Because there are quite a few people attending college in Cedar City, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Cedar City provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Cedar City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.87 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The population of Cedar City is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.14% of adults in Cedar City have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Cedar City in 2022 was $28,815, which is lower middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,260 for a family of four. However, Cedar City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cedar City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cedar City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cedar City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Cedar City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cedar City include English, European, German, Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Cedar City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
