City profile · Utah · Census ACS 2023

Kanab, UT

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Kanab - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

4,950
Residents
$80,040
Median income
$378,600
Median home
$1,660
Median rent (state)

Kanab - the verdict

Nationally, Kanab sits in the 62nd percentile for household income and the 77th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

62nd
percentile, household income
75th
percentile, home value
66th
percentile, median rent
77th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Kanab, UT

4,950 people live in Kanab, Utah - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Kanab households earn a median of $80,040 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 5.1%. Home values in Kanab run a median of $378,600, and the median resident age is 43.3 years. Educational attainment runs 33.5% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 57.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 75 residential building permits were authorized in Kanab (Rapid Growth), up 25% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Kanab reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 681.0 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 56.0°F with 14.9 inches of precipitation per year and 22.1 inches of snowfall.

Utah tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 98.9 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,660 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $178 across Utah, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 39.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very Low).

Population

4,950 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Utah

Median Household Income

$80,040 /yr

Poverty 5.1%

Cost of Living Index (state)

98.9 (US=100)

Near Average - BEA RPP 2024, Utah average

How does Kanab compare to other US cities?

Here's how Kanab stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 62% higher than other cities
Home value 75% pricier than other cities
Median rent 66% pricier than other cities
Safety 77% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

Zoom in to just Utah and the picture shifts: Kanab ranks #14 of 67 Utah cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Kanab's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Utah, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

62ndIncome percentile
77thSafety percentile

62nd percentile nationally for median household income · 77th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Kanab's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Kanab's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 56 Avg. percentile National median
Kanab's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Kanab's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$378,600 25th percentile more affordable than 25% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). This entry sits in this band. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Kanab $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Kanab, UT Kanab, UT's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Kanab, UT-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Kanab, UT median $80,040/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Kanab, UT's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Kanab, UT. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 33.5%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 5.1%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 57.9%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
4,950
Median Income
$80,040
Median Home Value
$378,600
Median Age
43.3
Poverty Rate
5.1%
Labor force participation
57.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
33.5%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
681.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
18.4
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
662.6
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Climate

Avg Temperature
56.0°F
Annual Precipitation
14.9"
Annual Snowfall
22.1"

Schools

Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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4,600 residents4,800 residents5,000 residents5,200 residents5,400 residents 202020212022202320242025 4,716 residents 5,332 residents ▲ +13.1%
Kanab's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
75
housing units authorized
Single-Family
75
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
15.2
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 60
2020 172
2021 217
2022 65
2023 39
2024 75

Permit volume increased 25% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
68.6%
Carpool
8.2%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.6%
Work from Home
20.4%
Other
2.2%

Based on 2,328 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Utah - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$85
avg/month
Natural Gas
$48
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$178
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Utah state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Utah state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Kanab sits in

Cost of Living Index
98.9
Near Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,660/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
39.7 / 100
Very Low
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Utah

Elk Ridge
4,782 people
Moab
5,316 people
Maeser
4,533 people
Hyde Park
5,410 people
La Verkin
4,429 people
Sunset
5,567 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Kanab's 4,950 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Theodore, AL
4,950 people
Springville, AL
4,949 people
Hamilton, MT
4,949 people
Vinton, IA
4,948 people
Willits, CA
4,945 people
Edgewater, CO
4,955 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Kanab's $80,040 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Allen Park, MI
$80,045 median income
Greer, SC
$80,030 median income
Forestville, MD
$80,028 median income
Gower, MO
$80,057 median income
Fuller Heights, FL
$80,021 median income
Roselawn, IN
$80,061 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Kanab, UT Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Kanab, UT - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 95.3% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.3% White 95.3% Black or African American 0.4% Asian 0.0% American Indian 0.6% Native Hawaiian 0.1% Some other race 1.2% Two or more races 2.3% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Kanab compares to nearby Utah cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Kanab (this city) 4,950 $80,040
Elk Ridge 4,782 $138,587
Moab 5,316 $55,333
Maeser 4,533 $77,873
Census ACS 5-year FIPS UT FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Kanab, UT?

What is the population of Kanab, UT? +

Kanab, UT has a population of 4,950 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Kanab, UT? +

The median household income in Kanab is $80,040 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Kanab? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Kanab; the closest available measure is the Utah state average, a cost of living index of 98.9 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Near Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Utah vary by metro area.

Is Kanab, UT safe? +

Kanab has a total crime rate of 681.0 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Kanab, UT? +

The median home value in Kanab is $378,600, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Kanab? +

Kanab has an average annual temperature of 56.0°F, 14.9 inches of precipitation, and 22.1 inches of snowfall per year. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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