Cedar City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 39,942 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Cedar City is the 29th largest community in Utah.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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.

One of the benefits of Cedar City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.87 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The citizens of Cedar City are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.