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People QuickFacts |
Emery County |
Utah |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
10,698 | 2,550,063 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-2.4% | 14.2% |
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Population, 2000 |
10,860 | 2,233,169 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.4% | 9.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
29.8% | 31.0% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
11.9% | 8.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
49.7% | 49.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
97.0% | 93.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 1.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.0% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.8% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.1% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
6.4% | 11.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
90.9% | 82.9% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
65.9% | 49.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.5% | 7.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.5% | 12.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
84.2% | 87.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
11.6% | 26.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
1,648 | 298,686 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.0 | 21.3 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
4,288 | 901,283 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
82.0% | 71.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
6.6% | 22.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$84,200 | $146,100 |
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Households, 2000 |
3,468 | 701,281 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
3.10 | 3.13 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$43,134 | $47,224 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$14,243 | $18,185 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
12.0% | 10.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Emery County |
Utah |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
182 | 65,5491 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
2,730 | 974,6861 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-0.3% | 6.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
573 | 175,121 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
649 | 193,003 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
45.9% | 25.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 25,104,045 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 22,905,100 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
69,661 | 23,675,432 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,504 | $10,206 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,523 | 2,984,632 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
18 | 25,873 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
50,101 | 13,683,6231 |
