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. Cedar City has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Cedar City, where the median household income is $63,589.00.

A relatively large number of people in Cedar City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Cedar City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.93 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The population of Cedar City is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 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.