Hildale vs La Verkin

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

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

La Verkin has the higher population (4,429 vs 1,301 in Hildale). La Verkin has the higher median household income ($63,061 vs $62,727 in Hildale). Hildale has the higher median home value ($385,900 vs $366,500 in La Verkin).

Population, income & housing

	Hildale	La Verkin
Population	1,301	4,429
Median age	26.0 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,727	$63,061
Median home value	$385,900	$366,500
Median gross rent	$1,372	$1,316
Housing units	267	1,507
Homeownership rate	55.9%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hildale	La Verkin
Population	2,910 → 1,301 (-55.3%)	4,329 → 4,429 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$58,189 → $62,727 (+7.8%)	$52,785 → $63,061 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$253,800 → $385,900 (+52.0%)	$181,500 → $366,500 (+101.9%)
Median gross rent	$929 → $1,372 (+47.7%)	$1,030 → $1,316 (+27.8%)

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

La Verkin

Population

4,3294,429

Median household income

$52,785$63,061

Median home value

$181,500$366,500

Median gross rent

$1,030$1,316

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hildale	La Verkin
Under 5	4.4%	8.3%
5 to 17	29.7%	22.6%
18 to 24	15.0%	10.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	15.8%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	7.0%
55 to 64	4.7%	11.8%
65 to 74	2.7%	8.8%
75 and over	3.5%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hildale	La Verkin
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	79.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	8.4%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	6.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hildale	La Verkin
No high school diploma	19.5%	3.8%
High school graduate	34.6%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hildale	La Verkin
Drove alone	73.8%	82.1%
Carpooled	10.5%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	6.9%
Other means	2.3%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hildale	La Verkin
1-unit, detached	80.1%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Hildale	La Verkin
Poverty rate	28.6%	25.4%
Average household size	5.91	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	14	26
Median year structure built	1988	1997