Piute County, Utah (UT)

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County population in July 2007: 1,341 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 444
Renter-occupied apartments: 65

% of renters here:	13%
State:	28%

Land area: 758 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Piute County: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.5%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 48%
Government: 32%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 17%
Unpaid family work: 3%

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Races in Piute County, Utah:

White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
Hispanic (4.5%)
Other race (1.9%)
American Indian (1.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

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

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Utah median age:	27.1 years

Males: 733	(51.1%)
Females: 702	(48.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,666
County population in 2003: 1,380
Jobs in 2003: 347

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Total labor force in 2004: 846
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.5%

Average household size:

Piute County:	2.8 people
Utah:	3.1 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,704 ($29,625 in 1999)

This county:	$35,704
Utah:	$55,109

2007 median house/condo value: $124,686 ($80,900 in 2000)

Piute County:	$124,686
Utah:	$218,700

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $360 (lower quartile is $315, upper quartile is $424)

This county:	$360
State:	$636

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $948
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $191

Piute County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Piute County Utah:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 83.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 15.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $408 (0.5%)

Piute County household income distribution in 2007

Piute County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	16.2%
Whole state:	9.4%

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

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	3.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Piute 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: Circleville, Marysvale, Junction, Kingston.

Neighboring counties: Beaver County , Garfield County , Sevier County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Piute County: Deer Creek Guard Station (A), Butler Beck Cabin (B), Nicks Cabin (C), Otter Creek Campground (D), Beaver Creek Recreation Site (E), Bay Cabin (F), Dry Creek Guard Station (G), Sams Cabin (H), Elbow Ranch (I), Ogden Cabin (J), Durkee Springs Recreation Site (K), Forshea Trough (L), City Creek Campground (M), Piute Campground (N). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Murrays Cemetery (1), Howes Cemetery (2), Dennis Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Dog Lake (A), Dry Lake (B), Dry Wash Pond (C), Middle Spring Lake (D), Mud Lake (E), Hidden Lake (F), Parker Lake (G), Nicks Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Manning Creek (A), Otter Creek (B), Park Creek (C), Picnic Creek (D), Jareds Fork (E), Beaver Creek (F), Little Meadows Creek (G), Rudd Spring Creek (H), Birch Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Piute County include: City Creek Park (1), Piute Lake State Park (2), Fishermans Bench Recreation Site (3), Otter Creek State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	1.7%
Utah:	2.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 35
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 29 (21% naturalized citizens)

Piute County:	2.0%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 7 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 4

Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.2%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 640
One, attached: 3
Two: 2
Mobile homes: 79
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Piute County with a mortgage: 176 (12 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 142

Here:	55.3% with mortgage
State:	75.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Piute County
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $83588
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $73.33
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 91.62%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $72619
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 90.84%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $95998
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.11%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 21.40%

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
Construction (15%)
Educational services (13%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (32%)
Public administration (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Health care (9%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Gasoline stations (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)

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

Mexico (93%)
Germany (7%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Piute County:

English (35%)
United States or American (15%)
Danish (7%)
German (5%)
Swedish (4%)
Irish (4%)
Italian (3%)

Piute County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 360 (69%)
Carpooled: 77 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Walked: 33 (6%)
Other means: 18 (3%)
Worked at home: 33 (6%)

16 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,487.

8.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,242 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.15%
Utah average:	8.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.44% relocated from other counties in Utah ($16,909 average AGI)
3.70% relocated from other states ($12,333 average AGI)
Piute County: 3.70%
Utah average: 3.99%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

9.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,425 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.71%
Utah average:	7.46%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Utah.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Births per 1000 population in Piute County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Piute County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Piute County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 304 (272 aged, 32 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1318.680
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1245.420

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73.26

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,419

In family households: 1,297 (339 male householders, 47 female householders)
350 spouses, 494 children (467 natural, 16 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 15 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 122 (43 male householders (43 living alone)), 74 female householders (70 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 16 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 174 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 113 1-person, 4 2-persons.

95.1% of residents of Piute County speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $11,362,000 ($8156 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $163,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,237,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,115,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $192,000
Federal grants: $4,341,000
Federal procurement contracts: $99,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $377,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $808,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $656,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 83

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	103 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 94

Here:	69 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: -57

Here:	-42 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Piute County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 36
1990 to 1994: 43
1980 to 1989: 76
1970 to 1979: 153
1960 to 1969: 43
1950 to 1959: 59
1940 to 1949: 43
1939 or earlier: 279

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Piute County, Utah:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 35 5 rooms: 107 6 rooms: 109 7 rooms: 61 8 rooms: 40 9+ rooms: 77

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Piute County, Utah:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 17 5 rooms: 17 6 rooms: 14 7 rooms: 3 8 rooms: 2 9+ rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Piute County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 107 3 bedrooms: 184 4 bedrooms: 72 5+ bedrooms: 65

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Piute County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 27 3 bedrooms: 24 4 bedrooms: 4 5+ bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Piute County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 81 2 vehicles: 172 3 vehicles: 121 4 vehicles: 35 5+ vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Piute County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 36 2 vehicles: 16 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 0

68% of Piute County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Utah.

Piute County:	67.9%
State average:	51.0%

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

This state: 1084
Northeast: 33
Midwest: 51
South: 31
West: 202

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (69%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Electricity (6%) Wood (6%) Coal or coke (4%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Coal or coke (12%) Electricity (11%) Wood (11%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	5.0%
Utah:	4.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1

Here:	0.9%
Utah:	3.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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.)

Piute County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $158,000
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $175,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $378,000
Financial Administration: $313,000

Police Protection: $244,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $78,000

General - Other: $76,000

Central Staff Services: $32,000

General Public Buildings: $29,000

Health Services - Other: $24,000

Welfare - Other: $8,000

Fire Protection: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $98,000
All Other: $76,000
General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $114,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $195,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $175,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $155,000
Interest Earnings: $43,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $47,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $721,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $44,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $342,000
All Other: $129,000
Tax - Property: $203,000
Total General Sales: $92,000

Other Selective Sales: $5,000

NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $569,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

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

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Piute County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

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