Businesses in Tropic, Utah

Categories in Tropic, Utah

Entertainment Provider Bed and breakfasts Hotels and motels Inn Motel

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Tropic, Utah

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Other accommodation	17	27 years
Restaurants	13	29 years
Hotels and motels	9	—

Tropic, Utah Facts

Area	8.5 mi²
Population	457
Male Population	241 (52.7%)
Female Population	216 (47.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+133.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-6.4%
Median Age	35.7 years (Male: 33.9, Female: 38.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$116,119 (2022)
Area Codes	435
Neighborhoods	Tropic
Local Time
Timezone	Mountain Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	37.62526, -112.08214
Zip Codes	84776

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Tropic, Utah Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	196	350	488	549	457	397	376
Population Density	22.9 / mi²	41 / mi²	57.1 / mi²	64.3 / mi²	53.5 / mi²	46.5 / mi²	44 / mi²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tropic, Utah Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 6.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Tropic, Utah	+133.2%	+30.6%	-6.4%
Utah	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tropic, Utah Median Age

Median Age: 35.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Tropic, Utah	35.7 yrs	38.1 yrs	33.9 yrs
Utah	29.2 yrs	29.7 yrs	28.7 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Tropic, Utah Population Density

Population Density: 53.5 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Tropic, Utah	457	8.54 sq mi	53.5 / mi²
Utah	3.1 million	84,897.8 sq mi	36 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tropic, Utah Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1860 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Tropic, Utah

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Tropic, Utah Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$24,969	$31,977	$36,035	$43,132	$38,279	$45,865	$76,656	$116,119
Total GDP	$10.6M	$17.3M	$20.2M	$24M	$23.6M	$25.6M	$40.2M	$57.8M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Tropic, Utah CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Tropic, Utah	8,975 tn	19.64 tn	1,050.7 tons/mi²
Utah	53,484,552 tn	17.51 tn	630 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Tropic, Utah CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	8,975 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	19.64 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	1,050.7 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/11/18	1:21 PM	3.12	55.7 km	6,500 m	25km SW of Junction, Utah	usgs.gov
6/19/18	7:15 AM	3.12	71.7 km	9,640 m	16km SSE of Beaver, Utah	usgs.gov
2/28/18	2:11 PM	3.64	39.9 km	11,440 m	18km SSW of Panguitch, Utah	usgs.gov
7/4/15	4:00 PM	4.06	41.8 km	3,350 m	3km NW of Panguitch, Utah	usgs.gov
5/31/15	3:07 PM	3.17	57.1 km	3,960 m	23km SW of Junction, Utah	usgs.gov
2/19/15	4:35 AM	3.17	83 km	5,770 m	14km N of Junction, Utah	usgs.gov
4/12/12	3:29 AM	4.2	20.6 km	8,761 m	209km ENE of Mesquite, NV	usgs.gov
4/12/12	3:29 AM	4.18	21.4 km	14,770 m	Utah	usgs.gov
2/12/12	4:19 AM	3.47	38.4 km	6,930 m	Utah	usgs.gov
2/12/12	4:18 AM	3.6	38.3 km	100 m	Utah	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Tropic, Utah

Tropic is a town in Garfield County, Utah, United States, along Utah Scenic Byway 12. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 508. Tropic was founded in 1891.

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