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County:

Summit County

State:

Utah

FIPS Code:

49043

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

40% to 45%

Percent Land in NF:

42.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

514,515

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

635,232

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

34.96

Wasatch NF

501,871

% Water:

0.6

Ashley NF

12,644

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

66

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

5,879

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

10,198

73.5%

53.8%

19.7%

1990:

15,518

52.2%

33.0%

19.2%

2000:

29,736

91.6%

73.5%

18.1%

2005:

35,001

17.6%

10.6%

7.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

26,608

89.5%

0-to-19:

9,604

32.3%

Black:

54

0.2%

20-to-39:

8,765

29.5%

Hispanic:

2,406

8.1%

40-to-59:

9,121

30.7%

American Indian:

76

0.3%

60-plus:

2,246

7.6%

Other:

592

2.0%

Median Age:

33.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

15.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

92.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

45.5%

Median Family Income:

$72,510

Families Below Poverty Line:

3.0%

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