La Verkin vs St. George

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

La Verkin 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 4,429 in La Verkin). St. George has the higher median household income ($72,870 vs $63,061 in La Verkin). St. George has the higher median home value ($456,900 vs $366,500 in La Verkin).

Population, income & housing

	La Verkin	St. George
Population	4,429	99,184
Median age	31.1 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,061	$72,870
Median home value	$366,500	$456,900
Median gross rent	$1,316	$1,429
Housing units	1,507	41,480
Homeownership rate	77.3%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	34.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	La Verkin	St. George
Population	4,329 → 4,429 (+2.3%)	84,500 → 99,184 (+17.4%)
Median household income	$52,785 → $63,061 (+19.5%)	$58,259 → $72,870 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$181,500 → $366,500 (+101.9%)	$286,000 → $456,900 (+59.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,030 → $1,316 (+27.8%)	$992 → $1,429 (+44.1%)

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

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)

	La Verkin	St. George
Under 5	8.3%	6.1%
5 to 17	22.6%	19.3%
18 to 24	10.5%	10.5%
25 to 34	15.8%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.1%	11.5%
45 to 54	7.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	9.0%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.1%
75 and over	5.1%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	La Verkin	St. George
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.9%
Asian	0.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8.4%	0.7%
Some other race	1.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	La Verkin	St. George
No high school diploma	3.8%	6.0%
High school graduate	29.1%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	La Verkin	St. George
Drove alone	82.1%	71.8%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	6.9%	13.0%
Other means	2.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	La Verkin	St. George
1-unit, detached	72.7%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	7.9%
20 or more units	2.7%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	La Verkin	St. George
Poverty rate	25.4%	11.3%
Average household size	3.25	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	26	17
Median year structure built	1997	2000