Kanab is a very small city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 5,131 people and just one neighborhood, Kanab is the 104th largest community in Utah.
Kanab is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.09% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Kanab is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Kanab who work in office and administrative support (20.60%), management occupations (12.62%), and personal care services (12.08%).
Also of interest is that Kanab has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Kanab telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.49% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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!) Kanab 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. Kanab has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Kanab than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Kanab may be for you.
One of the benefits of Kanab is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.05 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Kanab doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Kanab citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.88% of adults in Kanab have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Kanab in 2022 was $34,222, which is middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,888 for a family of four. However, Kanab contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Kanab home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kanab residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kanab include English, German, Irish, Danish, and Swiss.
The most common language spoken in Kanab is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 73.3% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
If you are planning to retire in Utah, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Utah, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 98.9% of neighborhoods in UT. If a Utah retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
In addition, of particular note, 3.1% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 20 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 94.7% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 4.7% have Swiss ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Kanab are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 47.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 74.8% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 35.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 29.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (24.5%), and 10.2% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.4% of households. Some people also speak Italian (3.4%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Kanab, UT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (28.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (17.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.7%), and some of the residents are also of Danish ancestry (6.5%), along with some Swiss ancestry residents (4.7%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (73.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (74.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.