Washington County, Utah (UT)

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• • 143,53783.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 18,45110.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,9051.7%Two or more races
  • 2,0571.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1,4180.8%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1,3890.8%Asian alone
  • 1,0740.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4830.3%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $391,460

Here:	$391,460
State:	$390,850

Townhouses or other attached units: $235,595

Here:	$235,595
State:	$322,459

In 2-unit structures: $227,173

Here:	$227,173
State:	$490,515

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $194,695

Here:	$194,695
State:	$238,384

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $241,005

Here:	$241,005
State:	$286,274

Mobile homes: $78,021

Here:	$78,021
State:	$66,700

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $49,677

Here:	$49,677
State:	$120,377

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,656 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,700 (0.5%)

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, Dammeron Valley.

2018 air pollution in Washington County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.037 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 5.7 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Barber County, Kansas , Butler County, Kansas , Las Animas County, Colorado , San Francisco County, California , Isle of Wight County, Virginia , Pulaski County, Virginia , Perry County, Kentucky , Shannon County, Missouri .

Current college students: 5,019
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 10,720 (39.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,1772010 or later
• 2,3662000 to 2009
• 1,6971990 to 1999
• 7491980 to 1989
• 4091970 to 1979
• 940Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.2 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 55,429
• One, attached: 3,903
• Two: 952
• 3 or 4: 2,246
• 5 to 9: 2,128
• 10 to 19: 3,014
• 20 to 49: 1,079
• 50 or more: 699
• Mobile homes: 4,685

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 27,702 (408 second mortgage, 3,234 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,814

Religion statistics for Washington County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Washington County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Utah Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4525, Natural disaster type: Other
• Utah Severe Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: September 11, 2012 to September 12, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4088: November 03, 2012, FEMA Id: 4088, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Utah Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 20, 2010 to December 24, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1955: February 11, 2011, FEMA Id: 1955, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Utah Mill Flat Fire, Incident Period: July 25, 2009, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 2831, Natural disaster type: Fire
• 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 Blue Springs Fire, Incident Period: June 27, 2005 to July 01, 2005, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 27, 2005, FEMA Id: 2564, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Utah Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 08, 2005 to January 12, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1576: February 01, 2005, FEMA Id: 1576, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Utah Brookside Fire, Incident Period: June 16, 2004, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 16, 2004, FEMA Id: 2521, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Utah DIKE FAILURE, FLASH FLOODING, Incident Period: January 01, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-820: January 31, 1989, FEMA Id: 820, Natural disaster type: Flash Flood
• Utah Drought, Incident Period: January 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3024: January 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3024, Natural disaster type: Drought

9.17% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($66,389 average adjusted gross income)

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,563 average AGI)

Washington County:	0.18%
Utah average:	0.06%

3.63% relocated from other counties in Utah ($23,746 average AGI)
5.36% relocated from other states ($41,080 average AGI)

Washington County:	5.36%
Utah average:	3.44%

from Salt Lake County, UT	1.19% ($66,333 average AGI)
from Clark County, NV	0.68% ($61,593)
from Utah County, UT	0.65% ($67,064)
from Iron County, UT	0.41% ($42,853)
from Davis County, UT	0.40% ($78,802)
from Mohave County, AZ	0.21% ($33,514)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.20% ($83,369)

6.79% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,569 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.11% relocated to other counties in Utah ($17,822 average AGI)
3.68% relocated to other states ($23,747 average AGI)

Washington County:	3.68%
Utah average:	3.02%

to Salt Lake County, UT	1.01% ($35,509 average AGI)
to Utah County, UT	0.64% ($45,100)
to Clark County, NV	0.63% ($45,867)
to Iron County, UT	0.43% ($35,335)
to Davis County, UT	0.24% ($42,178)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.17% ($51,163)
to Weber County, UT	0.13% ($32,269)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 20.3
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Washington County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 32,918 (4,443 living alone), Female householders: 30,226 (7,457 living alone)

• 39,839 spouses (39,839 opposite-sex spouses), 2,989 unmarried partners, (2,819 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 53,224 children (48,801 natural, 1,930 adopted, 2,493 stepchildren), 2,227 grandchildren, 1,512 brothers or sisters, 3,251 parents, 0 foster children, 3,309 other relatives, 6,202 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,859

Size of family households: 23,549 2-persons, 5,922 3-persons, 9,006 4-persons, 4,199 5-persons, 2,636 6-persons, 2,166 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,900 1-person, 2,711 2-persons, 761 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 182 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

34,437 married couples with children.
6,676 single-parent households (1,454 men, 5,222 women).

90.3% of residents of Washington speak English at home.
7.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $476,665,000 ($4,336 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

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

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)

• Year house built in Washington County, Utah
• 8,8502014 or later
• 5,4422010 to 2013
• 20,8532000 to 2009
• 17,5331990 to 1999
• 13,6381980 to 1989
• 5,2421970 to 1979
• 1,1751960 to 1969
• 8771950 to 1959
• 1921940 to 1949
• 3331939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Washington County, Utah

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington County, Utah
• 1561 room
• 762 rooms
• 1,4823 rooms
• 4,9944 rooms
• 9,3335 rooms
• 7,6596 rooms
• 6,6917 rooms
• 5,0258 rooms
• 10,1009+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County, Utah
• 3131 room
• 1,2612 rooms
• 1,9713 rooms
• 4,8424 rooms
• 5,6945 rooms
• 1,5896 rooms
• 7617 rooms
• 3598 rooms
• 8389+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Washington County, Utah

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington County, Utah
• 156no bedroom
• 5571 bedroom
• 6,1242 bedrooms
• 18,7933 bedrooms
• 11,9914 bedrooms
• 7,8955+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County, Utah
• 445no bedroom
• 3,3771 bedroom
• 3,7142 bedrooms
• 8,2623 bedrooms
• 1,3124 bedrooms
• 5185+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County, Utah in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 840no vehicle
• 9,1301 vehicle
• 20,9882 vehicles
• 8,7793 vehicles
• 3,6674 vehicles
• 2,1125+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County in renter-occupied apartments
• 657no vehicle
• 6,3881 vehicle
• 7,7442 vehicles
• 2,2223 vehicles
• 4354 vehicles
• 1825+ vehicles

84.7% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Utah.

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

• This state: 96,660
• Other state: 68,948
• Northeast: 3,557
• Midwest: 11,346
• South: 8,822
• West: 45,223

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 851
• Number of aged recipients: 67
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 784
• Number of recipients under 18: 216
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 523
• Number of recipients older than 64: 112
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 276
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 389

Washington County on our top lists:

• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"