Toquerville, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

2,344

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

1.07% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.49%

57.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$97,813

6.53% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$563,200

Population & Diversity

Toquerville, UT is home to a population of 2.34k people, from which 98.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.33% of Toquerville, UT residents were born outside of the country (125 people).

In 2024, there were 29.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.06k people) in Toquerville, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 69 Other (Hispanic) and 66 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Toquerville, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Toquerville, UT was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Toquerville, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.06k ± 407
Other (Hispanic)
69 ± 70
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
66 ± 75

7.08%

Hispanic Population

166 people

7.08% of the people in Toquerville, UT are hispanic (166 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Toquerville, 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

5.33%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

125 people

5.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

117 people

As of 2024, 5.33% of Toquerville, UT residents (125 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 Toquerville, UT was 5.53%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
37 ± 28
Gulf War (2001-)
36 ± 27
Korea
14 ± 25

Toquerville, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Toquerville, UT employs 1.03k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Toquerville, UT were Retail Trade (133 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (127 people), and Educational Services (115 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($146,806), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($95,893), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($87,083).

Employment

Occupations

1.03k

2024 Value

± 181

5.73%

1 Year growth

± 23.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Toquerville, UT grew at a rate of 5.73%, from 977 employees to 1.03k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Toquerville, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (122 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (108 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (81 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Toquerville, 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

1.03k

2024 Value

± 181

5.73%

1 Year growth

± 23.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Toquerville, UT grew at a rate of 5.73%, from 977 employees to 1.03k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Toquerville, UT, are Retail Trade (133 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (127 people), and Educational Services (115 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Toquerville, UT, though some of these residents may live in Toquerville, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,563

Median earning men ± $7,787

$40,125

Median earning women ± $26,508

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($95,893), Construction ($80,074), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($125,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,203), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,964).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Toquerville, UT was $563,200 in 2024, which is 1.69 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $463,200 to $563,200, a 21.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Toquerville, UT is 90.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Toquerville, UT have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Toquerville, UT is higher than the national average, with an average of 5 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$563,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$52,135

$596

Median Property Taxes

±$112

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

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

Rent vs Own

90.6%

Homeownership

2024

73.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 90.6% of the housing units in Toquerville, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 93.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Toquerville, 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.

$97,813

Median Household Income

± $18,825

658

Number of Households

± 111

In 2024, the median household income of the 658 households in Toquerville, UT grew to $97,813 from the previous year's value of $91,818.

The following chart displays the households in Toquerville, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Toquerville, 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 (73.1%)
Worked At Home (15.4%)
Carpooled (9.17%)

In 2024, 73.1% of workers in Toquerville, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.4%) and those who carpooled to work (9.17%).

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

27 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Toquerville, UT have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Toquerville, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

5 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Toquerville, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Toquerville, UT have 5 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.49% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Toquerville, UT (81 out of 2.32k 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 Males 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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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