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Utah County Real Estate

Utah County

Utah County is the second most populated county in the state.  The majority of Utah County’s population is nestled right along the Wasatch Mountains providing excellent opportunities for recreation; including hiking, biking, fishing, boating, and of course skiing. With a short commute time to Salt Lake City as well as being home to two prominent universities, Utah County has proven to be a popular real estate location and boasts very competitive housing prices.

Utah County Quick Facts

People QuickFacts Utah County Utah
Population, 2009 estimate 545,307 2,784,572
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 48.0% 24.7%
Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 368,540 2,233,204
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009 11.2% 9.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009 34.7% 31.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009 6.5% 9.0%
Female persons, percent, 2009 50.3% 49.7%
White persons, percent, 2009 (a) 94.7% 92.7%
Black persons, percent, 2009 (a) 0.8% 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a) 0.7% 1.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2009 (a) 1.5% 2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2009 (a) 0.6% 0.8%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2009 1.7% 1.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2009 (b) 9.9% 12.3%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2009 85.4% 81.2%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 43.2% 49.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 6.3% 7.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 11.5% 12.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 90.9% 87.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 31.5% 26.1%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 38,248 298,686
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.8 21.3
Housing units, 2009 143,960 952,999
Homeownership rate, 2000 66.8% 71.5%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 25.8% 22.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $156,400 $146,100
Households, 2000 99,937 701,281
Persons per household, 2000 3.59 3.13
Median household income, 2008 $59,701 $56,820
Per capita money income, 1999 $15,557 $18,185
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008 11.8% 9.7%
Business QuickFacts Utah County Utah
Private nonfarm establishments, 2008 10,769 71,4331
Private nonfarm employment, 2008 163,943 1,114,7161
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2008 15.2% 21.5%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2008 34,805 183,280
Total number of firms, 2002 32,831 193,003
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.8% 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.0% 1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.0% 2.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 23.4% 25.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 2,505,921 25,104,045
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,635,839 22,905,100
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,279,414 23,675,432
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $8,375 $10,206
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 326,342 2,984,632
Building permits, 2009 1,506 9,982
Federal spending, 2008 1,356,717 17,117,1881
Geography QuickFacts Utah County Utah
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,998.33 82,143.65
Persons per square mile, 2000 184.5 27.2
FIPS Code 049 49
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Provo-Orem, UT Metro Area
841 N 900 W Orem, UT 84057
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