Hurricane vs La Verkin

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

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

Hurricane has the higher population (21,677 vs 4,429 in La Verkin). Hurricane has the higher median household income ($67,424 vs $63,061 in La Verkin). Hurricane has the higher median home value ($411,400 vs $366,500 in La Verkin).

Population, income & housing

	Hurricane	La Verkin
Population	21,677	4,429
Median age	41.1 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,424	$63,061
Median home value	$411,400	$366,500
Median gross rent	$1,235	$1,316
Housing units	8,601	1,507
Homeownership rate	71.9%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hurricane	La Verkin
Population	17,212 → 21,677 (+25.9%)	4,329 → 4,429 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$55,190 → $67,424 (+22.2%)	$52,785 → $63,061 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$238,800 → $411,400 (+72.3%)	$181,500 → $366,500 (+101.9%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,235 (+26.7%)	$1,030 → $1,316 (+27.8%)

Hurricane

Population

17,21221,677

Median household income

$55,190$67,424

Median home value

$238,800$411,400

Median gross rent

$975$1,235

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)

	Hurricane	La Verkin
Under 5	6.6%	8.3%
5 to 17	15.6%	22.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	10.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	15.8%
35 to 44	12.6%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.3%	7.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	14.5%	8.8%
75 and over	9.1%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hurricane	La Verkin
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	79.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.8%
Asian	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	8.4%
Some other race	0.7%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hurricane	La Verkin
No high school diploma	4.4%	3.8%
High school graduate	23.1%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	45.7%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hurricane	La Verkin
Drove alone	72.3%	82.1%
Carpooled	9.6%	7.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	6.9%
Other means	0.7%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hurricane	La Verkin
1-unit, detached	75.9%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Hurricane	La Verkin
Poverty rate	11.0%	25.4%
Average household size	2.65	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	2003	1997