For fun I did a little research on my home state and the city where we currently live. Several months ago I came across a stat that surprised me. The year we moved to the little town, the population grew 10%. That's impressive. And in the year since, that growth rate has not stopped.
Ten percent.
There's a website that, if you're a numbers person (and I'm not, really...), you'll love. It's WorldPopulationReview.com. I searched for Utah stats and the site directed me to Utah's statistics. You can check it out by clicking: HERE.
Lots and lots of things you wanted to know--and perhaps didn't want to know--about the Beehive State. Here's some interesting stats about the state in general:
- Utah has the youngest population in the entire United States, as well as one of the highest birth rates.
- Utah's population is considered the healthiest in the entire country.
- The state also has the highest literacy rate, the highest number of high school graduates and the highest number of college graduates.
- The mountains near Salt Lake City see an average of 500 inches of snowfall annually.
- Gosiute, Paiute, Shoshone, and Ute Indians originally inhabited what is now the state of Utah. In fact, the name was derived from the Ute Indians.
- Salt Lake City has the second highest number of plastic surgeons per capita than any other city in the US.
- A higher number of Utahns are married than in any other state. In addition, the median age of marriage is lower than the nationwide average.
I knew we had a young population and I knew we married in greater numbers than other states. It's interesting to learn about where you live.
I know I can move to another part of the country and get paid more for doing the same job. Still, I do love it here. And by the looks of things, so do many others...
Especially, in our little town.
