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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%
* Numbers are averages and may not total 100. Source: the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

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

 

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over     49.3% 54.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000     7.1% 11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000     12.5% 17.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000     87.7% 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000     26.1% 24.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000     298,686 49,746,248
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000     21.3 25.5

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



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