Deseret, Utah

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Population in 2010: 353.
Males: 212  (60.1%)
Females: 141  (39.9%)
Median resident age:

31.9 years
Utah median age:

32.1 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $71,269
Deseret:

$71,269
UT:

$89,168

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $28,875

Deseret CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $277,568
Deseret:

$277,568
UT:

$499,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $360,680; detached houses: $364,590
March 2022 cost of living index in Deseret: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 0.0%

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Ancestries: English (38.3%), Welsh (18.8%), Italian (15.6%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4586 feet

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (84.6 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (255.9 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (399.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities:

Oasis, UT (1.2 miles),
Hinckley, UT (1.8 miles ),
Delta, UT (2.5 miles ),
Sutherland, UT (2.7 miles),
Oak City, UT (4.2 miles ),
Lynndyl, UT (4.7 miles),
Holden, UT (4.9 miles ),
Leamington, UT (5.1 miles )

Latitude: 39.29 N, Longitude: 112.65 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 435

Distribution of median household income in Deseret, UT in 2022
Distribution of house value in Deseret, UT in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.3%
Utah:

2.5%

Earthquake activity:

Deseret-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Utah state average. It is 3107% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 270.6 miles away from Deseret center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 379.3 miles away from Deseret center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 297.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 336.6 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 286.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 413.2 miles away from Deseret center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Millard County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Fires: 2, Landslides: 2, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Deseret:

  • WEST MILLARD CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; DELTA, UT)
  • MILLARD COUNTY CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; DELTA, UT)
  • DELTA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER Critical Access Hospitals (about 7 miles away; DELTA, UT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Deseret:

  • Snow College (about 58 miles; Ephraim, UT; Full-time enrollment: 3,224)
  • Utah Valley University (about 85 miles; Orem, UT; FT enrollment: 24,403)
  • Brigham Young University-Provo (about 86 miles; Provo, UT; FT enrollment: 33,525)
  • Salt Lake Community College (about 103 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 20,797)
  • Stevens-Henager College-Murray (about 103 miles; Murray, UT; FT enrollment: 6,395)
  • Western Governors University (about 106 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 31,481)
  • Westminster College (about 109 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 2,870)

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Cemetery: Deseret City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Millard County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

3.2 people
Utah:

3.1 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

82.0%
Whole state:

75.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

0.9%
Whole state:

4.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Deseret:

Marital status in Deseret, UT
  • Never married: 30.9%
  • Now married: 56.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 2.4%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

For population 25 years and over in Deseret:

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

6.4
Utah average:

10.9

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Deseret, UT (based on Millard County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Other9,91128
Evangelical Protestant3647
Catholic762
Mainline Protestant281
None2,124-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Millard County:

4.20 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:

1.37 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.84 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:

0.41 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
This county:

10.93 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:

2.82 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
Millard County:

5.04 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:

5.09 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Millard County:

7.8%
Utah:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

22.3%
Utah:

23.6%

Strongest AM radio stations in Deseret:

  • KNAK (540 AM; 1 kW; DELTA, UT; Owner: SAM BUSHMAN)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KSVC (980 AM; 5 kW; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
  • KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOAL (750 AM; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: EASTERN UTAH BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KKDS (1060 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT; Owner: HOLIDAY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXNT (840 AM; 50 kW; NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBEE (860 AM; 10 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
  • KNNZ (940 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Deseret:

  • KLGL (97.5 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • K203CA (88.5 FM; MILFORD, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • KCYQ (93.7 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
  • K255AD (98.9 FM; RURAL GARFIELD, ETC., UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • KQMB (102.7 FM; MIDVALE, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KXRK (96.3 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KMXU (105.1 FM; MANTI, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, LLC)

Deseret fatal accident list:

Feb 26, 2021 04:27 AM, Sr-257, Lat: 39.114589, Lon: -112.741814, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 13ft / 3.7mTotal length
  • 1,607Total average daily traffic
  • 787Total average daily truck traffic
  • 2,009Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • Black Rock Sub, Black Rock Sub, 17.7 Km S Of (Lat: 39.151111 Lon: -112.730667), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 39.6 m, Overall height: 40.8 m, Call Sign: WQRD262,
    Assigned Frequencies: 6373.28 MHz, Grant Date: 03/25/2023, Expiration Date: 04/18/2033, Certifier: James Stahl Pe, Registrant: Pacificorp, 825 Ne Multnomah Street Lct 700, Portland, OR 97232, Phone: (503) 813-5845, Fax: (503) 813-6434, Email:


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Deseret, UT
  • 84.6%Utility gas
  • 9.4%Wood
  • 6.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Deseret compared to Utah state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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