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Sanpete County, Utah (UT)

County population in 2019: 30,901 (59% urban, 41% rural); it was 22,763 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,889
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,066
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,159
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,997 (it was 1,388 in 2000)
% of renters here:

21%
State:

30%

Land area: 1588 sq. mi.

Water area: 14.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 people per square mile   (low).

March 2019 cost of living index in Sanpete County: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.1%), Retail trade (10.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Sanpete County, UT (2019)
    • 26,34485.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,0329.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3971.3%Two or more races
    • 3251.1%Asian alone
    • 3091.0%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 2130.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1700.6%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 100.03%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

33.0 years
Utah median age:

31.2 years
Males: 16,244  (52.6%)
Females: 14,657  (47.4%)
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Average household size:
Sanpete County:

3.0 people
Utah:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2019: $56,964 ($33,042 in 1999)
This county:

$56,964
Utah:

$75,780

Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $663 (lower quartile is $518, upper quartile is $791)
This county:

$663
State:

$991


Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $223,671 (it was $104,600 in 2000)
Sanpete:

$223,671
Utah:

$330,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $164,358 - $318,972

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $243,285
Here:

$243,285
State:

$390,850

Townhouses or other attached units: $268,197
Here:

$268,197
State:

$322,459

In 2-unit structures: $252,166
Here:

$252,166
State:

$490,515

Mobile homes: $56,513
Here:

$56,513
State:

$66,700

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,277
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $354

Institutionalized population: 1,798

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 39
  • Thefts: 52
  • Auto thefts: 5

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 9
  • Burglaries: 41
  • Thefts: 44
  • Auto thefts: 5
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1997: 128 buildings, average cost: $82,700
  • 1998: 141 buildings, average cost: $86,800
  • 1999: 151 buildings, average cost: $88,200
  • 2000: 76 buildings, average cost: $83,600
  • 2001: 72 buildings, average cost: $87,100
  • 2002: 55 buildings, average cost: $96,600
  • 2003: 49 buildings, average cost: $107,600
  • 2004: 55 buildings, average cost: $126,600
  • 2005: 56 buildings, average cost: $138,800
  • 2006: 81 buildings, average cost: $118,200
  • 2007: 59 buildings, average cost: $131,200
  • 2008: 47 buildings, average cost: $151,000
  • 2009: 42 buildings, average cost: $114,600
  • 2010: 44 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2011: 22 buildings, average cost: $123,100
  • 2012: 42 buildings, average cost: $120,700
  • 2013: 42 buildings, average cost: $126,900
  • 2014: 37 buildings, average cost: $121,800
  • 2015: 45 buildings, average cost: $152,000
  • 2016: 48 buildings, average cost: $120,800
  • 2017: 53 buildings, average cost: $155,500
  • 2018: 62 buildings, average cost: $194,000
  • 2019: 49 buildings, average cost: $195,600
Number of permits per 10,000 Sanpete, UT residents
Average permit cost in Sanpete, UT
Presidential Elections Results

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,331 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,292 (0.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Sanpete, UT in 2019
Distribution of house value in Sanpete, UT in 2019
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Sanpete, UT in 2019
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2019: 13.7%
Sanpete County:

13.7%
Utah:

8.9%
(12.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 7.9% for American Indian residents, 41.4% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 31.5% for other race residents, 13.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2019: 33.0 years old
(Males: 32.9 years old, Females: 33.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 34.3 years old, Black residents: 31.6 years old, American Indian residents: 38.8 years old, Asian residents: 47.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.9 years old, Other race residents: 26.3 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sanpete 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: Ephraim, Manti, Mount Pleasant, Gunnison, Moroni, Fairview, Centerfield, Spring City, Fountain Green, Mayfield.

Sanpete County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Neighboring counties: Coshocton County, Ohio , Leavenworth County, Kansas , Menard County, Illinois , Republic County, Kansas , Warren County, Ohio .

Unemployment in November 2020:
Here:

3.7%
Utah:

3.9%

Unemployment by year in Sanpete, UT
County total employment by year in Sanpete, UT
County average yearly wages by year in Sanpete, UT

Current college students: 2,563
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,533 (38.2% naturalized citizens)

Sanpete County:

5.0%
Whole state:

8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2612010 or later
  • 3032000 to 2009
  • 4791990 to 1999
  • 2151980 to 1989
  • 741970 to 1979
  • 100Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.7%

Sanpete County marital status for males Sanpete County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,221
  • One, attached: 78
  • Two: 114
  • 3 or 4: 221
  • 5 to 9: 140
  • 10 to 19: 214
  • 20 to 49: 200
  • 50 or more: 12
  • Mobile homes: 689

Housing units in Sanpete County with a mortgage: 4,217 (81 second mortgage, 526 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,884

