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Cedar City is a city located in Iron County, Utah, 250 miles south of Salt Lake City on Interstate 15. It is the home of Southern Utah University, the Utah Shakespearean Festival, the Utah Summer Games, and other events. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 20,527, estimated to be 23,983 by 2005. Cedar City was originally settled in late 1851 by Mormon pioneers originating from Parowan, Utah who were sent to build an iron works. The site, known as "Fort Cedar" or "Cedar City," was equidistant from vast iron deposits 10 miles west and coal resources 10 miles up Cedar Canyon, but was named after the abundant local trees . Two companies of men led by Henry Lunt reached the fort site in a blizzard on 11 Nov. 1851, making that date the official founding. In 1855, a new site, closer to the iron works and out of the flood plain of Coal Creek, was established at the suggestion of Brigham Young; present day Cedar City is located at this site. The iron works closed in...more

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Among the most common occupations in Cedar City are Sales and office occupations, 29%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 26%. and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 70 percent of workers in Cedar City, Utah work for companies, 19 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Cedar City Jobs are for medical technologist jobs, hospice medical director jobs, geologist (fluids) jobs, associate, recruiting jobs, inspector packer jobs and occupational therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Cedar City, Utah are Educational, health and social services, 23%; Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 12%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Cedar City job listings indicate that the following industries in Cedar City are hiring the most workers: Clinics & Outpatient Services, Trauma Centers, Outpatient Surgery Centers, Hospitals and Hardware Stores.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Cedar City, Utah is $25,396, and the median income of households in Cedar City was $32,403.

Cedar City has an unemployment rate of 5.5%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Cedar City Trends data, the number of Cedar City, Utah jobs has increased by 54% since November 2006.

Population of Cedar City Total population 20,527 Male 48.88% Female 51.12% Median age 23.3     Cedar City Housing Owner-occupied homes 55.1% Median cost of a home $121,600 Median mortgage payment $708 Renter-occupied homes 44.9% Vacant housing 8.8% Median monthly rent $453     Average Income Median for all male full-time $31,192 Median for all female full-time $19,601     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 17% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 1% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 21% Some college, no degree 34% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 19% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 35% Currently married 55% Separated 1% Widowed 4% Divorced 5%     Race White 94% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 5%     Cedar City Commute Carpool 13.8% Public transportation 0.3% Average travel time 12 minutes

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