Hurricane is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 23,959 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hurricane is the 44th largest community in Utah. Much of the housing stock in Hurricane was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Hurricane economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Hurricane, where the median household income is $64,182.00.
Also of interest is that Hurricane has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.00% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hurricane has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hurricane has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hurricane than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hurricane may be for you.
The citizens of Hurricane are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.98% of adults in Hurricane having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hurricane in 2022 was $32,854, which is middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,416 for a family of four. However, Hurricane contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hurricane is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hurricane home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hurricane residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hurricane include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Hurricane is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.