Utah Economic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over1,600,279100.0
In labor force1,104,43169.0
Civilian labor force
1,098,92368.7
Employed
1,044,36265.3
Unemployed
54,5613.4
Percent of civilian labor force
5.0(X)
Armed Forces
5,5080.3
Not in labor force495,84831.0
Females 16 years and over807,196100.0
In labor force492,11761.0
Civilian labor force
491,32760.9
Employed
465,89357.7
Own children under 6 years241,072100.0
All parents in family in labor force126,18352.3
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over1,032,858100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone779,43875.5
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled145,95014.1
Public transportation (including taxicab)23,1992.2
Walked28,5232.8
Other means12,4131.2
Worked at home43,3354.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes)21.3(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over1,044,362100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations339,31032.5
Service occupations145,86214.0
Sales and office occupations301,56628.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations5,4170.5
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations110,87310.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations141,33413.5
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining20,2881.9
Construction85,9548.2
Manufacturing126,29912.1
Wholesale trade36,7293.5
Retail trade133,24912.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities51,2494.9
Information34,7123.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing70,9966.8
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services98,1489.4
Educational, health and social services200,27219.2
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services83,0358.0
Other services (except public administration)46,1284.4
Public administration57,3035.5
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers816,47578.2
Government workers163,99615.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business60,6215.8
Unpaid family workers3,2700.3
INCOME IN 1999
Households701,933100.0
Less than $10,00041,9596.0
$10,000 to $14,99933,9524.8
$15,000 to $24,99983,12111.8
$25,000 to $34,99993,11913.3
$35,000 to $49,999133,42119.0
$50,000 to $74,999158,40522.6
$75,000 to $99,99979,65911.3
$100,000 to $149,99952,6417.5
$150,000 to $199,99912,9241.8
$200,000 or more12,7321.8
Median household income (dollars)45,726(X)
With earnings604,56786.1
Mean earnings (dollars)
54,973(X)
With Social Security income144,81520.6
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,829(X)
With Supplemental Security Income19,8902.8
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,580(X)
With public assistance income21,8963.1
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
2,878(X)
With retirement income110,47615.7
Mean retirement income (dollars)
17,682(X)
Families539,728100.0
Less than $10,00019,1063.5
$10,000 to $14,99917,3333.2
$15,000 to $24,99952,3639.7
$25,000 to $34,99966,78112.4
$35,000 to $49,999106,23619.7
$50,000 to $74,999136,84825.4
$75,000 to $99,99971,21313.2
$100,000 to $149,99946,8638.7
$150,000 to $199,99911,5532.1
$200,000 or more11,4322.1
Median family income (dollars)51,022(X)
Per capita income (dollars)18,185(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers36,935(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers24,872(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families34,969(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)6.5
With related children under 18 years28,038(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)8.7
With related children under 5 years
16,535(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)10.9
Families with female householder, no husband present13,849(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)22.1
With related children under 18 years12,557(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)29.0
With related children under 5 years
6,429(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)41.9
Individuals206,328(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)9.4
18 years and over134,563(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)9.1
65 years and over
10,695(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)5.8
Related children under 18 years68,280(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)9.7
Related children 5 to 17 years
44,194(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)8.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over74,860(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)27.6
(X) Not applicable.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53

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