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• Utah's population grew to 2,121,000 in 1999, an increase of 38,500 people. It is projected that Utah's population will reach approximately 2.7 million in 2010 and over 3.0 million by 2020. • The average resale price of a home in Salt Lake City for third quarter 1998 was $133,300. • Residents of the state enjoy lower disease rates and longer life expectancies. Utah is ranked as the fifth healthiest state by Morgan Quitno Press. • Utah's culture emphasizes a family and community lifestyle. Thirty five states have higher violent crime rates than Utah. EN-17 • Utah ranks third in the nation for the number of adults who are high school graduates and eighteenth in the nation for those holding bachelor's degrees or higher. • In 1998 Newsweek named Salt Lake City one of the world's hottest new "tech cities," citing its fertile environment for growing technology companies and its high quality of living. • Utah's median household income grew 3.6% to $27,400 in 1999. • Salt Lake City's transportation access rates 7th in the country, according to Places Rated Almanac out of more than 300 metropolitan areas. • The average maximum daytime temperature for Utah's metropolitan area ranges from 37 degrees in January to 93 degrees in July. • Utah's professional sports teams include the Utah Jazz of the NBA, the Salt Lake Buzz of Triple A baseball, the Utah Grizzlies Hockey club of the International Hockey League and the Utah ßStarzz of the WNBA. "Utah
Facts Online 1997-98" answers the most frequently asked questions
and discusses such issues as tax rates, utility costs, transportation,
education systems, cost of living and quality of life. Also discussed
is vital information about Utah's accessibility and statistics
on why Utah's work force enjoys top national ratings www.dced.state.ut.us/factbook/welcome.htm |
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