Iron County, UT

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2024 Population

62,252

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

30.2

1% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.8%

1.38% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$66,247

1.1% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$379,000

10.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

29,052

2.28% 1-year growth

About

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.

97.8% of the residents in Iron County, UT are U.S. citizens.

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).

In 2024, the median property value in Iron County, UT was $379,000, and the homeownership rate was 68.3%.

Most people in Iron County, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Iron County, UT was 2 cars per household.

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

United States Utah Cedar City, UT

Population & Diversity

Iron County, UT is home to a population of 62.3k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.35% of Iron County, UT residents were born outside of the country (2.71k people).

In 2024, there were 21.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (51.7k people) in Iron County, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.39k White (Hispanic) and 2.19k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2024 Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Iron County, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Iron County, UT was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Iron County, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Iron County, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
51.7k ± 285
White (Hispanic)
2.39k ± 562
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.19k ± 468

10.5%

Hispanic Population

6.53k people

10.5% of the people in Iron County, UT are hispanic (6.53k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
101,934 ± 7,718 people
Venezuela
11,533 ± 2,632 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

4.35%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.71k people

3.81%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.3k people

As of 2024, 4.35% of Iron County, UT residents (2.71k 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 Iron County, UT was 3.81%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Iron County, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
898 ± 231
Vietnam
749 ± 178
Gulf War (1990s)
306 ± 108

Iron County, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Iron County, UT employs 29.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Iron County, UT were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,168 people), Educational Services (3,945 people), and Retail Trade (3,585 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,226), Utilities ($55,909), and Finance & Insurance ($52,206).

Employment

Occupations

29.1k

2024 Value

± 1,333

2.28%

1 Year growth

± 6.56%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Iron County, UT grew at a rate of 2.28%, from 28.4k employees to 29.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Iron County, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,164 people), Management Occupations (2,883 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,570 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Iron County, UT.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

29.1k

2024 Value

± 1,333

2.28%

1 Year growth

± 6.56%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Iron County, UT grew at a rate of 2.28%, from 28.4k employees to 29.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Iron County, UT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,168 people), Educational Services (3,945 people), and Retail Trade (3,585 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

$42,688

Median earning men ± $2,360

$23,538

Median earning women ± $2,194

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($63,026), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,071), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,459).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($43,056), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($38,409), and Information ($38,214).

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.

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.

The visualization shows the 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

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Iron County, UT. Showing the available data for Utah.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (37.8%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Iron County, UT awarded 5,261 degrees. The student population of Iron County, UT in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 6,671 male students and 9,075 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Iron County, UT are White (4,062 and 80.3%), 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 Associates Degree recipients in Iron County, UT was General Studies with 1,664 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Iron County, UT was $379,000 in 2024, which is 1.14 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $342,900 to $379,000, a 10.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Iron County, UT is 68.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Iron County, UT have an average commute time of 16.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Iron County, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Iron County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.8%.

Housing

Property

$379,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,731

$13,763

Median Property Taxes

±$793

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 Iron County, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

68.3%

Homeownership

2024

71.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.3% of the housing units in Iron County, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.4%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,247

Median Household Income

± $4,058

20.2k

Number of Households

± 1,059

In 2024, the median household income of the 20.2k households in Iron County, UT grew to $66,247 from the previous year's value of $65,527.

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 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72.8%)
Worked At Home (11.4%)
Carpooled (11.3%)

In 2024, 72.8% of workers in Iron County, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.4%) and those who carpooled to work (11.3%).

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.

Commute Time

16.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Iron County, UT have a shorter commute time (16.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.62% 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

2 cars

Average Number

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 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Iron County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

13.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Iron County, UT (8.48k out of 61.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 13.8% of the children was living in poverty in Iron County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 278 in Iron County, UT. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 99.5 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

89.7% of the population of Iron County, UT has health coverage, with 45.4% on employee plans, 12% on Medicaid, 10.3% on Medicare, 20.3% on non-group plans, and 1.72% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iron County, UT see 3,026 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,026 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2230 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 328 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,026 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Iron County, UT

Primary care physicians in Iron County, UT see an average of 3,026 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,026 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Iron County, UT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.3% under 18 years, 26.6% between 18 and 34 years, 30.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.3%

Uninsured

45.4%

Employer Coverage

12%

Medicaid

10.3%

Medicare

20.3%

Non-Group

1.72%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Iron County, UT grew by 10.6% from 9.31% to 10.3%.

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.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 51.9 in Iron County, UT.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 33.3% in Iron County, UT.

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