Washington County Demographics

Population

As of July 1	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Total Population	91,104	96,902	103,750	109,767	117,613	127,127	134,899	140,908
% Change from Prior Year	3.4%	6.4%	7.1%	5.8%	6.9%	8.4%	6.1%	4.4%
Source: Utah Population Estimates Committee

Population By City

City	2004	2005	2006
Enterprise	1,410	1,423	1,489
Hildale	1,988	1,977	1,950
Hurricane	9,797	11,017	12,084
Ivins	6,426	6,756	7,205
LaVerkin	3,864	4,115	4,142
Leeds	680	696	720
New Harmony	195	196	193
Rockville	260	259	257
St. George	60,108	64,365	67,614
Santa Clara	5,690	5,879	6,280
Springdale	521	537	551
Toquerville	1,051	1,121	1,215
Virgin	475	494	508
Washington	11,579	13,704	15,217
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Washington County Land Ownership

Who	Acres	Percentage
Bureau of Land Management	700,000	45%
U.S. Forest Service	380,000	25%
Private Landowners	236,000	15%
National Parks Service	125,000	8%
State Institutional Trust lands	85,000	5%
Indian Reservations	27,000	2%

Washington County is 2,422 square miles in size, or about 1,553 million acres. Here are approximate figures of which parties own the land. The numbers may be slightly different because boundaries change and land is constantly exchanging hands.

Labor Force

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Labor Force	41,641	44,183	46,834	50,392	54,456	61,128	63,065
Employed	39,942	42,057	44,570	48,167	52,392	59,369	61,357
Unemployed	1,699	2,126	2,264	2,225	2,063	1,759	1,708
Rate	4.1%	4.8%	4.8%	4.4%	3.8%	2.9%	2.7%
Nonfarm Jobs	35,740	37,351	39,000	42,864
%Change Prior Year	6.4%	4.5%	4.4%	10.0%
Mining	153	154	129	149	167	246	322
Construction	4,160	4,322	4,748	5,690	7,176	8,289	8,556
Manufacturing	2,376	2,356	2,504	2,847	3,151	3,276	3,329
Information	672	706	856	820	884	868	821
Financial Activities	1,489	1,561	1,700	1,805	1,244	1,385	1,389
Profess/Business Services	2,419	2,667	2,684	3,183	1,622	1,814	2,078
Ed/Health/Social Services	4,267	4,687	5,113	5,864	6,132	6,739	7,074
Other Services	977	1,114	1,149	1,232	1,335	1,379	1,428
Total Establishments	3,019	3,284	3,378	3,868	4,112
Total Wages ($Millions)	799.8	854.7	915.5	1,045.3
Source: Utah Department of Workforce Services, Workforce Information

Income & Wages

	2003(r)	2004(r)	2005(p)	2006(f)
Total Personal Income ($Millions)	2,108.0	2,420.7	2,689.4	3,082.1
Per Capital Income	20,171	21,912	22,565	24,400
Source: Utah Department of Workforce Services, Workforce Information

Living Index Cost (Based on 3rd Quarter of 2006)

Component Index Wieght Urban Area & State	100% Composite Index	13% Grocery Items	29% Housing	10% Utilities	9% Transportation	4% Health Care	35% Misc. Goods & Services
Cedar City, UT	95.1	100.0	91.6	85.3	97.6	88.3	99.0
St. George, UT	102.0	97.7	109.6	84.6	98.1	89.0	105.2
Salt Lake City, UT	101.0	103.7	100.5	89.6	99.2	95.1	104.8
Tucson, AZ	98.8	99.5	96.2	96.8	102.8	102.6	99.6
Phoenix, AZ	101.8	98.9	105.7	93.1	104.3	101.4	101.6
San Jose, CA	154.0	16.4	242.3	102.4	116.7	123.3	115.0
Colorado Springs, CO	95.3	101.2	92.4	86.7	108.1	106.4	92.9
Denver, CO	102.5	99.2	110.8	108.1	96.6	102.3	97.1
Boise, ID	95.5	93.2	87.8	95.7	100.0	99.9	100.8
Albuquerque, NM	99.6	99.1	102.8	87.6	101.5	102.1	99.9
Las Vegas, NV	108.6	100.6	129.0	109.0	99.7	102.2	98.4
Source: St George Area Chamber of Commerce

Washington County’s Largest Employers (2006)

Company	Employment Range
Intermountain Health Care	2,000-2,999
Washington County School District	2,000-2,999
Wal-Mart	1,000-1,999
Dixie State College	500-999
St. George City	500-999
Boulevard Furniture	250-499
Cabinetec	250-499
Cross Creek Manor	250-499
Federal Government	250-499
Lin’s Supermarket	250-499
SkyWest Airlines	250-499
Sunroc Corp	250-499
Washington County	250-499
Albertsons	100-249
Allconnect	100-249
Andrus Trucking	100-249
Auto Select/St. George Ford	100-249
Best Western Travel Inn	100-249
Burger King	100-249
Cinnamon Hills Youth Crisis Center	100-249
City of Washington	100-249
Costco	100-249
DATS Trucking	100-249
Deseret Laboratories	100-249
Diamond Ranch Academy	100-249
Express Services	100-249
Green Valley Resort	100-249
Harmons	100-249
Home Depot	100-249
Hurricane City	100-249
Hurst Stores	100-249
Interstate Rock Products	100-249
Kolob Care and Rehabilitation	100-249
Lowe’s Home Improvement	100-249
McDonald’s	100-249
Newby Buick Olds Pontiac GMC	100-249
Orgill Hardware	100-249
Pace American	100-249
Quality Excavation	100-249
RAM Manufacturing	100-249
Red Cliffs Regional	100-249
Red Mountain Spa	100-249
Red Rock Canyon School	100-249
Redcliff Ascent	100-249
Sears Roebuck	100-249
Smith’s	100-249
Southern Utah Title	100-249
Split Rock, Inc	100-249
St. George Care and Rehab Center	100-249
State of Utah	100-249
Stephen Wage Auto Center	100-249
Stock Building Supply	100-249
Target	100-249
The Spectrum	100-249
Tuachan Center for the Arts	100-249
Wells Dairy (Blue Bunny)	100-249
Wells Fargo Bank	100-249
Wendy’s	100-249
Westates Theatres	100-249
Western Rock Products	100-249
Wilson Electronics	100-249
Xanterra Parks and Resorts	100-249
Zions Bank	100-249
Source: Utah Department of WFS, Workforce Information

Census Facts

	2000
Under 18	31.2%
Over 65	17.0%
Median Age	31.0
Persons Per Household	2.97
Persons Per Family	3.36
High School Graduates	87.6%
College Graduate	21.0%
Labor Force
Female Participation	49.3%
Male Participation	66.4%
Self-Employed	7.1%
Commute Time (minutes)	17.2
Median Family Income	$41,845
Median Earnings
Male, Full-Time Yr-Round	$31,275
Female, Full-time Yr Round	$20,856
Persons Below Poverty	11.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Other

Ethnic Population	2004
White	91.1%
Black	0.2%
American Indian	1.4%
Asian	0.4%
Pacific Islanders	0.4%
Other	1.3%
Hispanic/All Races	5.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau