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St. George

Utah · 108,713 residents (2025 est.) · 77.1 sq mi
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St. George is a city of 101,995 people in Utah. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 52,332 people. The average commute runs 17 minutes. That trails the Utah median by roughly 20%. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $496,100. Density works out to 1,322 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 102%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
101,995
+105%since 2000
from 49,663 in 2000
108,713 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,322 / sq mi
+47%since 2009
from 899 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.3
+22%since 2000
from 31.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
77.1 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
21K43K65K87K109K19902000201020202024St. George
2024102K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(6,073)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(6,545)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.6%(7,712)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.9%(8,069)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.3%(7,480)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.3%(11,576)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.6%(11,799)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.7%(10,888)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.4%(9,628)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.9%(11,120)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.7%(7,890)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.2%(3,215)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,508
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,505 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,943
+123%since 2000
from $17,022 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.9%
+25.3 ptssince 2009
from 25.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2000
from 11.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.440
+9%since 2010
from 0.404 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade7.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$496,100
+102%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $135,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,545
+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $591 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
66.7%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 67.9% in 2000
33.3% rent
Vacancy rate
15.2%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 18.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.75 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.82 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.2%
−7.6 ptssince 2009
from 28.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.0%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.5
+25%since 2009
from 5.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
72
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89%(44,215)
Black0.2%(110)
Hispanic / Latino6.7%(3,337)
Asian0.5%(270)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic78.9%(80,499)
Black0.5%(488)
Hispanic / Latino14.1%(14,379)
Asian1.3%(1,340)
Other5.2%(5,289)
Diversity Score
44
+28%since 2009
from 35 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican9.7%(9,897)
Central American1.6%(1,636)
Salvadoran0.9%(882)
Guatemalan0.7%(676)
Spaniard0.4%(375)
Puerto Rican0.3%(340)
Venezuelan0.3%(340)
Argentine0.2%(185)
Cuban0.1%(139)
Peruvian0.1%(99)
Bolivian0.1%(67)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(52)
Colombian0%(46)
Honduran0%(26)
Chilean0%(17)
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(356)
Vietnamese0.3%(337)
Chinese0.2%(204)
Thai0.2%(170)
Japanese0.2%(161)
Korean0%(37)
Kazakh0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.8%(803)
Tongan0.5%(514)
Ancestry
English29.7%(30,275)
German12%(12,212)
Irish8.6%(8,804)
American4.6%(4,689)
Scottish4.6%(4,677)
Danish3.4%(3,462)
Italian3%(3,071)
Swedish2.7%(2,719)
Norwegian1.8%(1,868)
Swiss1.6%(1,622)
French1.3%(1,351)
British1.2%(1,243)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch1.1%(1,127)
Welsh1%(1,067)
Polish0.9%(924)
Canadian0.6%(629)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(547)
Greek0.4%(375)
Portuguese0.3%(321)
Russian0.3%(279)
Ukrainian0.2%(250)
Brazilian0.2%(202)
Austrian0.1%(135)
Hungarian0.1%(120)
Finnish0.1%(110)
Czech0.1%(107)
Lithuanian0.1%(102)
Ethiopian0.1%(102)
Belgian0.1%(80)
Australian0.1%(59)
West Indian0.1%(59)
Jamaican0.1%(59)
Romanian0.1%(51)
Slovene0%(44)
Croatian0%(42)
Turkish0%(41)
Iranian0%(36)
Slovak0%(25)
Arab0%(21)
Latvian0%(18)
Serbian0%(12)
Ghanaian0%(10)
Syrian0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.7%
+14.7 ptssince 2000
from 22.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.6%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 87.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.9%
+6.4 ptssince 2000
from 7.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.2 min
+71%since 2000
from 10.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.8%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 76.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.9%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.2%
+8.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.6%
−6.2 ptssince 2011
from 9.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
58.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2011
from 58.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
68.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 68.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.7%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.2%
+8.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
51.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
7.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.0%
−5.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.6%
+2.7 ptssince 2012
from 10.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.5%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 18.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.8%
+9.1 ptssince 2017
from 82.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.6%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 92.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
83.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 81.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
86.6%
−1.7 ptssince 2016
from 88.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
10.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 9.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.5%(11,362)
Married61.8%(24,637)
Widowed2.6%(1,043)
Divorced7.1%(2,834)
Women 15+
Never married24.4%(10,192)
Married56.3%(23,514)
Widowed8.2%(3,433)
Divorced11.1%(4,650)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.5%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 18.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 50.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
20.2%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 21.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.1%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 24.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 13.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 71.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 35.9% 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)18.1%(834)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.9%(550)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.6%(2,010)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.3%(611)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(55)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,610 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in St. George, Utah?

St. George, Utah has about 101,995 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in St. George, Utah?

The typical household in St. George, Utah earns about $76,508 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is St. George, Utah expensive?

In St. George, Utah, the median home is worth about $496,100, and the typical rent is about $1,545 a month.

How educated are people in St. George, Utah?

About 36.7% of adults age 25 and over in St. George, Utah hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in St. George, Utah?

About 11.4% of people in St. George, Utah live below the federal poverty line.

Has St. George, Utah grown since 1990?

Yes, St. George, Utah has grown since 1990. The population has added about 73,493 residents, a change of about 258 percent over that period.

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