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Utah At A Glance
Last Updated July 19, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 84,899 square miles
- Population in 2000: 2,233,169; 88.3% urban; 11.7% rural
- Population in 1990: 1,722,850
- Population Change: Up
29.6% 1990-2000; Up
17.9% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 34th of 50; 0.8% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Salt Lake City (179,894);
West Valley City (111,687);
Provo (105,410);
Sandy (89,319);
Orem (87,599)
- Registered Voters: No party registration
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 21 R 8 D
- State House: 56 R 19 D
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
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Key Elected Officials:
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
1,904,265 (85.3%) white;
16,137 (0.7%) black;
36,483 (1.6%) Asian;
26,663 (1.2%) American Indian;
14,806 (0.7%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
31,308 (1.4%) two-plus races;
1,948 (0.1%) other;
201,559 (9.0%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
21.4% English,
8.5% German,
5.0% USA,
4.8% Danish,
4.3% Irish
- State Natives: 62.9% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 4.9% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 83.1% English;
9.1% Spanish;
4.5% Other Eur.
- Education:
87.7% high school graduates;
26.1% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
161,351 (10.6%);
WWII: (21.0%);
Korea: (13.9%);
Vietnam: (31.7%);
First Gulf War: (11.5%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
1.9% agriculture;
8.2% construction;
6.8% finance;
3.3% information;
17.0% manufacturing;
28.6% professional;
5.5% public administration;
16.3% trade;
12.4% other
- Work Force: 24.1% blue collar; 61.4% white collar; 14.5% gray collar
- Work Sector: 78.2% private; 15.7% government; 5.8% self-employed; 0.3% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.3% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$45,726
- 9.4% are below the poverty line
- 10.8% less than $15,000
- 25.1% $15-35,000
- 19.0% $35-50,000
- 33.9% $50-100,000
- 7.5% $100-150,000
- 3.7% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $142,600
- 4.8% less than $50,000
- 15.9% $50-100,000
- 57.0% $100-200,000
- 14.3% $200-300,000
- 5.9% $300-500,000
- 2.0% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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