Iron County vs. Beaver County

Iron County (UT)Beaver County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)52,7756,580
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.3%-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)46,1636,629
Population, Census, April 1, 201046,1636,629
Persons under 5 years, percent7.8%8.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent29.0%32.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.7%14.4%
Female persons, percent50.0%48.9%
White alone, percent93.4%94.1%
Black or African American alone, percent0.7%0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.4%2.3%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.8%11.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.9%84.5%
Veterans, 2014-20182,664338
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.4%6.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)21,5933,046
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.3%74.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$201,400$161,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,219$1,068
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$322$319
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$778$685
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.8%8.6%
Building permits, 201849915
Households, 2014-201816,2042,277
Persons per household, 2014-20183.032.80
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.8%89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.8%10.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.0%87.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.6%74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.8%90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.1%20.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.7%8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.7%12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.1%62.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.5%51.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)64,34512,025
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)567,804115,544
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,146$17,773
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.117.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$46,809$54,212
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$20,861$22,558
Persons in poverty, percent14.4%9.4%
Total employer establishments, 20171,432164
Total employment, 201713,4181,710
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)424,32154,571
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20178.2%-5.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,878532
All firms, 20124,260607
Men-owned firms, 20122,070250
Women-owned firms, 20121,035257
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,791569
Veteran-owned firms, 201246038
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,427515
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200720.5%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201014.02.6
Land area in square miles, 20103,296.682,589.88

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Iron county (UT) and Beaver county (UT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.