Jensen, UT

Census Place

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2024 Population
258
US Senator
Mike Lee
Republican Party
US Senator
John Curtis
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
48.1
0.825% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
39.9%
76.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$2,499
2023 Median Property Value
$178,500
15.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
163
9.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Jensen, 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.

100% of the residents in Jensen, UT are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Jensen, UT was $178,500, and the homeownership rate was 81.7%.

Most people in Jensen, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Jensen, UT was 3 cars per household.

United StatesUtahUintah County, UTVernal, UTSoutheast Utah & Uintah Basin Region PUMA, UT

Population & Diversity

Jensen, UT is home to a population of 258 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Jensen, UT residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 9.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (208 people) in Jensen, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 22 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 15 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Jensen, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jensen, UT was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jensen, UT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    208 ± 107
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    22 ± 36
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    15 ± 23
5.04%
Hispanic Population
13 people

In 2024, there were 9.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (208 people) in Jensen, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 22 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 15 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.04% of the people in Jensen, UT are hispanic (13 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jensen, 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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Economy

Employment

Occupations

163
2024 Value
± 118
9.4%
1 Year growth
± 93.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jensen, UT grew at a rate of 9.4%, from 149 employees to 163 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jensen, UT, are Management Occupations (48 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (19 people), and Personal Care & Service Occupations (16 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jensen, 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

163
2024 Value
± 118
9.4%
1 Year growth
± 93.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jensen, UT grew at a rate of 9.4%, from 149 employees to 163 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jensen, UT, are Accommodation & Food Services (41 people), Manufacturing (35 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (19 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jensen, UT, though some of these residents may live in Jensen, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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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.

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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 Jensen, 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 Jensen, UT was $178,500 in 2023, which is 0.537 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $154,800 to $178,500, a 15.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Jensen, UT is 81.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jensen, UT have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jensen, UT is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$178,500
Median Property Value 2023
±$87,624
$116
Median Property Taxes
±$85

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 Jensen, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jensen, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor 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.
142
Number of Households
± 94

The following chart displays the households in Jensen, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jensen, 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 (70.6%)
  2. Carpooled (29.4%)

In 2024, 70.6% of workers in Jensen, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (29.4%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

26.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jensen, UT have a longer commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.36% of the workforce in Jensen, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jensen, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jensen, UT have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

39.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jensen, UT (103 out of 258 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jensen, UT is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

70.2% of the population of Jensen, UT has health coverage, with 65.1% on employee plans, 0% on Medicaid, 5.04% on Medicare, 0% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 32.2% were men and 67.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12% under 18 years, 24.8% between 18 and 34 years, 58.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 5.04% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 32.2% were men and 67.8% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

29.8%
Uninsured
65.1%
Employer Coverage
0%
Medicaid
5.04%
Medicare
0%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jensen, UT grew by 31.7% from 22.7% to 29.8%.

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

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