Here:

66.7% with mortgage
State:

70.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Sanpete County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Other21,95866
Evangelical Protestant2134
Catholic762
Mainline Protestant251
None5,550-
Sanpete County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Sanpete County:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.37 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.41 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.41 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:

0.41 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
Sanpete County:

6.51 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:

2.82 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 7
This county:

2.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.09 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Sanpete County:

6.7%
Utah:

6.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Sanpete County:

25.7%
State:

23.6%

Agriculture in Sanpete County:

Average size of farms: 471 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $123,412
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $97.79
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 94.90%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $101,084
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.69%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 91.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $72,026
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.69%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.84
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 12.43%
All wheat for grain: 130 harvested acres
Vegetables: 39 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 24 acres

Earthquake activity:

Sanpete County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Utah state average. It is 2701% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 322.1 miles away from Sanpete County center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 361.3 miles away from the county center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 343.5 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 354.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 451.9 miles away from Sanpete County center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 342.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Utah Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4525, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Utah Wood Hollow Fire, Incident Period: June 24, 2012, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 24, 2012, FEMA Id: 2986, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Utah Flooding, Incident Period: April 18, 2011 to July 16, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4011: August 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 4011, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Utah Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3223: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3223, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Utah SEVERE STORMS, MUDSLIDES, LANDSLIDES, FLOODING, Incident Period: August 17, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-720: August 17, 1984, FEMA Id: 720, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Utah SEVERE STORMS, LANDSLIDES, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 13, 1983, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-680: April 30, 1983, FEMA Id: 680, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
  • Utah Drought, Incident Period: January 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3024: January 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3024, Natural disaster type: Drought

The number of natural disasters in Sanpete County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work in 2019 - Sanpete

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 7,575 (72.6%)
  • Carpooled: 1,108 (10.6%)
  • Bus: 50 (0.5%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 55 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle: 39 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 469 (4.5%)
  • Worked at home: 1,119 (10.7%)
Class of Workers in 2019
Most common industries in 2019 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2019


  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2019


  • Educational services (23%)
  • Health care and social assistance (19%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2019 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2019


  • Construction and extraction occupations (17%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Production occupations (9%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2019


  • Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Production occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (63%)
  • Philippines (4%)
  • England (4%)
  • Oceania, n.e.c. (4%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Vietnam (3%)
  • Japan (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Sanpete County


  • English (20%)
  • European (11%)
  • Scandinavian (9%)
  • Danish (8%)
  • German (6%)
  • American (6%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Sanpete County, Utah in 2000:

  • 792 people in state prisons
  • 509 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 46 people in nursing homes
  • 16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 6 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally ill

People in group quarters in Sanpete County, Utah in 2010:

  • 1,512 people in state prisons
  • 395 people in college/university student housing
  • 194 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 89 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 86 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 67 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 30 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 24 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 20 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $53,564.

7.41% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($47,756 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.41%
Utah average:

7.04%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.63% relocated from other counties in Utah ($36,165 average AGI)
1.78% relocated from other states ($11,591 average AGI)
Sanpete County:

1.78%
Utah average:

3.44%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Utah County, UT  2.15% ($46,532 average AGI)
from Salt Lake County, UT  1.45% ($58,346)
from Sevier County, UT  0.37% ($33,074)


6.56% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,013 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.56%
Utah average:

6.65%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.09% relocated to other counties in Utah ($26,996 average AGI)
1.47% relocated to other states ($9,017 average AGI)
Sanpete County:

1.47%
Utah average:

3.02%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Utah County, UT  1.63% ($37,261 average AGI)
to Salt Lake County, UT  1.26% ($30,391)
to Sevier County, UT  0.38% ($27,429)
to Washington County, UT  0.34% ($43,720)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.0

Births per 1000 population in Sanpete County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Sanpete County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.6

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Sanpete County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 13.4%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sanpete County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Sanpete County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Sanpete County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Sanpete County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Sanpete County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Sanpete County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,273 (2,782 aged, 491 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 769 (10%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Sanpete County, Utah in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (184)
  • Congestive heart failure (97)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (40)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (36)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (22)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (21)
  • Unspecified dementia (12)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (11)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 8.46
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,324
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 207
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 32,420

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,543
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 749
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 47
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 75

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 201.6. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 146.6
  • Other - 55.0

Household type by relationship:

Households: 30,901
  • Male householders: 4,172 (692 living alone), Female householders: 4,882 (1,096 living alone)
  • 6,166 spouses (6,162 opposite-sex spouses), 134 unmarried partners, (131 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,517 children (8,963 natural, 347 adopted, 211 stepchildren), 580 grandchildren, 151 brothers or sisters, 281 parents, 34 foster children, 385 other relatives, 1,411 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,127

Size of family households: 2,804 2-persons, 989 3-persons, 1,253 4-persons, 813 5-persons, 678 6-persons, 373 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,787 1-person, 84 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

6,155 married couples with children.
642 single-parent households (159 men, 483 women).

88.5% of residents of Sanpete speak English at home.
8.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $93,351,000 ($3,947 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,107,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,243,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,519,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $917,000
Federal grants: $23,695,000
Federal procurement contracts: $889,000 ($14,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,088,000 ($2,367,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,043,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,314,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,475,000

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

Births: 2,026
Here:

84 per 1000 residents
State:

103 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 898
Here:

37 per 1000 residents
State:

28 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +393
Here:

+16 per 1000 residents
State:

+20 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -207
Here -9 per 1000 residents
State -14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Sanpete County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.97 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.4
State:

7.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.8
State:

4.3

Year house built in Sanpete County, Utah
  • Year house built in Sanpete County, Utah
  • 2132014 or later
  • 3392010 to 2013
  • 2,0922000 to 2009
  • 1,7681990 to 1999
  • 1,2581980 to 1989
  • 1,5731970 to 1979
  • 3821960 to 1969
  • 4871950 to 1959
  • 3981940 to 1949
  • 2,3531939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Sanpete County, Utah
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sanpete County, Utah
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sanpete County, Utah
  • 61 room
  • 512 rooms
  • 1343 rooms
  • 5244 rooms
  • 1,0045 rooms
  • 1,1616 rooms
  • 8457 rooms
  • 1,2188 rooms
  • 2,1529+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanpete County, Utah
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanpete County, Utah
  • 391 room
  • 1312 rooms
  • 1993 rooms
  • 4924 rooms
  • 4565 rooms
  • 3186 rooms
  • 2047 rooms
  • 638 rooms
  • 799+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sanpete County, Utah
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sanpete County, Utah
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sanpete County, Utah
  • 6no bedroom
  • 1521 bedroom
  • 9982 bedrooms
  • 2,0533 bedrooms
  • 1,8394 bedrooms
  • 2,0325+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanpete County, Utah
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanpete County, Utah
  • 38no bedroom
  • 3181 bedroom
  • 6102 bedrooms
  • 6033 bedrooms
  • 3654 bedrooms
  • 465+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Sanpete County, Utah in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Sanpete County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sanpete County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 72no vehicle
  • 9811 vehicle
  • 2,6782 vehicles
  • 1,9483 vehicles
  • 7884 vehicles
  • 7075+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sanpete County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sanpete County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 120no vehicle
  • 4911 vehicle
  • 9122 vehicles
  • 2363 vehicles
  • 1164 vehicles
  • 1205+ vehicles

79.2% of Sanpete County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Utah.

Sanpete County:

79.2%
State average:

83.1%

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

  • This state: 22,818
  • Other state: 6,416
  • Northeast: 332
  • Midwest: 913
  • South: 720
  • West: 4,439
Year householders moved into unit in Sanpete County, UT
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Sanpete County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 78.4%Utility gas
  • 8.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.5%Wood
  • 5.0%Electricity
  • 1.1%Solar energy
  • 0.8%Coal or coke
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 71.8%Utility gas
  • 23.1%Electricity
  • 2.3%Coal or coke
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 296
Here:

8.7%
Utah:

6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 206
Here:

9.0%
Utah:

6.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 310
Here:

10.7%
Utah:

26.4%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Sanpete County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $41,602,000
    Other: $2,379,000
    Solid Waste Management: $646,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,644,000
    Local Fire Protection: $110,000
    General - Other: $99,000
    Health - Other: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $30,237,000
    Health - Other: $7,744,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,443,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,911,000
    Police Protection: $1,913,000
    General - Other: $1,316,000
    Financial Administration: $1,240,000
    Regular Highways: $673,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $619,000
    Solid Waste Management: $544,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $313,000
    Water Utilities: $247,000
    Libraries: $90,000
    Housing and Community Development: $81,000
    Local Fire Protection: $22,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $10,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $6,241,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,404,000
    Other: $60,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $820,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $531,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $167,000
    Other - Libraries: $82,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $55,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $178,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $651,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,575,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,475,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,135,000
    General Revenue - Other: $920,000
    Interest Earnings: $484,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $343,000
    Special Assessments: $9,000
    Sale of Property: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $243,000
    Health - Other: $40,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,946,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $567,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,666,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,299,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,553,000
    Other: $839,000
    General Local Government Support: $289,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,988,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,554,000
    Other: $567,000
    Other License: $442,000
    Other Selective Sales: $288,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $14,554,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $71,000

Sanpete County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $41,602,000
    Other: $2,379,000
    Solid Waste Management: $646,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,644,000
    Local Fire Protection: $110,000
    General - Other: $99,000
    Health - Other: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $30,237,000
    Health - Other: $7,744,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,443,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,911,000
    Police Protection: $1,913,000
    General - Other: $1,316,000
    Financial Administration: $1,240,000
    Regular Highways: $673,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $619,000
    Solid Waste Management: $544,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $313,000
    Water Utilities: $247,000
    Libraries: $90,000
    Housing and Community Development: $81,000
    Local Fire Protection: $22,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $10,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $6,241,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,404,000
    Other: $60,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $820,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $531,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $167,000
    Other - Libraries: $82,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $55,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $178,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $651,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,575,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,475,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,135,000
    General Revenue - Other: $920,000
    Interest Earnings: $484,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $343,000
    Special Assessments: $9,000
    Sale of Property: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $243,000
    Health - Other: $40,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,946,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $567,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,666,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,299,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,553,000
    Other: $839,000
    General Local Government Support: $289,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,988,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,554,000
    Other: $567,000
    Other License: $442,000
    Other Selective Sales: $288,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $14,554,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $71,000

Sanpete County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $41,602,000
    Other: $2,379,000
    Solid Waste Management: $646,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,644,000
    Local Fire Protection: $110,000
    General - Other: $99,000
    Health - Other: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $30,237,000
    Health - Other: $7,744,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,443,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,911,000
    Police Protection: $1,913,000
    General - Other: $1,316,000
    Financial Administration: $1,240,000
    Regular Highways: $673,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $619,000
    Solid Waste Management: $544,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $313,000
    Water Utilities: $247,000
    Libraries: $90,000
    Housing and Community Development: $81,000
    Local Fire Protection: $22,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $10,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $6,241,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,404,000
    Other: $60,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $820,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $531,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $167,000
    Other - Libraries: $82,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $55,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $178,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $651,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,575,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,475,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,135,000
    General Revenue - Other: $920,000
    Interest Earnings: $484,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $343,000
    Special Assessments: $9,000
    Sale of Property: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $243,000
    Health - Other: $40,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,946,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $567,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,666,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,299,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,553,000
    Other: $839,000
    General Local Government Support: $289,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,988,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,554,000
    Other: $567,000
    Other License: $442,000
    Other Selective Sales: $288,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $14,554,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $71,000

Sanpete County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $41,602,000
    Other: $2,379,000
    Solid Waste Management: $646,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,644,000
    Local Fire Protection: $110,000
    General - Other: $99,000
    Health - Other: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $30,237,000
    Health - Other: $7,744,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,443,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,911,000
    Police Protection: $1,913,000
    General - Other: $1,316,000
    Financial Administration: $1,240,000
    Regular Highways: $673,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $619,000
    Solid Waste Management: $544,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $313,000
    Water Utilities: $247,000
    Libraries: $90,000
    Housing and Community Development: $81,000
    Local Fire Protection: $22,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $10,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $6,241,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,404,000
    Other: $60,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $820,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $531,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $167,000
    Other - Libraries: $82,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $55,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $178,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $651,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,575,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,475,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,135,000
    General Revenue - Other: $920,000
    Interest Earnings: $484,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $343,000
    Special Assessments: $9,000
    Sale of Property: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $243,000
    Health - Other: $40,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,946,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $567,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,666,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,299,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,553,000
    Other: $839,000
    General Local Government Support: $289,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,988,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,554,000
    Other: $567,000
    Other License: $442,000
    Other Selective Sales: $288,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $14,554,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $71,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 299
  • Number of aged recipients: 22
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 277
  • Number of recipients under 18: 52
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 209
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 38
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 104
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 131
Most common first names in Sanpete County, UT among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John8176.6 years
James6373.4 years
William5578.9 years
George4376.8 years
Mary4381.6 years
Ruth3984.4 years
Charles3575.8 years
Robert3572.2 years
Richard3167.3 years
Joseph3076.5 years
Most common last names in Sanpete County, UT among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Anderson16079.7 years
Christensen14877.8 years
Jensen13379.6 years
Peterson9175.8 years
Hansen8980.1 years
Larsen7180.0 years
Olsen6877.0 years
Sorensen6177.7 years
Johnson5479.2 years
Nielson5479.1 years
Businesses in Sanpete County, UT
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware1Little Caesars Pizza1
AutoZone1MasterBrand Cabinets1
Chevrolet1McDonald's1
Curves1RadioShack1
FedEx5Sears1
Ford1True Value2
H&R Block3U-Haul2
Jones New York1UPS5
La-Z-Boy1Walmart1
Lane Furniture2

Sanpete County on our top lists:

  • #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
  • #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations"