Iron County, UT

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US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

29.9

1.36% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

28,405

4.24% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Iron County, UT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Iron County, UT are Southern Utah University (4,766 degrees awarded in 2023), Southwest Technical College (453 degrees), and Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City (42 degrees).

Iron County, UT borders Lincoln County, NV, Beaver County, UT, Garfield County, UT, Kane County, UT, and Washington County, UT.

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Economy

The economy of Iron County, UT employs 28.4k people. The largest industries in Iron County, UT are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,159 people), Retail Trade (3,380 people), and Educational Services (3,202 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,534), Utilities ($51,250), and Finance & Insurance ($50,287).

Employment

Occupations

28.4k

2023 Value

± 1,390

4.24%

1 Year growth

± 6.68%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Iron County, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,290 people), Management Occupations (2,885 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,405 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Iron County, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

28.4k

2023 Value

± 1,390

4.24%

1 Year growth

± 6.68%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Iron County, UT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,159 people), Retail Trade (3,380 people), and Educational Services (3,202 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Iron County, UT, though some of these residents may live in Iron County, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,611), Public Administration ($58,348), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,139).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($41,637), Public Administration ($40,681), and Construction ($37,528).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.7M people employed in Utah. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 7.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Utah.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

238
Construction
157
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
130
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$111k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$107k
Manufacturing
$101k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing the state of Utah. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

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Mike Lee

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

John Curtis

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing Utah.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Utah over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Utah

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Utah have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Iron County, UT awarded 5,261 degrees. The student population of Iron County, UT in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Iron County, UT are White (4,062 and 80.3%), followed by Unknown (363 and 7.18%), Hispanic or Latino (320 and 6.33%), and Black or African American (89 and 1.76%).

The largest universities in Iron County, UT by number of degrees awarded are Southern Utah University (4,766 and 90.6%), Southwest Technical College (453 and 8.61%), and Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City (42 and 0.798%).

The most popular majors in Iron County, UT are General Studies (2,472 and 47%), General Business Administration & Management (273 and 5.19%), and Accounting (178 and 3.38%).

The median tuition cost in Iron County, UT for a public four year colleges is $6,006 for in-state students and $19,822 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Iron County, UT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 80.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 15,746 (42.4% men and 57.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 15,746 students enrolled in Iron County, UT, 42.4% men and 57.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 11,634 records, of which 58.8% were women and 41.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
1,664 degrees awarded
Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew
24 degrees awarded
Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology
12 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Iron County, UT was General Studies with 1,664 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Iron County, UT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Southern Utah University
4,766 degrees awarded
Southwest Technical College
453 degrees awarded
Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City
42 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southern Utah University with 4,766 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 2,203 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Iron County, UT, which is 0.72 times less than the 3,058 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,062 degrees mean that there were 11.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 363 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($6,006) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($764) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($800) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Iron County, UT colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Iron County, UT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Iron County, UT is from Iron County, UT.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Iron County, UT across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Iron County, UT have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 1.67% of the workforce in Iron County, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Iron County, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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The following chart displays the households in Iron County, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Iron County, UT have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Iron County, UT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Iron County, UT has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Iron County, UT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Iron County, UT.

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