Cedar City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 40,885 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Cedar City is the 29th largest community in Utah. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Cedar City, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Cedar City, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Cedar City’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Cedar City does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $63,589.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.73% 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.

Cedar City is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Cedar City enrolled in college, Cedar City has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.93 minutes getting to work every day.

The education level of Cedar City citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.64% of adults in Cedar City have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Cedar City in 2022 was $30,229, which is lower middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,916 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 14.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cedar City include English, German, European, Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Cedar City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.