3.6 MB, 3.5 ML, 4.1 ML, Depth: 0.9 mi) earthquake occurred 4.6 miles away from the county center
On 5/16/2004 at 01:29:39, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML) earthquake occurred 95.1 miles away from Iron County center
On 9/6/1994 at 03:48:37, a magnitude 4.3 (3.9 MB, 4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/22/1999 at 17:51:15, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.0 miles away from Iron County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,317 (74%) Carpooled: 2,439 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%) Railroad: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 121 (1%) Walked: 804 (5%) Other means: 92 (1%) Worked at home: 442 (3%)

13.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,587 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.82%
Utah average:	8.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.47% relocated from other counties in Utah ($14,492 average AGI)
7.35% relocated from other states ($21,095 average AGI)

Iron County:	7.35%
Utah average:	3.99%

from Washington County, UT	1.99% ($28,878 average AGI)
from Clark County, NV	1.76% ($43,345)
from Salt Lake County, UT	0.99% ($42,307)
from Utah County, UT	0.71% ($24,488)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.45% ($53,635)
from San Bernardino County, CA	0.34% ($40,410)
from San Diego County, CA	0.33% ($52,763)

10.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,573 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.74%
Utah average:	7.46%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.16% relocated to other counties in Utah ($16,169 average AGI)
4.58% relocated to other states ($16,403 average AGI)

Iron County:	4.58%
Utah average:	3.49%

to Washington County, UT	2.13% ($30,735 average AGI)
to Salt Lake County, UT	1.29% ($24,868)
to Clark County, NV	0.97% ($34,500)
to Utah County, UT	0.91% ($27,921)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.28% ($32,226)
to Davis County, UT	0.24% ($25,852)
to Sevier County, UT	0.23% ($24,577)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 21.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 22.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,947 (3,391 aged, 556 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 28,642 (7,028 male householders, 1,169 female householders)

  7,033 spouses, 11,959 children (11,093 natural, 343 adopted, 523 stepchildren), 279 grandchildren, 173 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 353 other relatives, 586 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,442 (1,091 male householders (760 living alone)), 1,388 female householders (924 living alone)), 1,963 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 695 (251 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,990 2-persons, 1,674 3-persons, 1,504 4-persons, 1,006 5-persons, 538 6-persons, 485 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,684 1-person, 343 2-persons, 135 3-persons, 127 4-persons, 82 5-persons, 108 6-persons.

92.5% of residents of Iron County speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $183,200,000 ($5049 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $18,711,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,427,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,460,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,533,000
Federal grants: $44,176,000
Federal procurement contracts: $24,679,000 ($13,602,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $18,924,000 ($1,366,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,705,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $40,616,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,696,000

Here:	105 per 1000 residents
State:	103 per 1000 residents

Here:	25 per 1000 residents
State:	28 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Here:	+31 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.37 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.5
State:	7.0

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

43% of Iron County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Utah.

Iron County:	42.8%
State average:	51.0%

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

• This state: 20773
• Northeast: 736
• Midwest: 1556
• South: 1289
• West: 8115

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $89,100

Here:	1.5%
Utah:	4.2%

Here:	2.6%
Utah:	3.9%

Here:	3.1%
Utah:	27.4%

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