La Verkin, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

4,476

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

31.3

0.643% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

23.5%

7.61% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$68,269

8.26% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$393,300

Population & Diversity

La Verkin, UT is home to a population of 4.48k people, from which 97.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.3% of La Verkin, UT residents were born outside of the country (103 people).

In 2024, there were 8.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.45k people) in La Verkin, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 425 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) and 166 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of La Verkin, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in La Verkin, UT was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in La Verkin, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.45k ± 239
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic)
425 ± 284
White (Hispanic)
166 ± 157

8.62%

Hispanic Population

386 people

8.62% of the people in La Verkin, UT are hispanic (386 people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
104,058 ± 7,797 people
Venezuela
13,264 ± 2,822 people
Peru
9,271 ± 2,361 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 104,058 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 13,264 and Peru with 9,271.

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

103 people

2.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

93 people

As of 2024, 2.3% of La Verkin, UT residents (103 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 La Verkin, UT was 2.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
135 ± 69
Gulf War (2001-)
23 ± 36
World War II
7 ± 13

La Verkin, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.87 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of La Verkin, UT employs 1.96k people. In 2024, the largest industries in La Verkin, UT were Accommodation & Food Services (354 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (313 people), and Retail Trade (269 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($59,643), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,875), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,678).

Employment

Occupations

1.96k

2024 Value

± 341

0.205%

1 Year growth

± 24.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Verkin, UT grew at a rate of 0.205%, from 1.95k employees to 1.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Verkin, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (336 people), Sales & Related Occupations (248 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (241 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Verkin, 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

1.96k

2024 Value

± 341

0.205%

1 Year growth

± 24.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Verkin, UT grew at a rate of 0.205%, from 1.95k employees to 1.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Verkin, UT, are Accommodation & Food Services (354 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (313 people), and Retail Trade (269 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Verkin, UT, though some of these residents may live in La Verkin, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,415

Median earning men ± $7,857

$31,624

Median earning women ± $2,333

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($61,071), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,094), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,204).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($63,125), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($39,236), and Retail Trade ($35,692).

Housing & Living

The median property value in La Verkin, UT was $393,300 in 2024, which is 1.18 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $366,500 to $393,300, a 7.31% increase. The homeownership rate in La Verkin, UT is 76.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in La Verkin, UT have an average commute time of 28.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in La Verkin, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$393,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$35,848

$1,016

Median Property Taxes

±$203

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 La Verkin, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Rent vs Own

76.2%

Homeownership

2024

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.2% of the housing units in La Verkin, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in La Verkin, 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.

$68,269

Median Household Income

± $19,916

1.33k

Number of Households

± 263

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.33k households in La Verkin, UT grew to $68,269 from the previous year's value of $63,061.

The following chart displays the households in La Verkin, 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 La Verkin, UT is from Utah.

0.472

2024 Wage GINI in Utah

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (85%)
Worked At Home (6.77%)
Carpooled (4.22%)

In 2024, 85% of workers in La Verkin, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.77%) and those who carpooled to work (4.22%).

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

28.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Verkin, UT have a longer commute time (28.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.75% of the workforce in La Verkin, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Verkin, UT (1.04k out of 4.45k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Verkin, UT is White, followed by Pacific Islander 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

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

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

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