The Town Files

Iron County, Utah

62,252 people. The median home is worth $379,000 (typical Utah town: $457,300) and the median household earns $66,247.

Towns in Iron County

Towns in Iron County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Cedar City35,235$377,000$63,58926.8
Enoch7,374$386,200$80,75030.2
Parowan2,996$343,400$53,14539.0

People and housing

Iron CountyTypical Utah town
Median home value$379,000$457,300
Median rent$1,065$1,395
Median household income$66,247$93,194
Median age30.234.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%31.8%
Below the poverty line13.8%6.5%

Jobs and pay

24,829 jobs in 2024, average pay $48,239 a year.

Largest industries in Iron CountyRetail2,915 jobs · $33,676Hotels & restaurants2,868 jobs · $19,048Health care & social assistan…2,792 jobs · $44,392Manufacturing2,523 jobs · $61,633Construction2,522 jobs · $54,939Administrative & support1,048 jobs · $35,678
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Iron County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 2.6%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 180 storm events in Iron County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Iron County by type since 1996Hail14Tornado2Wildfire3High Wind25Heavy Rain3Heavy Snow38Debris Flow1Flash Flood54Strong Wind2Winter Storm4
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Iron County has been included in 7 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
December 23, 2023FloodDR-4752: Flooding
April 4, 2020BiologicalDR-4525: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3478: Covid-19
June 18, 2017FireFM-5185: Brian Head Fire
September 5, 2005Coastal StormEM-3223: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
August 1, 2005FloodDR-1598: Flooding And Landslides
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).