Garfield County, Utah QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Garfield County Utah
?  Population, 2000 4,7352,233,169
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 19.0%29.6%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.6%9.4%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 32.6%32.2%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 14.1%8.5%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 95.0%89.2%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.8%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.8%1.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%1.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.7%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 1.1%4.2%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.5%2.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 48.9%49.9%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.9%9.0%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 93.8%85.3%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 1,841764,006
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 345199,753
?  Housing units, 2000 2,767768,594
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 79.1%71.5%
?  Households, 2000 1,576701,281
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.923.13
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 40.9%45.8%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $30,149$38,884
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 13.5%10.0%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 17.8%12.5%

Business QuickFacts Garfield County Utah
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 12752,025
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 950866,146
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 66.7%51.7%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 285126,190
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA24,014,379
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 16,92619,964,601
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $4,021$9,666
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA4,352
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 12645,626
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 6220,455
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 23,5439,238,662
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 19863,884

Geography QuickFacts Garfield County Utah
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 5,17482,144
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 0.927.2
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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X: Not applicable
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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown