Utah Fun Facts
Utah flag Capital:
Date of Statehood:
Flower:
Tree:
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Salt Lake City
January 4, 1896
Sego Lily
Blue Spruce
American Seagull

SUBJECT 1990 2000
Total Population 1,722,850 2,233,169
Male 855,759 1,119,031
Female 867,091 1,114,138
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 169,633 209,378
5 to 9 years 183,674 193,033
10 to 14 years 183,846 192,288
15 to 19 years 152,455 216,278
20 to 24 years 137,822 225,152
25 to 59 years 692,981 944,363
60 to 84 years 188,828 230,926
85 years and over 13,611 21,751
     
MEDIAN AGE 26.3 27.1
     
Under 18 years 627,444 718,698
Male 321,956 369,796
Female 305,488 348,902
     
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE    
Total population 1,722,850 2,233,169
Urban population 1,499,375 1,970,935
Rural population 223,475 262,234
Farm population 11,685 12,682
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Families (family households) 410,862 535,294
With own children under 18 years 242,869 299,746
Average family size 3.67 3.57
     
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME    
Persons 5 years and over 1,553,351 2,023,875
Speak a language other than English 120,404 253,249
     
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT    
Persons 3 years and older enrolled in school 610,696 741,524
Preprimary school 43,626 84,318
Elementary or high school 419,975 470,463
College or graduate school 147,095 186,743
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
For Persons 25 years and over    
Percent high school graduate or higher 85 88
Percent Bachelor's degree or higher 22 26
     
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS    
Total housing units 598,388 768,594
With no telephone service 21,472 10,802
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and 1990 Census of Population and Housing.

   Data from Census 2000
  

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