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POPULATION
A UNIQUE POPULATION PROFILE has positioned Utah for sustained growth, health and productivity—characteristics that were borne out again in records achieved during 2008. The State’s offi cial July 1, 2008 population was estimated to be 2,757,779, an increase of 58,225 people or 2.5 percent year-over-year. This healthy growth ranked Utah fi rst nationally in rate of growth, as compared to national growth of 0.9 percent over the same time period. The State’s internal growth was a major contributor to these new benchmarks, driven by a record 55,357 births—the highest in the State’s history. Netting out the 13,780 deaths for the year, the resulting natural increase of 41,577 persons is the highest natural increase number ever and marks the second time natural increase in Utah has exceeded 40,000. With natural increase at an historic high level, it accounted for nearly 25 percent more of the State’s population growth than the previous year, at 71.4 percent of 2008’s population growth, versus a 47.6 percent share for the previous year. Positive net migration also contributed strongly to the progressive demographic trend, aided by the State’s attractive lifestyle and resilient economy. Net in-migration accounted for 28.6 percent of total population growth at 16,648 persons, marking the 18th consecutive year of positive net in-migration. Sustained growth is expected to continue into the future, with the State’s population projected to be 2.9 million in 2010, 3.6 million in 2020, 4.4 million in 2030 and to reach 6.8 million in 2060.
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Median Age: 28.5 – Youngest State in U.S. HIGHLIGHTS
Birth Rate: 21.2 births/1,000 population – Highest in U.S.
Death Rate: 5.6 deaths/1,000 – Second lowest in U.S. Household Size: 3.07 persons/household – Largest in U.S.
GREAT TO BE YOUNG – OR OLD – IN UTAH
Utah’s unique age structure contributes to the State’s vibrant, productive lifestyle. The population is younger, fertility rates are higher, households are larger and people survive longer as compared to those in other states on average. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Utah ranks as the youngest state in the nation (2007), with a median age of 28.5, compared to the national average of 36.4—a signifi cant factor in other leading components of the State’s robust economy and effective infrastructure, including high quality workforce, educational excellence and consistent strong performance nationally and internationally. Utah’s fertility rate, 2.5 in 2006, continues to be the highest nationwide. Additionally, Utah had the highest share of its total population in the preschool age group (children under fi ve years of age) of any state in the country at 9.7 percent. Utah also ranks fi rst among states in the percentage of its population in the school age group (fi ve to 17 years of age) at 21.2 percent, and the smallest working-age population in the nation, with 60.3 percent of Utahns between the ages of 18 and 64. Utah continued to have the largest household size in the country, with 3.11 persons per household in 2007, compared to 2.61 nationally. The number of households in the State reached 835,320 in 2007, a 2.5 percent average annual increase since 2000. Utah also ranked fi rst nationally in percentage of family households and married couple families, at 75.4 percent and 62.3 percent respectively. With such a young overall population, Utah has one of the smallest retirement-age populations, with 8.8 percent of the total population age 65 and older. Only Alaska at 7.0 percent had a smaller share. Utah continues to increase in racial diversity, led by particularly strong growth in the Hispanic population. The State’s Hispanic population grew 7.1 percent from 286,113 in 2006 to 306,514 in 2007. Whereas in 1990 Hispanics accounted for just 4.9 percent of the State’s population, by 2000 that percentage reached 9.0 percent and increased to 11.6 percent in 2007. Besides White (93.2 percent), other races represented within the State include Asian (2.0 percent), American Indian and Alaska Native (1.3 percent), Black or African American (1.2 percent), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacifi c Islander (0.7 percent), according to the Census Bureau.
CITY 2006-2007
West Haven 17.7% Hooper 13.3% Herriman 10.6% Lehi 10.1% South Jordan 9.2% North Salt Lake 8.7% Washington 8.6% Syracuse 8.4% North Logan 8.0% Grantsville 7.9% Bluffdale 7.7%
FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN UTAH FROM 2006 TO 2007 (POPULATION 5,000+)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
UTAH POPULATION PROJECTION
YEAR POPULATION 2010: 2,927,643 2020: 3,652,547 2030: 4,387,831 2040: 5,171,391 2050: 5,989,089 2060: 6,840,187
Source: Governor’s Offi ce of Planning and Budget
