Hildale vs Virgin

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

Hildale and Virgin 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 734 in Virgin). Virgin has the higher median household income ($80,625 vs $62,727 in Hildale). Virgin has the higher median home value ($466,300 vs $385,900 in Hildale).

Population, income & housing

	Hildale	Virgin
Population	1,301	734
Median age	26.0 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,727	$80,625
Median home value	$385,900	$466,300
Median gross rent	$1,372	—
Housing units	267	270
Homeownership rate	55.9%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hildale	Virgin
Population	2,910 → 1,301 (-55.3%)	595 → 734 (+23.4%)
Median household income	$58,189 → $62,727 (+7.8%)	$63,611 → $80,625 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$253,800 → $385,900 (+52.0%)	$281,300 → $466,300 (+65.8%)
Median gross rent	$929 → $1,372 (+47.7%)	$833 → $870 (+4.4%)

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

Virgin

Population

595734

Median household income

$63,611$80,625

Median home value

$281,300$466,300

Median gross rent

$833$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hildale	Virgin
Under 5	4.4%	3.1%
5 to 17	29.7%	29.2%
18 to 24	15.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	14.1%	4.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.0%	15.3%
55 to 64	4.7%	17.8%
65 to 74	2.7%	8.9%
75 and over	3.5%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hildale	Virgin
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	6.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hildale	Virgin
No high school diploma	19.5%	10.3%
High school graduate	34.6%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hildale	Virgin
Drove alone	73.8%	76.3%
Carpooled	10.5%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	11.1%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hildale	Virgin
1-unit, detached	80.1%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Hildale	Virgin
Poverty rate	28.6%	22.8%
Average household size	5.91	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	14	26
Median year structure built	1988	1996