Garfield County vs. Iron County

	Garfield County (UT)	Iron County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5,080	52,775
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.8%	14.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	5,172	46,163
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	5,172	46,163
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.3%	29.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.1%	12.7%
Female persons, percent	47.9%	50.0%
White alone, percent	93.3%	93.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.7%	2.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.3%	8.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.1%	85.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	389	2,664
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.9%	4.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,915	21,593
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.6%	64.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$179,900	$201,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,108	$1,219
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$307	$322
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$755	$778
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.3%	27.8%
Building permits, 2018	3	499
Households, 2014-2018	1,741	16,204
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.74	3.03
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.0%	80.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.8%	7.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.9%	94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.6%	83.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.0%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.4%	29.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.6%	7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.3%	13.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	61.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.6%	54.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,859	64,345
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,142	656,449
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	29,909	567,804
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,870	$12,146
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	13.1	17.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,337	$46,809
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,055	$20,861
Persons in poverty, percent	11.2%	14.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	170	1,432
Total employment, 2017	1,368	13,418
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	49,704	424,321
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-4.1%	8.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	491	3,878
All firms, 2012	575	4,260
Men-owned firms, 2012	235	2,070
Women-owned firms, 2012	171	1,035
Minority-owned firms, 2012	42	250
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	521	3,791
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	26	460
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	514	3,427
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	20.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	1.0	14.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	5,175.12	3,296.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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