Rich County, Utah (UT)

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County population in July 2007: 2,094 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 540
Renter-occupied apartments: 105

% of renters here:	16%
State:	28%

Land area: 1029 sq. mi.
Water area: 57.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Rich County: 78.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (27.5%), Educational,health and social services (19.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 3%

Rich County, Utah business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Rich County, Utah:

White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
Other race (0.9%)

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

Median resident age:	34.3 years
Utah median age:	27.1 years

Males: 998	(50.9%)
Females: 963	(49.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,474
County population in 2003: 2,028
Jobs in 2003: 719

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,301
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.4%

Average household size:

Rich County:	3.0 people
Utah:	3.1 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,926 ($39,766 in 1999)

This county:	$47,926
Utah:	$55,109

2007 median house/condo value: $128,520 ($84,300 in 2000)

Rich County:	$128,520
Utah:	$218,700

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $340 (lower quartile is $255, upper quartile is $425)

This county:	$340
State:	$636

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,063
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $233

Institutionalized population: 18

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 18
Thefts: 40
Auto thefts: 3

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 16
Thefts: 36
Auto thefts: 1

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 68 buildings, average cost: $215,400
2005: 77 buildings, average cost: $229,700
2006: 126 buildings, average cost: $250,400

2004 Presidential Election results in Rich County Utah:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 88.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 10.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $390 (0.5%)

Rich County household income distribution in 2007

Rich County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.2%
Whole state:	9.4%

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

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	3.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rich County is $477 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $597 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $802 a month.

Cities in this county include: Randolph, Garden City, Woodruff, Laketown, Garden.

Neighboring counties: Cache County , Bear Lake County, Idaho , Lincoln County, Wyoming , Morgan County , Franklin County, Idaho , Uinta County, Wyoming , Summit County , Weber County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Rich County: Zeke Hollow Corral (A), Randolph Ranger Station (B), Rex Ranch (C), Home Ranch (D), Birch Creek Campground (E), Highway Ranch (F), Round Valley (G), Camp Bear Lake (H), Wyuta (I), Camp Hunt (J), Bear Lake Rendezvous Beach Campground (K), Bear Lake Marina Campground (L), Little Creek Campground (M), Nebeker Ranch (N), Kearl Ranch (O), Shearing Corral (P), Monte Cristo Campground (Q), Limber Pine Trail Head (R), Sixmile Ranch (S). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Cemeteries: Laketown Cemetery (1), Woodruff Cemetery (2), Garden City Cemetery (3), Meadowville Cemetery (4), Round Valley Cemetery (5), Eastman Family Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Dry Lake (A), Green Fork Sink (B), Basin Beaver Ponds (C), Swan Peak Pond (D), Bear Lake (E), Blue Grass Pond (F), Bug Lake (G), South Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Otter Creek (A), Pole Fork (B), Randolph Creek (C), Big Crawford Creek (D), Sage Creek (E), Saleratus Creek (F), Big Spring Fork (G), Meadowville Creek (H), Sheeppen Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Rich County include: Bear Lake State Park (1), Rendezvous Beach State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Rendezvous Beach (A), Cisco Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	1.8%
Utah:	2.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 51
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 38 (26% naturalized citizens)

Rich County:	1.9%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 22 1990 to 1994: 1 1985 to 1989: 4 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 5

Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.7%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,474
One, attached: 55
Two: 13
3 or 4: 54
5 to 9: 22
10 to 19: 78
20 or more: 148
Mobile homes: 506
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 58

Housing units in Rich County with a mortgage: 228 (26 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 170

Here:	57.3% with mortgage
State:	75.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Rich County
Average size of farms: 3772 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $97415
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $9.54
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: 97.62%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $93871
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.45%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 88.83%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $106390
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 74.07%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.54
Vegetables: 1 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2 acres

Rich County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Utah state average. It is 8.2 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
Construction (13%)
Mining (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (22%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Health care (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (18%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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

South Africa (32%)
Mexico (24%)
Austria (13%)
Guatemala (13%)
Germany (8%)
Japan (5%)
Honduras (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Rich County:

English (44%)
United States or American (13%)
German (7%)
Scottish (5%)
Danish (4%)
Swiss (3%)
European (2%)

Rich County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 520 (66%)
Carpooled: 150 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Walked: 45 (6%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 68 (9%)

12 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
5 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,987.

