2022 population: 62,429 ( 16,266 from 2010 , 5,144 from 2020)
Land area: 3296.3 square miles
Population density: 18.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	52,518	84.12%	30.6%
Black:	373	0.60%	82.8%
Indian:	1,036	1.66%	14.2%
Asian:	816	1.31%	73.6%
2+ races:	1,195	1.91%	60.6%
Hispanic:	6,491	10.40%	82.2%

Total non-White:	9,911	15.88%	66.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,810	15.8
Deaths:	958	8.4
Net Migration:	4,328	37.8
Net Immigration:	37	0.3

Change in White population:	12,292	26.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,974	8.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
46,163
40,226	87.14%
204	0.44%
907	1.96%
470	1.02%
744	1.61%
3,563	7.72%
5,937	12.86%

2000
33,779
30,829	91.27%
108	0.32%
692	2.05%
337	1.00%
392	1.16%
1,383	4.09%
2,950	8.73%

1990
20,789
19,621	94.38%
40	0.19%
692	3.33%
81	0.39%
n/a
355	1.71%
1,168	5.62%

1980
17,349
16,533	95.30%
0	0.00%
464	2.67%
87	0.50%
n/a
257	1.48%
816	4.70%

1970
12,177
11,671	95.84%
2	0.02%
191	1.57%
17	0.14%
n/a
284	2.33%
506	4.16%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
8,107	24.0
2,019	6.0
5,103	15.1
503	1.5

9,397	27.8
2,987	8.8

Number	Rate
1990's
5,945	28.6
1,488	7.2
4,731	22.8
163	0.8

11,208	53.9
1,782	8.6

Number	Rate
1980's
4,518	26.0
1,016	5.9
-57	-0.3
n/a

3,088	17.8
352	2.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,755	14.4
n/a

4,862	39.9
310	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Iron County, UT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
29.5
16,127	25.8%
46,302	74.2%
7,487	12.0%

18,596
3.07

13,390	72.0%
11,148	83.3%
725	5.4%
5,206	28.0%

2010
Number	Percent
26.8
13,944	30.2%
32,219	69.8%
4,533	9.8%

15,022
3.00

10,997	73.2%
9,097	82.7%
811	7.4%
4,025	26.8%

2000
Number	Percent
24.4
10,547	31.2%
23,232	68.8%
2,882	8.5%

10,676
3.10

8,197	76.8%
7,111	86.8%
508	6.2%
2,479	23.2%

1990
Number	Percent
24.6
7,367	35.4%
13,422	64.6%
1,982	9.5%

6,258
3.21

4,883	78.0%
4,249	87.0%
366	7.5%
1,375	22.0%

1980
Number	Percent
23.2
6,556	37.8%
10,793	62.2%
1,286	7.4%

5,240
3.24

4,178	79.7%
3,815	91.3%
176	4.2%
1,062	20.3%

2022 Housing Data for Iron County, UT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	835	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	860	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	639	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	558	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	887	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	794	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	832	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	645	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	953	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,755	9.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,049	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,725	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,779	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,205	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,248	6.7%
$200,000 or more	832	4.5%

Median Household Income	63,005
Per Capita Income	26,650

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,002	5.4%
Public Assistance	330	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,714	9.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	23,623	71.7%
Unemployed	808	2.5%
In Armed Forces	55	0.2%

Total Labor Force	24,486	74.4%
Not in Labor Force	8,442	25.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	9,635	7,365	56.7%
Non-Profit	732	1,250	36.9%
Self-Employed	1,947	1,460	57.1%

Local Government	839	1,255	40.1%
State Government	953	1,019	48.3%
Federal Government	357	265	57.4%

Total Private + Self	11,582	8,825	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,881	3,789	43.2%
Total	14,463	12,614	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3,280	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	6,060	22.2%
Professional, Technical	5,399	19.8%
Service Occupations	5,435	19.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	323	1.2%
All others	7,075	26.0%

