Utah Profile and Statistics

Utah Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Utah had 812604 total households with the average home having 3.12 residents and the average family coming in at 3.6.

Of those homes reported, 39.9% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 32.3% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 16916 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 44476 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Utah, 157029 people live alone, and of that, 48576 are 65 and over.

There were 350840 (43.2%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 151408 (18.6%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Utah

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 2532421, 32.1 percent are the main “Householder,” while 20 are spouses. There are 942465 children, and 144453 comprise “other relatives.” 127496 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 31706 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Utah Census Marital Status data

In Utah, there are 952790 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 302829 have never married; 549361 are currently still married, but have separated. 10117 are legally separated, 75180 are divorced and 15303 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (950515), 25.9% never married, 56.4% are married but separated while 1.4% are legally still separated. 10% are divorced and 6.3% are widowed.

Utah Fertility Rates and UT Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Utah (UT): In the 2007 report, 52758 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Utah (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 8740 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 30 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 79 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 21 babies, while there were 140 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 25.

Utah Grandparents Statistics

There are 46847 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 17518 (37.4%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 56% are the grandmothers and 78.9% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 4905 have done it for less than a year; 4018 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 3439 handling things 3 or 4 years and 5156 doing the job 5 or more years.

Utah School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (UT)

In Utah, 825539 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 49403 (6%) are in nursery or preschool; 44379 (5.4%) are in kindergarten, while 330798 (40.1%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 168463 (20.4%) are slogging through High School, while 232496 (28.2%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 26.3% (380692); 19.2% (278034) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (1449914), 46037 (3.2%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 98875 (6.8%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 380692 (26.3%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 382532 (26.4%) have some college experience but no degree; 132546 (9.1%) reached an Associate’s degree; 278034 (19.2%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 131198 (9%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Utah is 1775186. Of that, 153080 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 2301001 (100%) – of that, 282285 (12.3%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (464385), 26438 (5.7%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (1617122), 169848 (10.5%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (219494), 85999 (39.2%) have a disability.

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