Nephi, UT

Census Place

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2024 Population
6,885
US Senator
Mike Lee
Republican Party
US Senator
John Curtis
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
32.5
2.2% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
4.93%
19% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$106,108
9% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$416,000
9.53% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,460
3.97% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Nephi, 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 Nephi, UT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Nephi, UT was $416,000, and the homeownership rate was 80%.

Most people in Nephi, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Nephi, UT was 3 cars per household.

United StatesUtahJuab County, UTProvo-Orem, UTSouthwest & South Central Utah (Outside Washington County)--Cedar City PUMA, UT

Population & Diversity

Nephi, UT is home to a population of 6.89k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.73% of Nephi, UT residents were born outside of the country (188 people).

In 2024, there were 22.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.16k people) in Nephi, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 270 White (Hispanic) and 172 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 Nephi, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Nephi, 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 Nephi, UT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.16k ± 144
  2. White (Hispanic)
    270 ± 171
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    172 ± 85
5.93%
Hispanic Population
408 people

In 2024, there were 22.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.16k people) in Nephi, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 270 White (Hispanic) and 172 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.93% of the people in Nephi, UT are hispanic (408 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Nephi, 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

2.73%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
188 people
2.51%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
168 people

As of 2024, 2.73% of Nephi, UT residents (188 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 Nephi, UT was 2.51%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    51 ± 57
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    43 ± 41
  3. Vietnam
    40 ± 42

Nephi, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.19 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Nephi, UT employs 3.46k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Nephi, UT were Health Care & Social Assistance (591 people), Construction (521 people), and Manufacturing (431 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($85,212), Public Administration ($73,040), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,164).

Employment

Occupations

3.46k
2024 Value
± 461
3.97%
1 Year growth
± 17.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nephi, UT grew at a rate of 3.97%, from 3.33k employees to 3.46k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Nephi, UT, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (385 people), Management Occupations (354 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (338 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Nephi, UT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

3.46k
2024 Value
± 461
3.97%
1 Year growth
± 17.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nephi, UT grew at a rate of 3.97%, from 3.33k employees to 3.46k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Nephi, UT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (591 people), Construction (521 people), and Manufacturing (431 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Nephi, UT, though some of these residents may live in Nephi, 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

$65,758
Median earning men ± $14,525
$36,095
Median earning women ± $6,493

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($96,833), Construction ($85,212), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($84,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,355), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($38,900), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,875).

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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 Nephi, 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 Nephi, UT was $416,000 in 2024, which is 1.25 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $379,800 to $416,000, a 9.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Nephi, UT is 80%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Nephi, UT have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Nephi, UT is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$416,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$30,390
$1,755
Median Property Taxes
±$306

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 Nephi, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

80%
Homeownership
2024
69%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 80% of the housing units in Nephi, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Nephi, 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.
$106,108
Median Household Income
± $9,108
2.2k
Number of Households
± 344

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.2k households in Nephi, UT grew to $106,108 from the previous year's value of $97,348.

The following chart displays the households in Nephi, 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 $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Nephi, 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 (80.6%)
  2. Carpooled (12.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.61%)

In 2024, 80.6% of workers in Nephi, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.1%) and those who worked at home (5.61%).

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

23.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Nephi, UT have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.87% of the workforce in Nephi, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.93% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Nephi, UT (333 out of 6.75k 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 45 - 54, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Nephi, 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.

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Health

95.9% of the population of Nephi, UT has health coverage, with 66.6% on employee plans, 10.5% on Medicaid, 5.62% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 1.03% 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, 53.9% were men and 46.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 34.2% under 18 years, 21.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.78% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.9% were men and 46.1% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

4.11%
Uninsured
66.6%
Employer Coverage
10.5%
Medicaid
5.62%
Medicare
12.2%
Non-Group
1.03%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Nephi, UT declined by 39.1% from 6.75% to 4.11%.

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

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