CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cedar City

Utah · 13,443 residents · 36.1 sq mi

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Cedar City is a city of 13,443 people in Utah. The median age is 23.8, younger than the US median of 33.0. There are 7,084 fewer people here than in 2000. The average commute runs 12 minutes. That trails the Utah median by roughly 21%. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 23.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,443

−35%vs 2000

vs 20,527 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

23.8

+2%vs 2000

vs 23.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

36.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202439K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(1,185)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(1,235)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.3%(1,385)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.4%(1,536)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2413.3%(1,791)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(1,801)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(1,579)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.8%(919)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(858)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.2%(702)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(364)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(88)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,415

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,403 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,960

−36%vs 2000

vs $14,057 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.5%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,000

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $118,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$341

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $453 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.4%

+8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.1% in 2000

36.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.2%(18,509)

Black0.4%(91)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(850)

Asian1.1%(226)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(12,802)

Black0.3%(36)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(215)

Asian0.4%(59)

Other4.1%(546)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.7%(4,494)

South American0.9%(345)

Central American0.5%(192)

Puerto Rican0.5%(176)

Colombian0.5%(174)

Salvadoran0.3%(97)

Argentine0.2%(74)

Peruvian0.2%(70)

Spaniard0.1%(51)

Cuban0.1%(47)

Costa Rican0.1%(47)

Chilean0.1%(27)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0.1%(24)

Nicaraguan0.1%(24)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(178)

Asian Indian0.5%(174)

Japanese0.4%(141)

Korean0.2%(77)

Filipino0.1%(49)

Thai0.1%(25)

Nepalese0.1%(21)

Taiwanese0%(15)

Kazakh0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.7%(280)

Tongan0.5%(185)

Native Hawaiian0.4%(161)

Ancestry

English24.8%(9,553)

German8.3%(3,216)

American8.2%(3,143)

Irish4.8%(1,847)

Scottish3.3%(1,254)

Italian2.6%(996)

Danish2.5%(944)

Swedish1.7%(648)

Welsh1.6%(622)

Norwegian1.3%(509)

Dutch1.2%(461)

Polish1%(382)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

French1%(370)

British0.9%(340)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(281)

Swiss0.5%(200)

Ukrainian0.4%(155)

Hungarian0.3%(105)

French Canadian0.3%(104)

Subsaharan African0.2%(91)

Russian0.2%(72)

Canadian0.2%(65)

Armenian0.2%(63)

Portuguese0.2%(60)

Finnish0.1%(39)

Romanian0.1%(36)

Greek0.1%(32)

West Indian0.1%(31)

Lithuanian0.1%(28)

Arab0.1%(27)

Lebanese0.1%(27)

Czech0.1%(27)

Slovak0.1%(25)

Barbadian0.1%(25)

Brazilian0.1%(20)

Ghanaian0.1%(20)

Croatian0%(18)

Belgian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.5 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 10.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40%(6,037)

Married49.4%(7,457)

Widowed1.8%(273)

Divorced8.8%(1,322)

Women 15+

Never married39%(5,939)

Married45.9%(6,991)

Widowed5.1%(769)

Divorced10%(1,524)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.9%

−10.7 ptssince 2013

from 20.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.9%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.0%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 73.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.3%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 27.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)38%(561)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.3%(196)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.7%(364)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.3%(108)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.1%(46)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,476 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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