Hurricane, UT

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2024 Population
22,771
US Senator
Mike Lee
Republican Party
US Senator
John Curtis
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42.7
3.89% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
9.04%
18% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$75,016
11.3% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$456,000
10.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
9,707
5.26% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Hurricane, 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.

98.3% of the residents in Hurricane, UT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Hurricane, UT was $456,000, and the homeownership rate was 74.7%.

Most people in Hurricane, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Hurricane, UT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Hurricane, UT is home to a population of 22.8k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.47% of Hurricane, UT residents were born outside of the country (1.02k people).

In 2024, there were 19.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.9k people) in Hurricane, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 975 Other (Hispanic) and 573 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%
2024 Citizenship
98.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Hurricane, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hurricane, UT was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hurricane, UT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    18.9k ± 706
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    975 ± 379
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    573 ± 237
10.2%
Hispanic Population
2.31k people

In 2024, there were 19.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.9k people) in Hurricane, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 975 Other (Hispanic) and 573 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.2% of the people in Hurricane, UT are hispanic (2.31k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hurricane, UT as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Utah.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    101,934 ± 7,718 people
  2. Venezuela
    11,533 ± 2,632 people
  3. India
    9,236 ± 2,356 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 101,934 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 11,533 and India with 9,236.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.47%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.02k people
4.53%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
982 people

As of 2024, 4.47% of Hurricane, UT residents (1.02k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hurricane, UT was 4.53%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,105 ± 304
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    290 ± 140
  3. Korea
    130 ± 96

Hurricane, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.81 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hurricane, UT.

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Economy

The economy of Hurricane, UT employs 9.71k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hurricane, UT were Retail Trade (1,468 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,213 people), and Construction (1,142 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($126,188), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,696), and Public Administration ($60,905).

Employment

Occupations

9.71k
2024 Value
± 914
5.26%
1 Year growth
± 12.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hurricane, UT grew at a rate of 5.26%, from 9.22k employees to 9.71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hurricane, UT, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,180 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,028 people), and Management Occupations (936 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hurricane, UT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

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

9.71k
2024 Value
± 914
5.26%
1 Year growth
± 12.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hurricane, UT grew at a rate of 5.26%, from 9.22k employees to 9.71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hurricane, UT, are Retail Trade (1,468 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,213 people), and Construction (1,142 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hurricane, UT, though some of these residents may live in Hurricane, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,225
Median earning men ± $7,839
$27,800
Median earning women ± $6,057

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,810), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,000), and Public Administration ($61,502).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($57,675), Wholesale Trade ($48,782), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,288).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.
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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Hurricane, UT. Showing the available data for Utah.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (37.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (1.14%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Utah for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.
Mike Lee
Senator from Utah3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
John Curtis
Senator from Utah1
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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hurricane, UT was $456,000 in 2024, which is 1.37 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $411,400 to $456,000, a 10.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Hurricane, UT is 74.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hurricane, UT have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hurricane, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$456,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$24,834
$6,295
Median Property Taxes
±$711

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hurricane, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hurricane, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

74.7%
Homeownership
2024
72%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.7% of the housing units in Hurricane, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hurricane, UT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$75,016
Median Household Income
± $7,182
8.43k
Number of Households
± 862

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.43k households in Hurricane, UT grew to $75,016 from the previous year's value of $67,424.

The following chart displays the households in Hurricane, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hurricane, UT is from Utah.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Utah
0.478
2022 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2023, the income inequality in Utah was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.584% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Utah across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.6%)
  3. Carpooled (10.3%)

In 2024, 73.1% of workers in Hurricane, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.6%) and those who carpooled to work (10.3%).

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.

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Commute Time

22.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hurricane, UT have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.51% of the workforce in Hurricane, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hurricane, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hurricane, UT have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.04% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hurricane, UT (2.01k out of 22.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hurricane, UT is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

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Health

90.3% of the population of Hurricane, UT has health coverage, with 34.8% on employee plans, 11.2% on Medicaid, 19.9% on Medicare, 21.2% on non-group plans, and 3.26% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Utah see 1,785 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,785 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1441 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 248 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 17.2% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

9.66%
Uninsured
34.8%
Employer Coverage
11.2%
Medicaid
19.9%
Medicare
21.2%
Non-Group
3.26%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hurricane, UT declined by 13.9% from 11.2% to 9.66%.

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

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