Iron County, Utah

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 60,201
Median household income: $65,527
Median home value: $342,900

Iron County, Utah counts 60,201 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $65,527 is below the Utah median ($91,750).

Between 2019 and 2023, Iron County's population grew 17.6% from 51,213 to 60,201, while its median household income rose 26.5% from $51,807 to $65,527.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 83.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 60,201
Median age: 29.9 yrs
Median household income: $65,527
Median home value: $342,900
Median gross rent: $1,008
Housing units: 22,824
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

51,21360,201

Median household income

$51,807$65,527

Median home value

$213,600$342,900

Median gross rent

$813$1,008

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	51,213	$51,807	$213,600	$813
2020	53,148	$52,045	$231,300	$816
2021	55,839	$56,308	$248,100	$863
2022	58,068	$63,005	$299,400	$935
2023	60,201	$65,527	$342,900	$1,008

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 2415.8%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,015	6.7%
5 to 17	12,635	21.0%
18 to 24	9,492	15.8%
25 to 34	7,799	13.0%
35 to 44	6,907	11.5%
45 to 54	5,741	9.5%
55 to 64	5,553	9.2%
65 to 74	5,123	8.5%
75 and over	2,936	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50,465	83.8%
Black or African American	380	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	738	1.2%
Asian	598	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	192	0.3%
Some other race	110	0.2%
Two or more races	1,648	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,070	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate25.0%

Some college or associate's37.9%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,327	6.8%
High school graduate	8,504	25.0%
Some college or associate's	12,906	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	6,967	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,355	9.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,604	74.1%
Carpooled	3,093	11.1%
Public transit	22	0.1%
Walked	640	2.3%
Bicycle	58	0.2%
Worked from home	3,054	11.0%
Other means	319	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,145	61.2%
15 to 29 min	6,072	24.5%
30 to 44 min	1,220	4.9%
45 to 59 min	1,187	4.8%
60+ min	1,112	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 13.6% (8,099 of 59,385)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,970	71.1%
Nonfamily households	5,688	28.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,658	86.1%
Vacant	3,166	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,255	67.4%
Renter-occupied	6,403	32.6%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,855	65.1%
1-unit, attached	1,875	8.2%
2 to 4 units	1,674	7.3%
5 to 19 units	1,677	7.3%
20 or more units	1,587	7.0%
Mobile home & other	1,156	5.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 49021
State: Utah
Land area: 3,296 sq mi
Water area: 4.4 sq mi
Center point: 37.9093, -113.3067