Hurricane vs St. George

A side-by-side comparison of Hurricane and St. George: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. George has the higher population (99,184 vs 21,677 in Hurricane). St. George has the higher median household income ($72,870 vs $67,424 in Hurricane). St. George has the higher median home value ($456,900 vs $411,400 in Hurricane).

Population, income & housing

	Hurricane	St. George
Population	21,677	99,184
Median age	41.1 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$67,424	$72,870
Median home value	$411,400	$456,900
Median gross rent	$1,235	$1,429
Housing units	8,601	41,480
Homeownership rate	71.9%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	34.1%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hurricane	St. George
Population	17,212 → 21,677 (+25.9%)	84,500 → 99,184 (+17.4%)
Median household income	$55,190 → $67,424 (+22.2%)	$58,259 → $72,870 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$238,800 → $411,400 (+72.3%)	$286,000 → $456,900 (+59.8%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,235 (+26.7%)	$992 → $1,429 (+44.1%)

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

St. George

Population

84,50099,184

Median household income

$58,259$72,870

Median home value

$286,000$456,900

Median gross rent

$992$1,429

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hurricane	St. George
Under 5	6.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.6%	19.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	10.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	9.0%
65 to 74	14.5%	11.1%
75 and over	9.1%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hurricane	St. George
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.9%
Asian	0.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.7%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hurricane	St. George
No high school diploma	4.4%	6.0%
High school graduate	23.1%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	45.7%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hurricane	St. George
Drove alone	72.3%	71.8%
Carpooled	9.6%	10.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.7%
Walked	2.4%	1.9%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.5%
Worked from home	13.6%	13.0%
Other means	0.7%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hurricane	St. George
1-unit, detached	75.9%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.8%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Hurricane	St. George
Poverty rate	11.0%	11.3%
Average household size	2.65	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	2003	2000