Iron County vs. Washington County

Iron County (UT)Washington County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)52,775171,700
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.3%24.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)46,163138,115
Population, Census, April 1, 201046,163138,115
Persons under 5 years, percent7.8%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent29.0%26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.7%21.5%
Female persons, percent50.0%50.5%
White alone, percent93.4%93.3%
Black or African American alone, percent0.7%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.4%1.7%
Asian alone, percent0.9%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.9%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.8%10.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.9%84.2%
Veterans, 2014-20182,66410,789
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.4%5.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)21,59371,363
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.3%69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$201,400$262,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,219$1,421
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$322$373
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$778$1,000
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.8%13.7%
Building permits, 20184992,889
Households, 2014-201816,20454,702
Persons per household, 2014-20183.032.90
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.8%83.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.8%9.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.0%92.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.6%84.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.8%92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.1%27.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.7%7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.7%13.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.1%55.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.5%49.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)64,345282,277
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)130,930830,784
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)656,449415,267
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)246,0071,514,691
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)567,8041,900,834
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,146$13,126
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.117.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$46,809$56,877
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$20,861$26,601
Persons in poverty, percent14.4%9.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,4325,076
Total employment, 201713,41850,267
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)424,3211,779,903
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20178.2%2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,87814,564
All firms, 20124,26015,167
Men-owned firms, 20122,0707,910
Women-owned firms, 20121,0354,106
Minority-owned firms, 2012250692
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,79113,931
Veteran-owned firms, 20124601,272
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,42712,834
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%0.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200720.5%21.3%
Population per square mile, 201014.056.9
Land area in square miles, 20103,296.682,426.36

Source: United States Census Bureau

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