Washington County, Utah (UT)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	28%

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Races in Washington County, Utah:

Median resident age:	31.0 years
Utah median age:	27.1 years

Males: 44,561	(49.3%)
Females: 45,793	(50.7%)

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Washington County:	3.0 people
Utah:	3.1 people

This county:	$46,822
Utah:	$55,109

This county:	$786
State:	$636

Washington County:	$248,700
Utah:	$218,700

Detached houses: $322,694

Here:	$322,694
State:	$285,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $176,226

Here:	$176,226
State:	$215,003

In 2-unit structures: $180,199

Here:	$180,199
State:	$240,721

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $148,214

Here:	$148,214
State:	$172,685

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $166,577

Here:	$166,577
State:	$161,698

Mobile homes: $59,275

Here:	$59,275
State:	$47,459

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $46,061

Here:	$46,061
State:	$47,793

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 38
• Burglaries: 154
• Thefts: 313
• Auto thefts: 64

Washington County:	7.1%
Utah:	9.7%

This county:	11.2%
Whole state:	9.4%

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	3.9%

Area name: St. George, UT MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $529 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $913 a month.

Cities in this county include: St. George, Hurricane, Washington, Santa Clara, Ivins, La Verkin, Hildale, Enterprise, Toquerville, Leeds.

2005 air pollution in Washington County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.117 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.091 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Mohave County, Arizona , Lincoln County, Nevada , Iron County , Kane County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Washington County: Red Cliffs Campground (A), Blue Springs Campground (B), Lava Point Campground (C), Lower Pines Campground (D), Rencher Ranch (E), Juniper Park Campground (F), Honeycomb Rock Campground (G), Holts Cabin (H), Holt Historical Site (I), Upper Pines Campground (J), Diamond Valley Ranch (K), Enterprise Reservoir Campground (L), Rock Hole Corral (M), Utah Hill Summit (N), Lewis Ranch (O), Big Mountain Electronic Site (P), Cottonwood Guard Station (Q), Herd House (R), Oak Grove Campground (S), Hebron Historical Site (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Washington County include: Grace Baptist Church (A), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Leeds Cemetery (1), Pintura Cemetery (2), Pinto Cemetery (3), Hebron Cemetery (4), New Harmony Cemetery (5), Pine Valley Cemetery (6), Holt Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Dry Lake (A), Second Water (B), First Water (C), Bench Lake (D), Big Water (E), Red Pond (F), Further Water (G), Emerald Pools (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kanarra Creek (A), Lost Creek (B), Pig Creek (C), Pilot Creek (D), Pine Creek (E), Pinto Creek (F), Racer Canyon Creek (G), Rattlesnake Creek (H), Horse Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Washington County include: Baker Reservoir Recreation Area (1), Zion National Park (2), Mountain Meadow (3), Oak Grove Recreation Area (4), Snow Canyon State Park (5), Pine Park (6), Fort Harmony Monument (7), Pine Valley Recreation Area (8), Jacob Hamblin Home Historical Site (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.7%
Utah:	5.2%

Current college students: 5,019
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,714 (38% naturalized citizens)

Washington County:	4.1%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 23,632
• One, attached: 3,601
• Two: 748
• 3 or 4: 1,146
• 5 to 9: 1,048
• 10 to 19: 936
• 20 or more: 919
• Mobile homes: 3,966
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 482

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 11,888 (1,455 second mortgage, 1,353 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,072

Here:	66.2% with mortgage
State:	75.8% with mortgage

Washington County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Utah state average. It is 36.9 times below overall U.S. average.

Washington County-area historical earthquake activity is near Utah state average. It is 78% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1992 at 10:26:20, a magnitude 5.9 (5.7 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.9 ML, Depth: 9.3 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 9.3 miles away from Washington County center
On 8/4/1992 at 13:37:27, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 3.9 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.4 miles away from the county center
On 5/16/2004 at 01:29:39, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML) earthquake occurred 74.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/20/2006 at 04:16:25, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 65.1 miles away from Washington County center
On 1/2/1998 at 07:28:29, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/30/2008 at 22:49:58, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 ML, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 46.9 miles away from Washington County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 26,580 (76%) Carpooled: 5,371 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 22 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Ferryboat: 4 (0%) Taxi: 16 (0%) Motorcycle: 137 (0%) Bicycle: 158 (0%) Walked: 829 (2%) Other means: 183 (1%) Worked at home: 1,747 (5%)

12.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.83%
Utah average:	8.03%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($343 average AGI)

Washington County:	0.07%
Utah average:	0.17%

5.08% relocated from other counties in Utah ($15,096 average AGI)
7.68% relocated from other states ($29,745 average AGI)

Washington County:	7.68%
Utah average:	3.99%

from Salt Lake County, UT	1.55% ($40,255 average AGI)
from Clark County, NV	1.30% ($50,610)
from Utah County, UT	0.85% ($40,952)
from Iron County, UT	0.65% ($30,735)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.53% ($49,168)
from Davis County, UT	0.40% ($48,453)
from Riverside County, CA	0.29% ($48,130)

8.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,030 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.44%
Utah average:	7.46%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($226 average AGI)

Washington County:	0.05%
Utah average:	0.08%

4.03% relocated to other counties in Utah ($15,974 average AGI)
4.36% relocated to other states ($19,830 average AGI)

Washington County:	4.36%
Utah average:	3.49%

to Salt Lake County, UT	1.18% ($32,734 average AGI)
to Utah County, UT	0.77% ($39,190)
to Clark County, NV	0.74% ($41,295)
to Iron County, UT	0.66% ($28,878)
to Davis County, UT	0.27% ($33,138)
to Mohave County, AZ	0.23% ($24,544)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.21% ($43,919)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 19.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 16,219 (14,795 aged, 1,424 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 80,894 (20,177 male householders, 3,462 female householders)

  20,867 spouses, 31,924 children (29,137 natural, 1,009 adopted, 1,778 stepchildren), 976 grandchildren, 484 brothers or sisters, 348 parents, 1,245 other relatives, 1,411 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,104 (2,641 male householders (2,016 living alone)), 3,690 female householders (3,223 living alone)), 1,773 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,356 (728 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,530 2-persons, 4,051 3-persons, 3,637 4-persons, 2,469 5-persons, 1,678 6-persons, 1,274 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,239 1-person, 736 2-persons, 163 3-persons, 95 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

92.4% of residents of Washington County speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $476,665,000 ($4336 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $74,358,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $275,637,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $71,829,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $545,000
Federal grants: $42,186,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,871,000 ($135,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $81,597,000 ($57,258,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,005,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $103,858,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,553,000

Here:	88 per 1000 residents
State:	103 per 1000 residents

Here:	33 per 1000 residents
State:	28 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+181 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 35.34 millions of gallons per day (62% from ground, 38% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	7.0

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

43% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Utah.

Washington County:	43.2%
State average:	51.0%

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

• This state: 53130
• Northeast: 2160
• Midwest: 5692
• South: 3444
• West: 21657

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,000

Here:	6.1%
Utah:	4.2%

Here:	3.0%
Utah:	3.9%

Here:	7.9%
Utah:	27.4%

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