COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Iron County

Utah · 20,789 residents · 3,296 sq mi

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Iron County is home to 20,789 people in Utah. This skews young, with a median age of 24.6. The population has fallen 38% since 2000. That trails the Utah median by roughly 21%. The typical home is worth $63,300. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,789

−38%vs 2000

vs 33,779 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

24.6

+1%vs 2000

vs 24.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,296 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202462K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(1,859)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(2,056)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.4%(2,374)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.3%(2,149)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.3%(2,142)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(2,725)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(2,591)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.3%(1,508)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(1,403)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(1,203)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(619)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(160)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,185

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,114 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,539

−37%vs 2000

vs $13,568 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.8%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,300

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $108,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$343

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $468 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.8%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.2% in 2000

30.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.3%(30,829)

Black0.3%(108)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(1,383)

Asian0.7%(249)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(19,802)

Black0.2%(40)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(355)

Asian0.4%(90)

Other4.1%(857)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.5%(5,270)

South American0.7%(423)

Puerto Rican0.4%(220)

Central American0.3%(204)

Colombian0.3%(174)

Argentine0.2%(152)

Salvadoran0.2%(108)

Peruvian0.1%(70)

Spaniard0.1%(51)

Cuban0.1%(47)

Costa Rican0.1%(47)

Chilean0%(27)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0%(25)

Nicaraguan0%(24)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(195)

Japanese0.3%(194)

Chinese0.3%(178)

Korean0.1%(77)

Filipino0.1%(50)

Thai0%(25)

Nepalese0%(21)

Taiwanese0%(15)

Kazakh0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.5%(282)

Tongan0.3%(205)

Native Hawaiian0.3%(161)

Ancestry

English29%(18,039)

German9.9%(6,173)

American7.3%(4,527)

Irish5.4%(3,385)

Scottish3.7%(2,290)

Danish2.7%(1,653)

Italian2.3%(1,404)

Swedish2.1%(1,282)

Norwegian1.5%(943)

Welsh1.4%(864)

French1.2%(765)

Swiss1%(640)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1%(613)

British0.9%(571)

Polish0.8%(473)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(471)

French Canadian0.4%(261)

Ukrainian0.3%(181)

Hungarian0.3%(157)

Canadian0.2%(121)

Russian0.2%(112)

Subsaharan African0.2%(103)

Czech0.2%(98)

Greek0.2%(95)

Lithuanian0.1%(67)

Portuguese0.1%(67)

Armenian0.1%(63)

Finnish0.1%(47)

Australian0.1%(40)

Romanian0.1%(36)

Croatian0.1%(35)

West Indian0%(31)

Arab0%(27)

Lebanese0%(27)

Belgian0%(25)

Slovak0%(25)

Barbadian0%(25)

Brazilian0%(20)

Ghanaian0%(20)

Austrian0%(11)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.9%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.8%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.1 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 12.1 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 married36.6%(8,809)

Married53%(12,758)

Widowed2.1%(497)

Divorced8.4%(2,020)

Women 15+

Never married32.7%(7,970)

Married51.2%(12,489)

Widowed5.5%(1,330)

Divorced10.6%(2,595)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−11.2 ptssince 2013

from 21.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.4%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 70.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% 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)34.7%(898)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22%(569)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.8%(797)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(159)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(47)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,591 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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