White Collar		54.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	3,595	13.2%
Retail trade	3,329	12.2%
Educational services	3,308	12.1%
Construction	2,774	10.2%
Accommodation and food services	2,396	8.8%
Manufacturing	2,167	8.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,572	5.8%
Other services	1,420	5.2%
Public administration	1,170	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	987	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	894	3.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	763	2.8%
Finance and insurance	735	2.7%
Wholesale trade	587	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	564	2.1%
Information	341	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	268	1.0%
Utilities	241	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	138	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,708	8.11%
Puerto Rican	23	0.04%
Cuban	45	0.08%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	169	0.29%
Costa Rican	45	0.08%
Guatemalan	17	0.03%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	8	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	99	0.17%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	295	0.51%
Argentinean	142	0.24%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	18	0.03%
Colombian	125	0.22%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	10	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	379	0.65%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	216	0.37%
Japanese	166	0.29%
Indian	84	0.14%
Korean	75	0.13%
Filipino	19	0.03%
Thai	14	0.02%
Taiwanese	12	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	49,402	91.3%
Spanish	3,347	6.2%
Other Indo-European	262	0.5%
Other	255	0.5%
Other Asian	217	0.4%
Chinese	181	0.3%
German, other Germanic	166	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	107	0.2%
Tagalog	86	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	15,238	26.2%
German	5,642	9.7%
European	5,628	9.7%
American	4,991	8.6%
Irish	4,104	7.1%
Scottish	2,596	4.5%
Danish	1,924	3.3%
Welsh	1,559	2.7%
Italian	1,236	2.1%
Dutch	1,214	2.1%
Swedish	1,075	1.9%
Norwegian	804	1.4%
French	801	1.4%
Swiss	773	1.3%
British	756	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	56,550	97.4%
Not a citizen	1,518	2.6%

Native	55,218	95.1%
Foreign-born	2,850	4.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
643	2.0%	1,632	5.0%	7,769	23.9%	12,624	38.8%	6,623	20.3%	3,268	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	643	2.0%
9-12 Years	1,632	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	7,769	23.9%
Some College	12,624	38.8%
Bach. Degree	6,623	20.3%
Grad Degree	3,268	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	9,145	8,683	462	5.1%	4.4%
1991	9,518	9,024	494	5.2%	4.7%
1992	10,104	9,714	390	3.9%	4.9%
1993	11,136	10,715	421	3.8%	4.0%
1994	12,318	11,885	433	3.5%	3.7%
1995	13,072	12,641	431	3.3%	3.4%
1996	13,430	12,931	499	3.7%	3.4%
1997	14,231	13,757	474	3.3%	3.2%
1998	14,950	14,392	558	3.7%	3.6%
1999	15,155	14,625	530	3.5%	3.5%

2000	16,910	16,363	547	3.2%	3.3%
2001	17,228	16,457	771	4.5%	4.4%
2002	17,657	16,746	911	5.2%	5.7%
2003	17,857	16,937	920	5.2%	5.6%
2004	18,773	17,906	867	4.6%	5.0%
2005	20,001	19,229	772	3.9%	4.0%
2006	21,181	20,589	592	2.8%	2.8%
2007	21,294	20,680	614	2.9%	2.6%
2008	21,054	20,192	862	4.1%	3.3%
2009	21,066	19,231	1,835	8.7%	7.3%

2010	20,319	18,355	1,964	9.7%	7.9%
2011	19,742	18,046	1,696	8.6%	7.1%
2012	19,089	17,936	1,153	6.0%	4.8%
2013	19,087	18,115	972	5.1%	4.2%
2014	19,746	18,892	854	4.3%	3.6%
2015	20,224	19,343	881	4.4%	3.5%
2016	21,385	20,480	905	4.2%	3.3%
2017	22,208	21,313	895	4.0%	3.1%
2018	22,910	22,141	769	3.4%	2.9%
2019	24,188	23,488	700	2.9%	2.5%

2020	24,994	23,879	1,115	4.5%	4.7%
2021	26,538	25,774	764	2.9%	2.7%
2022	27,805	27,125	680	2.4%	2.3%
2023	29,099	28,343	756	2.6%	2.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	22,028
Median Value	$299,400

Occupied	18,596	84.4%
Vacant	3,432	15.6%

Owned	12,644	68.0%
Rented	5,952	32.0%
Median Rent	$935

Single-Family Units	15,726	71.4%
Detached	14,163	64.3%
Attached	1,563	7.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,220	14.6%
Mobile Homes	1,280	5.8%

Iron County, UT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Iron County, UT

2022 Housing Data for Iron County, UT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Iron County, UT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Iron County, UT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Iron County, UT

Historical Labor Force Data for Iron County, UT