Utah

State Government

Governor

Spencer Cox (R)

State Senate

Democrats,

Republicans

State House

Democrats,

Republicans

Assets - Utah

Average College Debt

$33,872

Unbanked Households

1.20%

Family - Utah

Children in foster care

1,866

Percent of children in immigrant families

17%

Percent of children living in single parent families

20%

Housing - Utah

Home foreclosure rate

1 in 3278

People experiencing homelessness

3,869.0

Households paying more than 50% of income on housing

60,300.0

Percent renters

0.304

Total households

Economic well-being - Utah

Extreme poverty rate

0.05

Food insecurity

0.142

Minimum wage

7.3

Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line

0.23

Poverty rate

8.3%

Unemployment rate

3.3

Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Percent of individuals who are uninsured

8.3

Percent of jobs that are low-wage

Poverty by demographic - Utah

Child poverty rate

0.09

Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty

78,000

Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty

Senior poverty rate

8.2 %

Women in poverty

1,697,033

September 30, 2011

The Salt Lake Tribune, September 30, 2011: Teachers at Whittier Elementary get help with buying school supplies

"Whittier Elementary... is a Title 1 school, meaning it has high a percentage of students from low-income families. In Whittier's student population, 79 percent are from low-income households, 55 percent are students of color, and 25 percent speak another language in addition to English at home."

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