9.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,655 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.29%
Utah average:	8.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.56% relocated from other counties in Utah ($15,764 average AGI)
4.73% relocated from other states ($18,909 average AGI)
Rich County: 4.73%
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 Salt Lake County, UT

1.86% ($36,727 average AGI)

12.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,189 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.11%
Utah average:	7.46%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.86% relocated to other counties in Utah ($26,473 average AGI)
4.26% relocated to other states ($10,716 average AGI)
Rich County: 4.26%
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 Salt Lake County, UT	1.96% ($35,583 average AGI)
to Cache County, UT	1.64% ($24,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Births per 1000 population in Rich County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Rich County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Rich County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 282 (262 aged, 20 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1462.700
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 828.860

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 390.050

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,943

In family households: 1,787 (486 male householders, 36 female householders)
478 spouses, 751 children (671 natural, 29 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 9 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 156 (65 male householders (53 living alone)), 66 female householders (58 living alone)), 25 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 18 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 223 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 102 4-persons, 59 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 111 1-person, 11 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

96.7% of residents of Rich County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $9,683,000 ($4714 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $243,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,555,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,179,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $300,000
Federal grants: $2,807,000
Federal procurement contracts: $162,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $680,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $643,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,400,000
Federal Government insurance: $453,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 155

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	103 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 63

Here:	31 per 1000 residents
State:	28 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +17

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -14

Here:	-7 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Rich County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.32 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.2
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 184
1995 to 1998: 333
1990 to 1994: 110
1980 to 1989: 493
1970 to 1979: 577
1960 to 1969: 184
1950 to 1959: 152
1940 to 1949: 97
1939 or earlier: 278

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rich County, Utah:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 44 5 rooms: 102 6 rooms: 85 7 rooms: 90 8 rooms: 76 9+ rooms: 126

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rich County, Utah:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 17 5 rooms: 24 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 10 9+ rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rich County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 97 3 bedrooms: 178 4 bedrooms: 153 5+ bedrooms: 96

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rich County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 15 2 bedrooms: 22 3 bedrooms: 50 4 bedrooms: 10 5+ bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Rich County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 106 2 vehicles: 232 3 vehicles: 125 4 vehicles: 37 5+ vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Rich County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 34 2 vehicles: 33 3 vehicles: 18 4 vehicles: 4 5+ vehicles: 6

66% of Rich 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, 60% lived in Utah.

Rich County:	65.8%
State average:	51.0%

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

This state: 1271
Northeast: 13
Midwest: 37
South: 45
West: 552

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%) Wood (8%) Electricity (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Coal or coke (2%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%) Electricity (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Wood (2%)

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

Here:	2.5%
Utah:	4.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	2.1%
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.)

Rich County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - All Other: $302,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $14,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $358,000
Central Staff Services: $316,000

Corrections - Other: $210,000

Police Protection: $183,000

General - Other: $176,000

Financial Administration: $169,000

Natural Resources - Other: $161,000

Health Services - Other: $90,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $74,000

Welfare - Other: $66,000

General Public Buildings: $57,000

Libraries: $40,000

Parks & Recreation: $22,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $188,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $44,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $102,000
Interest Earnings: $37,000

Property Sale Other: $13,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $48,000
Natural Resource - Other: $28,000

General - Other: $12,000

Judicial: $5,000

Financial Administration: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,039,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $387,000
All Other: $235,000
Tax - Property: $822,000
Total General Sales: $54,000

Other Selective Sales: $54,000

NEC: $48,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $744,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

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

Rich County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

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