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St. George Metro

St. George, UT · 1 counties · 213,670 residents (2025 est.) · 2,428 sq mi
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The short version

St. George is a metro area of 196,431 people. Since 2000 the metro area has more than doubled, up 106,077 people. That puts it in the top 4% of US metro areas for household income. 6% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $510,700. The average commute runs 19 minutes.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 114%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
196,431
+117%since 2000
from 90,354 in 2000
213,670 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
81 / sq mi
+117%since 2000
from 37 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.1
+26%since 2000
from 31.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2,428 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
34K78K122K167K211K19902000201020202024St. George
2024196K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(11,732)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(13,027)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.2%(14,202)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.5%(14,756)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(12,416)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.7%(22,917)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412%(23,485)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.1%(19,922)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.3%(20,171)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.3%(24,201)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.6%(14,878)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(4,724)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$80,632
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,212 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,171
+147%since 2000
from $15,873 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.8%
+26.5 ptssince 2009
from 26.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 11.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.443
+9%since 2010
from 0.408 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade7.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services6.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$510,700
+114%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $131,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,566
+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $594 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.6%
−2.3 ptssince 2000
from 73.9% in 2000
28.4% rent
Vacancy rate
15.1%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 17.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.78 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.91 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.7%
−8.5 ptssince 2009
from 30.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
53.4%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 47.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.3
+28%since 2009
from 4.9 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
89
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic91.1%(82,293)
Black0.2%(174)
Hispanic / Latino5.2%(4,727)
Asian0.4%(389)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic81.3%(159,646)
Black0.4%(767)
Hispanic / Latino12.1%(23,790)
Asian1.1%(2,232)
Other5.1%(9,996)
Diversity Score
40
+46%since 2009
from 28 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
20
−24%since 2020
from 27 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican8.1%(15,985)
Central American1.1%(2,190)
Spaniard0.8%(1,545)
Guatemalan0.5%(1,042)
South American0.5%(1,014)
Salvadoran0.5%(967)
Puerto Rican0.5%(899)
Venezuelan0.2%(342)
Argentine0.1%(224)
Cuban0.1%(215)
Peruvian0.1%(171)
Colombian0%(87)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(521)
Chinese0.2%(464)
Vietnamese0.2%(337)
Japanese0.1%(288)
Thai0.1%(200)
Cambodian0.1%(192)
Korean0%(96)
Nepalese0%(56)
Kazakh0%(30)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.6%(1,194)
Tongan0.6%(1,114)
Chamorro0%(14)
Guamanian0%(12)
Ancestry
English30.7%(60,209)
German12.9%(25,287)
Irish8.1%(15,824)
American4.9%(9,677)
Scottish4.3%(8,471)
Danish3.8%(7,383)
Italian3%(5,850)
Swedish2.8%(5,594)
Norwegian2.2%(4,224)
Swiss2%(3,882)
French1.5%(2,990)
Welsh1.4%(2,655)
+ 39 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch1.1%(2,182)
Polish1%(1,879)
British0.9%(1,728)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(1,469)
Canadian0.5%(1,016)
Greek0.3%(683)
Portuguese0.3%(675)
Ukrainian0.2%(468)
Brazilian0.2%(358)
Russian0.2%(310)
Czech0.1%(246)
Austrian0.1%(215)
Finnish0.1%(209)
Hungarian0.1%(194)
Arab0.1%(173)
Turkish0.1%(173)
Lithuanian0.1%(165)
Belgian0.1%(118)
West Indian0.1%(112)
Ethiopian0.1%(102)
Slovak0.1%(99)
Romanian0%(80)
Serbian0%(80)
Syrian0%(77)
Slovene0%(73)
Lebanese0%(65)
Jamaican0%(59)
Armenian0%(56)
Iranian0%(47)
Croatian0%(42)
Latvian0%(28)
Somali0%(16)
Ghanaian0%(10)
Haitian0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.2%
+14.3 ptssince 2000
from 21.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.9%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 87.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.8%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 7.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.2 min
+66%since 2000
from 11.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
71.6%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 75.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.5%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 14.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.0%
+8.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.6%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 8.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
57.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 59.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
68.0%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 66.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.9%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.4%
+7.7 ptssince 2009
from 30.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Female
50.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Foreign born
5.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.1%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.2%
+2.3 ptssince 2012
from 10.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.1%
−6.4 ptssince 2013
from 17.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.1%
+9.8 ptssince 2017
from 83.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.3%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 94.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 85.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.1%
−1.7 ptssince 2016
from 90.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
8.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 7.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married26.9%(20,900)
Married63%(49,030)
Widowed2.8%(2,155)
Divorced7.4%(5,724)
Women 15+
Never married23.3%(18,580)
Married59.4%(47,352)
Widowed7.2%(5,746)
Divorced10%(7,983)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.1%
−6.4 ptssince 2013
from 17.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 49.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
21.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 21.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
23.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 22.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
12.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 2.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 70.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 33.9% 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)16.4%(1,722)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12%(1,266)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.1%(4,956)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.6%(1,113)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(111)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 10,523 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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Washington CountyCENTRAL213,670
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Frequently asked

How many people live in St. George, UT?

St. George, UT has about 196,431 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in St. George, UT earns about $80,632 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is St. George, UT expensive?

In St. George, UT, the median home is worth about $510,700, and the typical rent is about $1,566 a month.

How educated are people in St. George, UT?

About 35.2% of adults age 25 and over in St. George, UT hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

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

About 9.8% of people in St. George, UT live below the federal poverty line.

Has St. George, UT grown since 1990?

Yes, St. George, UT has grown since 1990. The population has added about 147,871 residents, a change of about 305 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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