Beaver County vs. Iron County

	Beaver County (UT)	Iron County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,580	52,775
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.7%	14.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,629	46,163
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,629	46,163
Persons under 5 years, percent	8.7%	7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	32.2%	29.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	12.7%
Female persons, percent	48.9%	50.0%
White alone, percent	94.1%	93.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.3%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.3%	2.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.7%	8.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.5%	85.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	338	2,664
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.2%	4.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,046	21,593
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.0%	64.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$161,700	$201,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,068	$1,219
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$319	$322
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$685	$778
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.6%	27.8%
Building permits, 2018	15	499
Households, 2014-2018	2,277	16,204
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.80	3.03
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.0%	80.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.4%	7.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.4%	83.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.3%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.4%	29.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.5%	13.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.0%	61.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.4%	54.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,025	64,345
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	115,544	567,804
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,773	$12,146
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.7	17.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,212	$46,809
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,558	$20,861
Persons in poverty, percent	9.4%	14.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	164	1,432
Total employment, 2017	1,710	13,418
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	54,571	424,321
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.1%	8.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	532	3,878
All firms, 2012	607	4,260
Men-owned firms, 2012	250	2,070
Women-owned firms, 2012	257	1,035
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	569	3,791
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	38	460
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	515	3,427
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	20.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	2.6	14.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,589.88	3,296.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Beaver county (UT) and Iron county (UT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.