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Population (year 2000): 8,250. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,989 (+33.2% change)
Males: 4,085 (49.5%), Females: 4,165 (50.5%)
Washington County
Zip code:
84737
Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $32,865 (year 2000)
Median house value: $125,700 (year 2000)
Races in Hurricane:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
- Hispanic (2.7%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Other race (1.2%)
Ancestries: English (33.8%), German (13.1%),
United States (11.2%), Irish (7.4%), Scottish (5.4%), Danish
(4.8%).
Elevation: 3266 feet
Land area: 31.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hurricane
- High school or higher: 84.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hurricane city
- Never married: 16.6%
- Now married: 68.6%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 7.8%
2.9% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 0.8%
Europe, 0.4% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,187
(+103.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hurricane:
- DIXIE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; ST
GEORGE, UT)
- VALLEY VIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 42 miles; CEDAR
CITY, UT)
- GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 76 miles;
PANGUITCH, UT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hurricane:
- ST GEORGE MUNI (about 19 miles; ST GEORGE, UT; ID:
SGU)
- CEDAR CITY REGIONAL (about 40 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT;
ID: CDC)
- GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK (about 118 miles; GRAND
CANYON, AZ; ID: GCN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hurricane:
- HURRICANE (about 4 miles; HURRICANE, UT; ID: 1L8)
- COLORADO CITY MUNI (about 28 miles; COLORADO CITY,
AZ; ID: AZC)
- MESQUITE (about 56 miles; MESQUITE, NV; ID: 67L)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hurricane:
- DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH (about 20 miles; ST
GEORGE, UT; Full-time enrollment: 4,347)
- SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; CEDAR
CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 5,091)
- NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles;
FLAGSTAFF, AZ; FT enrollment: 15,758)
- MOHAVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 139 miles; KINGMAN,
AZ; FT enrollment: 2,405)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA (about 141
miles; LAS VEGAS, NV; FT enrollment: 13,686)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-LAS VEGAS (about 143 miles; LAS
VEGAS, NV; FT enrollment: 15,686)
- YAVAPAI COLLEGE (about 188 miles; PRESCOTT, AZ; FT
enrollment: 3,415)
Public high school in Hurricane:
- HURRICANE HIGH (Students: 1,010; Location:
345 W 100 S; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hurricane:
- HURRICANE MIDDLE (Students: 785; Location:
395 N 200 W; Grades: 06 - 08)
- THREE FALLS ELEM SCH (Students: 620;
Location: 789 S 700 W; Grades: KG - 05)
- HURRICANE ELEM SCH (Students: 428; Location:
63 S 100 W; Grades: KG - 05)
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