CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hurricane

Utah · 3,915 residents · 52.7 sq mi

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With 3,915 people, Hurricane is a city in Utah. The population has fallen 53% since 2000. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 28.5. That trails the Utah median by roughly 31%. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,915

−53%vs 2000

vs 8,250 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 31.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

52.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(370)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.3%(442)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1412.3%(483)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(340)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(164)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.8%(424)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.8%(345)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(363)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(320)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(373)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(238)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(53)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,323

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,865 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,349

−37%vs 2000

vs $13,353 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.9%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,500

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $106,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$345

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $601 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.7% in 2000

21.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(7,793)

Black0.2%(13)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(224)

Asian0.3%(21)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(3,803)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(94)

Asian2.1%(81)

Other0.8%(31)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.5%(1,709)

Central American1.6%(375)

Guatemalan1.2%(276)

Salvadoran0.3%(57)

Spaniard0.2%(50)

Nicaraguan0.2%(42)

Cuban0.1%(21)

South American0.1%(19)

Colombian0.1%(19)

Puerto Rican0%(2)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.8%(192)

Japanese0.2%(48)

Filipino0.1%(23)

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.7%(155)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(24)

Ancestry

English30.3%(6,891)

German15.1%(3,442)

Irish8.1%(1,850)

American6.2%(1,416)

Scottish4.7%(1,080)

Italian3.1%(713)

Swedish2.6%(603)

Danish2.4%(539)

Norwegian1.7%(389)

Dutch1.3%(298)

Welsh1.3%(288)

Portuguese1%(235)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.9%(211)

French0.8%(190)

Swiss0.8%(188)

Turkish0.6%(132)

Polish0.5%(125)

Brazilian0.5%(120)

French Canadian0.5%(106)

Canadian0.3%(57)

Arab0.2%(54)

Syrian0.2%(54)

British0.2%(40)

Armenian0.1%(26)

Ukrainian0.1%(25)

Greek0.1%(18)

Slovene0.1%(17)

Subsaharan African0.1%(16)

Somali0.1%(16)

Russian0%(7)

Czech0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.4%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.0%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.6 min

+69%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 married23.3%(2,288)

Married62.4%(6,116)

Widowed3.9%(387)

Divorced10.3%(1,010)

Women 15+

Never married20.1%(1,854)

Married63.3%(5,832)

Widowed5.4%(500)

Divorced11.1%(1,021)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 12.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.4%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.8%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.1%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.1%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.5%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 72.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.9%

+11.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% 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)14.9%(290)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.6%(147)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era58.1%(1,127)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(130)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,940 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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