Iron County vs. Garfield County

Iron County (UT)Garfield County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)52,7755,080
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.3%-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)46,1635,172
Population, Census, April 1, 201046,1635,172
Persons under 5 years, percent7.8%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent29.0%23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.7%23.1%
Female persons, percent50.0%47.9%
White alone, percent93.4%93.3%
Black or African American alone, percent0.7%0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.4%2.7%
Asian alone, percent0.9%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.8%6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.9%88.1%
Veterans, 2014-20182,664389
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.4%3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)21,5933,915
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.3%78.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$201,400$179,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,219$1,108
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$322$307
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$778$755
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.8%5.3%
Building permits, 20184993
Households, 2014-201816,2041,741
Persons per household, 2014-20183.032.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.8%90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.8%10.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.0%90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.6%78.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.8%92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.1%24.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.7%7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.7%16.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.1%58.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.5%53.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)64,34562,859
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)656,4492,142
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)567,80429,909
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,146$5,870
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.113.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$46,809$52,337
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$20,861$24,055
Persons in poverty, percent14.4%11.2%
Total employer establishments, 20171,432170
Total employment, 201713,4181,368
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)424,32149,704
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20178.2%-4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,878491
All firms, 20124,260575
Men-owned firms, 20122,070235
Women-owned firms, 20121,035171
Minority-owned firms, 201225042
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,791521
Veteran-owned firms, 201246026
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,427514
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200720.5%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201014.01.0
Land area in square miles, 20103,296.685,175.12

Source: United States Census Bureau

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