Utah Census Data
Utah is a rapidly growing western state, known for an exceptional quality of living and beautiful scenery. Home to "the greatest snow on earth", every winter, thousands of Americans visit Utah to enjoy the rich powder and top-tier resorts that have made Utah an icon for skiers and snowboarders.
Utah is home to more than 5,200 high-tech companies, and has been ranked among the top ten places to do business in America.
Demographics
2010 Census Information
Race | Utah | USA avg. |
White persons | 86.1% | 72.4% |
Black persons | 1.1% | 12.6% |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons | 1.2% | .9% |
Asian persons | 2.0% | 4.8% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.9% | 0.2% |
Persons reporting two or more races | 2.7% | 2.9% |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin | 13.0% | 16.3% |
White persons not Hispanic | 80.4% | 63.7% |
Foreign born persons | 8.2% | 12.7% |
Total Population | 2,763,885 | 308,745,538 |
Religious Affiliation*
Latter Day Saint | 58% | |
Unaffiliated | 16% | |
Catholic | 10% | |
Evangelicals | 7% | |
Mainline Protestants | 6% | |
Black Protestant Churches | 1% | |
No Answer | 1% | |
Other Faiths | 1% | |
Buddhism | <.5% | |
Eastern Orthodox | <.5% | |
Hinduism | <.5% | |
Islam | <.5% | |
Jehovah's Witnesses | <.5% | |
Judaism | <.5% | |
Non denominational | <.5% | |
Other World Religions | <.5% |
Geography
Geography QuickFacts | Utah | USA |
Land area, (2000) (square miles) | 82,169.62 | 3,531,905.43 |
Persons per square mile | 33.6 | 87.4 |
Life
Utah | USA | ||||||||
Housing units | 979,709 | 131,704,730 | |||||||
Housing units in multi-unit structures | 21.4% | 25.9% | |||||||
Homeownership rate | 71.2% | 66.6% | |||||||
Median value of owner occupied housing units | $218,100 | $188,400 | |||||||
Households | 859,158 | 114,235,996 | |||||||
Persons per household | 3.04 | 2.59 | |||||||
Living in the same household one year and over | 81.4% | 84.2% | |||||||
Per capita income past 12 months | $23,139 | $27,334 | |||||||
Median household income | $56,330 | $51,914 | |||||||
Persons below poverty level | 10.8% | 13.8% | |||||||
Languages other than English spoken at home | 14.2% | 20.1% | |||||||
High school graduates | 90.6% | 85.0% | |||||||
Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.4% | 27.9% | |||||||
Veterans | 149,469 | 22,652,496 | |||||||
Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 21.2 | 25.2 | |||||||