Hurricane Jobs

Hurricane is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 8,250 at the 2000 census.and by 2004 had been estimated to increase to 9,748. Hurricane has seen tremendous population growth along with many other areas of southwest Utah since the 1970s and has blended into neighboring St. George. The town's name is pronounced "Hur ih kun". Hurricane received its name after a whirlwind blew the top off a buggy Erastus Snow was riding in. Snow exclaimed, "Well, that was a Hurricane. We'll name this Hurricane Hill."

The most popular companies with Hurricane jobs are:

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Among the most common occupations in Hurricane are Management, professional, and related occupations, 22%. Sales and office occupations, 22%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 19%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Hurricane, Utah work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 9 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Hurricane Jobs are for dispatcher jobs.

The leading industries in Hurricane, Utah are Retail trade, 19%; Educational, health and social services, 18%; and Construction, 16%. Simply Hired's Hurricane job listings indicate that the following industries in Hurricane are hiring the most workers: Misc Store Retailers, Airlines, Office Supply Stores, Computer & Software Stores and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Hurricane, Utah is $24,880, and the median income of households in Hurricane was $32,865.

Hurricane has an unemployment rate of 5.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Hurricane Trends data, the number of Hurricane, Utah jobs has increased by 7% since March 2008.

Population of Hurricane Total population 8,250 Male 49.52% Female 50.48% Median age 31.5     Hurricane Housing Owner-occupied homes 77.7% Median cost of a home $125,700 Median mortgage payment $621 Renter-occupied homes 22.3% Vacant housing 18.2% Median monthly rent $601     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,172 Median for all female full-time $19,588     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 21% $25,000 to $34,999 17% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13% High school graduate 25% Some college, no degree 33% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 17% Currently married 69% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 8%     Race White 97% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 2%     Hurricane Commute Carpool 16.4% Public transportation 0.6% Average travel time 22 minutes

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