Central vs Hildale

A side-by-side comparison of Central and Hildale: population, income, housing, and more.

Central and Hildale are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hildale has the higher population (1,301 vs 773 in Central). Central has the higher median household income ($81,875 vs $62,727 in Hildale). Hildale has the higher median home value ($385,900 vs $350,000 in Central).

Population, income & housing

	Central	Hildale
Population	773	1,301
Median age	47.3 yrs	26.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,875	$62,727
Median home value	$350,000	$385,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,372
Housing units	327	267
Homeownership rate	96.2%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.4%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central	Hildale
Population	883 → 773 (-12.5%)	2,910 → 1,301 (-55.3%)
Median household income	$52,000 → $81,875 (+57.5%)	$58,189 → $62,727 (+7.8%)
Median home value	$191,300 → $350,000 (+83.0%)	$253,800 → $385,900 (+52.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$929 → $1,372 (+47.7%)

Central

Population

883773

Median household income

$52,000$81,875

Median home value

$191,300$350,000

Hildale

Population

2,9101,301

Median household income

$58,189$62,727

Median home value

$253,800$385,900

Median gross rent

$929$1,372

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central	Hildale
Under 5	9.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.1%	29.7%
18 to 24	4.5%	15.0%
25 to 34	5.4%	14.1%
35 to 44	14.6%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	13.0%
55 to 64	19.7%	4.7%
65 to 74	11.0%	2.7%
75 and over	12.3%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central	Hildale
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central	Hildale
No high school diploma	3.0%	19.5%
High school graduate	23.1%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.7%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central	Hildale
Drove alone	54.8%	73.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	45.2%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central	Hildale
1-unit, detached	93.3%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Central	Hildale
Poverty rate	5.2%	28.6%
Average household size	2.68	5.91
Mean commute (minutes)	35	14
Median year structure built	1997	1988