Cedar City, Utah demographics

Cedar City, UT demographics: median age 26.8; 35.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Cedar City city, Utah · Incorporated city · GEOID 4911320. The survey estimates a population of 38,524 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Cedar City is 26.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.8 years. There are 12,480 households (±491). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	26.8 ±0.8	32.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,524
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Under 18	9,906 ±645	25.7% ±1.7 pp	27.8%	22.0%
18–34	13,855 ±735	36.0% ±1.9 pp	26.5%	22.8%
35–64	10,018 ±642	26.0% ±1.7 pp	33.9%	38.0%
65 and older	4,745 ±441	12.3% ±1.1 pp	11.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,524
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Male	19,393 ±428	50.3% ±1.1 pp	50.7%	49.5%
Female	19,131 ±428	49.7% ±1.1 pp	49.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,524
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
White alone	31,808 ±693	82.6% ±1.8 pp	78.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	411 ±90	1.1% ±0.2 pp	1.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	800 ±321	2.1% ±0.8 pp	1.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	710 ±183	1.8% ±0.5 pp	2.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	181 ±77	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.9%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,605 ±560	4.2% ±1.5 pp	6.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,009 ±606	7.8% ±1.6 pp	9.7%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,524
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,008 ±393	85.7% ±1.0 pp	84.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,516 ±393	14.3% ±1.0 pp	15.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,480
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,518 ±447	52.2% ±2.9 pp	58.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	794 ±243	6.4% ±1.9 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,018 ±269	8.2% ±2.1 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,616 ±407	21.0% ±3.2 pp	20.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,534 ±293	12.3% ±2.3 pp	7.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,480
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,225 ±392	33.9% ±2.8 pp	37.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,255 ±554	66.1% ±3.6 pp	62.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,480
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,616 ±407	21.0% ±3.2 pp	20.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,112 ±481	32.9% ±3.6 pp	31.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,918 ±312	15.4% ±2.4 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,130 ±376	17.1% ±2.9 pp	14.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	994 ±253	8.0% ±2.0 pp	9.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	353 ±164	2.8% ±1.3 pp	5.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	357 ±126	2.9% ±1.0 pp	3.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,524
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Native	36,289 ±375	94.2% ±1.0 pp	91.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,235 ±380	5.8% ±1.0 pp	8.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 35,981
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
English only	31,753 ±558	88.2% ±1.5 pp	84.1%	77.7%
Spanish	3,160 ±466	8.8% ±1.3 pp	10.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	81 ±78 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	123 ±134 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	59 ±59 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	150 ±78 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	151 ±115 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	67 ±44 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	277 ±136	0.8% ±0.4 pp	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	160 ±110 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 20,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,466 ±297	7.1% ±1.4 pp	6.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,990 ±573	24.1% ±2.7 pp	22.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,756 ±540	23.0% ±2.5 pp	23.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,090 ±454	10.1% ±2.2 pp	9.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,686 ±547	22.7% ±2.6 pp	24.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,680 ±330	13.0% ±1.6 pp	13.0%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 37,936
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Same house	29,651 ±861	78.2% ±2.2 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,987 ±697	10.5% ±1.8 pp	7.8%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,022 ±401	5.3% ±1.1 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,822 ±437	4.8% ±1.2 pp	2.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	454 ±317 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.9% of Cedar City residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.4% in Utah and 8.4% nationally. 92.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cedar City	Utah	U.S.	Compared with Utah
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.9% ±1.6 pp	8.4%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.0% ±1.2 pp	93.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.2% ±1.0 pp	4.6%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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