Sevier County, Utah (UT)

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County population in July 2007: 19,702 (36% urban, 64% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,984
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,097

% of renters here:	18%
State:	28%

Land area: 1910 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

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

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Retail trade (14.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 70%
Government: 20%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Sevier County, Utah:

White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
American Indian (2.6%)
Hispanic (2.6%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Other race (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	30.3 years
Utah median age:	27.1 years

Males: 9,384	(49.8%)
Females: 9,458	(50.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,754
County population in 2003: 19,169
Jobs in 2003: 7,672

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Sevier County,UT real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 9,010
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.4%

Average household size:

Sevier County:	3.0 people
Utah:	3.1 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,172 ($35,822 in 1999)

This county:	$43,172
Utah:	$55,109

2007 median house/condo value: $145,391 ($95,700 in 2000)

Sevier County:	$145,391
Utah:	$218,700

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $469 (lower quartile is $375, upper quartile is $604)

This county:	$469
State:	$636

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,096
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $240

Institutionalized population: 342

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 11
Burglaries: 23
Thefts: 117
Auto thefts: 6

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 11
Burglaries: 48
Thefts: 122
Auto thefts: 10

Sevier County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Sevier County Utah:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 86.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 12.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $509 (0.5%)

Sevier County household income distribution in 2007

Sevier County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.8%
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 Sevier 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: Richfield, Salina, Monroe, Aurora, Redmond, Elsinore, Annabella, Glenwood, Sigurd, Koosharem.

Neighboring counties: Beaver County , Emery County , Millard County , Piute County , Sanpete County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Sevier County: Zedds Campground (A), Bowery Group Area Recreation Site (B), Bowery Creek Campground (C), Joe Bush Fisherman Parking (D), Redview Forest Service Station (E), Redview Guard Station (F), Pelican Point Campground (G), Desert View Area (H), Pelican Overlook (I), Mackinaw Campground (J), Musinea Administrative Site (K), Fish Lake Ranger Station (L), Fish Lake Lodge (M), Pavant Ranger Station (N), Tasha Recreation Site (O), Rockwood Ranger Station (P), Doctor Creek Campground (Q), Doctor Creek Group Area (R), Doctor Creek Recreation Residences (S), Meadow Gulch Administrative Site (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Salina City Cemetery (1), Pioneer Cemetery (2), Annabella Cemetery (3), Koosharem Cemetery (4), Sevier Cemetery (5), Glenwood Cemetery (6), Venice Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Acord Lakes (A), Fish Lake (B), Sargent Lake (C), Hepplers Ponds (D), Floating Island Lake (E), Mud Lake (F), Meeks Lake (G), Louise, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Abes Creek (A), Oak Flat Creek (B), Lost Creek (C), Jump Creek (D), Maple Creek (E), Anderson Creek (F), Jorgenson Creek (G), Joe Lott Creek (H), Peterson Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sevier County include: Twin Creek Picnic Area (1), Fremont Indian State Park (2), Sand Ledges Recreation Area (3), Salina Creek RV and Camp (4), Bowery Haven Resort (5), Koosharem Reservoir Recreation Site (6), Willow Creek Wildlife Management Area (7), Sevier River Bend Recreation Site (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.4%
Utah:	2.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 661
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: 15.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 244 (41% naturalized citizens)

Sevier County:	1.3%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 91 1990 to 1994: 34 1985 to 1989: 37 1980 to 1984: 13 1975 to 1979: 20 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 19 1965 to 1969: 30

Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.2%

Sevier County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,841
One, attached: 47
Two: 122
3 or 4: 120
5 to 9: 76
10 to 19: 49
20 or more: 58
Mobile homes: 680
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in Sevier County with a mortgage: 2,581 (271 second mortgage, 265 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,440

Here:	64.2% with mortgage
State:	75.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Sevier County
Average size of farms: 290 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $92119
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $303.33
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.83%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $61500
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.39%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 96.41%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $73650
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.32%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 29.53
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 8.02%
Corn for grain: 184 harvested acres
Vegetables: 17 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 34 acres

Sevier County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Utah state average. It is 14.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/1970, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Mining (6%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Child care workers (4%)

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

Mexico (41%)
Canada (14%)
El Salvador (9%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Germany (6%)
Honduras (5%)
Guatemala (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Sevier County:

English (30%)
Danish (15%)
United States or American (10%)
German (7%)
Norwegian (4%)
Irish (4%)
Scottish (3%)

Sevier County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,667 (76%)
Carpooled: 989 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 70 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 35 (0%)
Walked: 258 (3%)
Other means: 49 (1%)
Worked at home: 369 (5%)

People in group quarters in Sevier County, Utah

118 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
117 people in nursing homes
92 people in other types of correctional institutions
51 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
15 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
11 people in unknown juvenile institutions
7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,298.