SALT LAKE CITY
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU CITY POPULATION COUNTS:
2006 AND 2007 POPULATION ESTIMATES
AARC CENSUS CHANGE CHANGE CITY 2006 2007 06-07 00-07
Salt Lake City 180,283 180,651 0.2% -0.1% West Valley 120,235 122,374 1.8% 1.7% Provo 116,217 117,592 1.2% 1.6% West Jordan 100,280 102,445 2.2% 6.0% Sandy 94,480 96,074 1.7% 1.2% Orem 92,696 93,078 0.4% 1.4% Ogden 82,050 82,702 0.8% 1.0% St. George 68,157 71,161 4.4% 5.3% Layton 62,799 64,311 2.4% 1.4% Taylorsville 58,517 58,620 0.2% 0.3% South Jordan 44,009 48,046 9.2% 7.2% Logan 47,359 47,965 1.3% 1.7% Murray 45,199 45,732 1.2% 4.3% Bountiful 43,576 43,788 0.5% 0.8% Riverton 35,832 38,440 7.3% 6.3% Draper 36,362 37,998 4.5% 6.0% Lehi 33,516 36,885 10.1% 9.9% Cottonwod Heights 35,236 35,351 0.3% 0.0% Roy 35,008 35,048 0.1% 0.9% Pleasant Grove 30,506 31,552 3.4% 4.3% Tooele 28,457 29,460 3.5% 3.9% Spanish Fork 27,050 28,674 6.0% 5.1% Cedar City 26,455 27,823 5.2% 4.4% Midvale 27,469 27,784 1.1% 0.4% Clearfi eld 27,278 27,463 0.7% 0.8% Springville 26,291 26,864 2.2% 4.0% American Fork 25,755 26,472 2.8% 2.7% Holladay 25,512 25,527 0.1% 8.4% Kaysville 23,599 25,025 6.0% 3.0% South Salt Lake 21,510 21,547 0.2% -0.3% Syracuse 19,562 21,198 8.4% 12.3% Clinton 18,838 19,571 3.9% 6.5% Brigham City 18,463 18,544 0.4% 0.9% Eagle Mountain 17,391 17,832 2.5% 35.2% North Ogden 16,756 17,166 2.4% 1.9% Payson 16,944 17,115 1.0% 4.3% Herriman 15,157 16,769 10.6% 40.9% Washington 15,337 16,656 8.6% 10.7% Farmington 15,558 16,548 6.4% 4.6% South Ogden 15,288 15,615 2.1% 1.2% Centerville 15,096 15,389 1.9% 0.8% Highland 14,089 14,591 3.6% 8.6% Hurricane 12,198 12,896 5.7% 6.6% North Salt Lake 11,620 12,628 8.7% 5.4% Saratoga Springs 10,750 11,570 7.6% 41.8% Lindon 9,891 10,026 1.4% 2.6%
Source: 2009 Economic Report to the Governor, Table 23: U.S. Census Bureau City Population Estimates: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007
GROWTH TRENDS
Historically, Utah’s highest growth has been concentrated in, and adjacent to, the larger population centers along the “Wasatch Front”—a strip approximately 100 miles long running north and south along the western slopes of the Wasatch Mountain Range in the north central part of the State. In 2008, the highest overall growth in the State shifted to an area on the east side of the Wasatch Range, an area now affectionately known as the “Wasatch Back.” The overall population growth rate for the State was 2.2 percent from 2007 to 2008. However, Uintah County in the northeastern part of the State had the highest growth at 5.7 percent, followed by the Wasatch Back counties of Rich (5.4 percent), Morgan (4.1 percent), Wasatch (4.1 percent) and Summit (4.0 percent). The central Utah county of Piute also showed high population growth at 4.5 percent. Among cities in the State, Salt Lake City was the largest in 2007, with a population of 180,651, followed by West Valley City (122,374), Provo (117,592), West Jordan (102,445), and Sandy (96,074). Among cities with populations greater than 5,000 persons, West Haven in Weber County was the State’s fastest growing municipality, increasing 17.7 percent from 2006 to 2007. Other top-growth municipalities include Hooper (13.3 percent), Herriman (10.6 percent), Lehi (10.1 percent), and South Jordan (9.2 percent). For detailed population and demographic information, please contact the Governor’s Offi ce of Planning and Budget, State Capitol Complex, Suite E210, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2210; phone 801.538.1027.
PROVO, UTAH COUNTY
UTAH POPULATION ESTIMATES BY COUNTY
2006-2007 CENSUS PERCENT AARC COUNTY 2000 2006 2007 CHANGE 2000-2007
Beaver 6,005 6,113 6,090 6.7% 1.1% Box Elder 42,745 46,714 47,846 2.4% 1.6% Cache 91,391 106,399 108,887 2.3% 2.5% Carbon 20,422 19,230 19,634 2.1% -0.6% Daggett 921 938 927 -1.2% 0.1% Davis 238,994 278,944 288,146 3.3% 2.7% Duchesne 14,371 15,478 16,216 4.8% 1.7% Emery 10,860 10,304 10,399 0.9% -0.6% Garfi eld 4,735 4,404 4,529 2.8% -0.6% Grand 8,485 8,902 9,023 1.4% 0.9% Iron 33,779 41,802 43,526 4.1% 3.7% Juab 8,238 9,135 9,604 5.1% 2.2% Kane 6,046 6,407 6,523 1.8% 1.1% Millard 12,405 11,928 11,949 6.2% 1.0% Morgan 7,129 8,028 8,357 4.1% 2.3% Piute 1,435 1,344 1,341 -0.2% -1.0% Rich 1,961 2,006 2,094 4.4% 0.9% Salt Lake 898,387 990,505 1,009,518 1.9% 1.7% San Juan 14,413 14,011 14,484 3.4% 0.1% Sanpete 22,763 24,009 24,644 2.6% 1.1% Sevier 18,842 19,335 19,702 1.9% 0.6% Summit 29,736 34,978 35,541 1.6% 2.6% Tooele 40,735 52,441 54,914 4.7% 4.4% Uintah 25,224 27,878 29,042 4.2% 2.0% Utah 368,536 471,746 483,702 2.5% 4.0% Wasatch 15,215 19,924 20,535 3.1% 4.4% Washington 90,354 127,310 133,791 5.1% 5.8% Wayne 2,509 2,474 2,520 1.9% 0.1% Weber 196,533 216,848 221,846 2.3% 1.7%
State of Utah 2,233,169 2,579,535 2,645,330 2.6% 2.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
