Iron County, Utah
People QuickFacts Iron County Population, 2010 46,163
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 36.7%
Population, 2000 33,779
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009 10.2%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009 30.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009 9.7%
Female persons, percent, 2009 50.2%
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 90.7%
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 7.7%
White persons not Hispanic, persons, 2010 87.1%
Living in same house 1 year ago, pct 1 yr old & over, 2005-2009 70.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 4.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 8.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 26.5%
Veterans, 2005-2009 2,672
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 15.3
Housing units, 2009 18,943
Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 62.5%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 26.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 $204,400
Households, 2005-2009 14,304
Persons per household, 2005-2009 2.90
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 $16,508
Median household income, 2009 $40,145
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009 18.3%
Business QuickFacts Iron County Utah
Private nonfarm establishments, 2008 1,345
Private nonfarm employment, 2008 12,703
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2008 27.3%
Nonemployer establishments, 2008 2,939
Total number of firms, 2007 3,913
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 3.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.5%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 735,967
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 25,417,368
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 652,165
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,067
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 59,642
Building permits, 2009 190
Federal spending, 2008 188,278
Geography QuickFacts Iron County Utah
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 3,297.98
Persons per square mile, 2010 14.0
Information obtained from U.S Sensus Bureau Click here for a full report