White Mesa, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

124

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.7

26.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.9%

56.7% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$53,839

17.2% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$335,700

Economy

The economy of White Mesa, UT employs 66 people. In 2024, the largest industries in White Mesa, UT were Public Administration (19 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (19 people), and Construction (15 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($19,375).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 96

61%

1 Year growth

± 161%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in White Mesa, UT grew at a rate of 61%, from 41 employees to 66 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in White Mesa, UT, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (21 people), Community & Social Service Occupations (13 people), and Personal Care & Service Occupations (12 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of White Mesa, 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

2024 Value

± 96

61%

1 Year growth

± 161%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in White Mesa, UT grew at a rate of 61%, from 41 employees to 66 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in White Mesa, UT, are Public Administration (19 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (19 people), and Construction (15 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of White Mesa, UT, though some of these residents may live in White Mesa, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$85,769

Median earning men ± $57,002

$19,375

Median earning women ± $16,263

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($19,375).

Housing & Living

People in White Mesa, UT have an average commute time of 15.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in White Mesa, UT is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$335,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$283,743

$44

Median Property Taxes

±$53

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 White Mesa, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$53,839

Median Household Income

± $45,391

Number of Households

± 55

In 2023, the median household income of the 58 households in White Mesa, UT declined from $53,839 from the previous year's value of $65,000.

The following chart displays the households in White Mesa, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for White Mesa, 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 (59.1%)
Worked At Home (18.2%)
Walked (12.1%)

In 2024, 59.1% of workers in White Mesa, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.2%) and those who walked to work (12.1%).

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

15.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in White Mesa, UT have a shorter commute time (15.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 11.1% of the workforce in White Mesa, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in White Mesa, UT (21 out of 124 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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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