Washington County Tourism

Tourism Profile

County Indicator	1998	1999	2000	2001(o)	2001(n)	2002(r)	2003	%Change 2002-2003	State Ranking
Demographic
Population	84,837	88,049	90,354	94,613	95,584	100,611	105,702	5.1%	5
Total Non-Ag Employment	30,386	31,914	33,595	35,838		37,353	38,992	4.4%	6
Non-Ag Avg Monthly Wage	$1,727	$1,776	$1,830	$1,859		$1,903	$1,956	2.8%	17
Per Capita Income	$17,808	$18,001	$18,864	$19,303	$19,856	$20,059	$20,246	0.9%	16
Unemployment Rate	3.8	3.6	3.2	3.8		4.6	4.4	-0.2%	4
Spending & Employment
Spending by Travelers (Millions)	$223.20	$230.40	$233.20	$229.80	$411.60	$450.40	$523.50	16.2%	2
Travel & Tourism Related Employment	4,131	4,319	4,415	4,571	7,718	6,433	6,570	2.1%	6
Tourism Tax Revenues (000s)
Local Tax Revenues from Traveler Spending	$4,643.00	$4,793.00	$4,851.00	$4,780.00	$6,006.00	$9,430.20	$10,959.00	16.2%	2
Gross Taxable Room Rents	$34,112	$36,471	$37,946	$39,160		$43,206	$45,726	5.8%	3
Transient Room Tax	$1,023.40	$1,094.10	$1,138.40	$1,174.80		$1,296.20	$1,371.80	5.8%	3
Restaurant Tax	$784.40	$824.00	$881.70	$925.50		$1,032.30	$1,093.40	5.9%	5
Car Rental Tax	$8.60	$260.70	$123.40	$58.40		$110.00	$137.20	24.7%	2
Gross Taxable Retail Sales (Millions)	$1,066.90	$1,139.50	$1,237.80	$1,376.90		$1,503.20	$1,626.30	8.2%	5
Regional Visitation Counts
I-15 UT/AZ Traffic Count	6,139,300	6,359,030	6,396,625	6,674,025		7,206,925	7,278,100	1.0%
SR-89 UT/AZ Traffic Count	651,525	693,500	943,525	923,450		965,425	910,675	-5.7%
St. George Welcome Center	167,690	181,002	190,173	191,554		208,899	222,025	6.3%
Zion N.P.	2,370,048	2,449,664	2,432,348	2,227,490		2,647,775	2,458,791	-7.1%
Bryce Canyon N.P.	1,166,331	1,081,521	1,099,275	1,068,619		886,436	903,760	2.0%
Quail Creek S.P.	730,901	826,215	849,034	793,326		663,390	514,718	-22.4%
Cedar Breaks N.M.	578,974	597,460	550,657	690,652		586,938	569,455	-1.0
Grand Staircase-Escalante N.M.	849,628	1,141,131	572,176	683,286		670,069	695,900	3.9%
Snow Canyon S.P.	674,498	612,093	502,107	435,210		347,804	280,289	-19.4%
Coral Pink Sand Dunes S.P.	188,164	164,893	106,601	131,675		87,694	123,033	40.3%
Gunlock S.P.	71,212	100,172	76,919	85,365		83,830	82,665	-1.4%
Mountain Meadows	19,227	11,071	17,581	27,428		57,542	NA	NA

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