7.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,323 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.56%
Utah average:	8.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.67% relocated from other counties in Utah ($19,961 average AGI)
2.89% relocated from other states ($15,364 average AGI)
Sevier County: 2.89%
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	1.03% ($31,417 average AGI)
from Washington County, UT	0.71% ($39,854)
from Clark County, NV	0.67% ($43,769)
from Utah County, UT	0.67% ($28,923)
from Sanpete County, UT	0.50% ($31,276)
from Iron County, UT	0.45% ($24,577)
from Piute County, UT	0.17% ($24,900)

7.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,249 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.53%
Utah average:	7.46%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.62% relocated to other counties in Utah ($20,071 average AGI)
1.91% relocated to other states ($7,178 average AGI)
Sevier County: 1.91%
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 Washington County, UT	1.03% ($27,083 average AGI)
to Salt Lake County, UT	0.98% ($27,474)
to Utah County, UT	0.96% ($25,714)
to Iron County, UT	0.62% ($25,000)
to Sanpete County, UT	0.53% ($27,000)
to Clark County, NV	0.34% ($31,550)
to Davis County, UT	0.19% ($24,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.7

Births per 1000 population in Sevier County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Sevier County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Sevier County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,863 (2,516 aged, 347 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.14
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5679.770
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 138.780
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 35461.32

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1645.520
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 985.250

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 54.19
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 103.170

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10.32

Household type by relationship

Households: 18,412

In family households: 17,135 (4,336 male householders, 624 female householders)
4,414 spouses, 7,039 children (6,359 natural, 247 adopted, 433 stepchildren), 281 grandchildren, 65 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 129 other relatives, 196 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,277 (543 male householders (477 living alone)), 601 female householders (587 living alone)), 133 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 430 (348 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,930 2-persons, 877 3-persons, 878 4-persons, 624 5-persons, 466 6-persons, 185 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,064 1-person, 50 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

95.5% of residents of Sevier County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $99,063,000 ($5092 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,650,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $43,955,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,388,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,342,000
Federal grants: $19,020,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,627,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,731,000 ($904,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,497,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,631,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,360,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,778

Here:	92 per 1000 residents
State:	103 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 868

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	28 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +60

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -394

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Sevier County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.64 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 289
1995 to 1998: 616
1990 to 1994: 300
1980 to 1989: 883
1970 to 1979: 1,793
1960 to 1969: 399
1950 to 1959: 553
1940 to 1949: 550
1939 or earlier: 1,633

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sevier County, Utah:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 46 3 rooms: 111 4 rooms: 375 5 rooms: 790 6 rooms: 844 7 rooms: 839 8 rooms: 795 9+ rooms: 1,175

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sevier County, Utah:
	1 room: 23 2 rooms: 98 3 rooms: 97 4 rooms: 317 5 rooms: 203 6 rooms: 145 7 rooms: 99 8 rooms: 41 9+ rooms: 74

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sevier County:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 154 2 bedrooms: 901 3 bedrooms: 1,776 4 bedrooms: 1,358 5+ bedrooms: 782

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sevier County:
	no bedroom: 40 1 bedroom: 181 2 bedrooms: 445 3 bedrooms: 267 4 bedrooms: 107 5+ bedrooms: 57

Cars and other vehicles available in Sevier County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 128 1 vehicle: 936 2 vehicles: 2,124 3 vehicles: 1,271 4 vehicles: 365 5+ vehicles: 160

Cars and other vehicles available in Sevier County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 125 1 vehicle: 484 2 vehicles: 349 3 vehicles: 103 4 vehicles: 18 5+ vehicles: 18

59% of Sevier County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Utah.

Sevier County:	59.4%
State average:	51.0%

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

This state: 14672
Northeast: 213
Midwest: 533
South: 453
West: 2632

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (75%) Electricity (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Coal or coke (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (17%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Coal or coke (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37

Here:	1.3%
Utah:	4.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 103

Here:	6.1%
Utah:	3.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 39

Here:	6.7%
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.)

Sevier County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,177,000
Charges - All Other: $4,285,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $375,000
Health - Other: $102,000
Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $4,209,000
Police Protection: $2,828,000

Regular Highways: $2,603,000

Corrections - Other: $1,908,000

Financial Administration: $1,454,000

General - Other: $977,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $541,000

Central Staff Services: $326,000

Parks & Recreation: $292,000

Fire Protection: $191,000

General Public Buildings: $114,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,675,000
General Support: $931,000
General - Interest on Debt: $538,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $14,198,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $270,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $7,477,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $5,957,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,034,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $625,000
Interest Earnings: $175,000

Rents: $23,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,768,000
Police Protection: $344,000

Regular Highways: $176,000

Judicial: $15,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,718,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $27,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,436,000
Highways: $2,649,000
Tax - Property: $3,197,000
Total General Sales: $897,000

Other Selective Sales: $359,000

NEC: $144,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,531,000

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)