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Beaver County, UT

Demographic and economic profile of Beaver County, UT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Beaver County is a small, rural Utah county of 7,172 residents that has grown 11.3% over five years, with an economy yielding a GDP per capita of $54,315 against median worker earnings of $45,543. The labor force is tight—2.4% unemployment—though participation sits at 59.5% and only 22.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, with 93.4% holding at least a high school diploma. Housing costs remain low relative to broader Utah markets, with a median home value of $287,600, median gross rent of $1,034/month, and an 82.4% homeownership rate, and a median age of 34.4 points to a relatively young population base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

7,172

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$79,360

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+11.3% since 2018

Beaver County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,465 (88.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone580 (8.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race124 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races60 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone24 (0.3%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone16 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish722
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic17
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)11
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island10
  5. 5.Other Indo-European3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

29.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

256

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$54,315

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,979

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance649
  2. 2.Construction (Group)464
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities348
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)310
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining225

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,021
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations574
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations520
  4. 4.Service Occupations518
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations432

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.53×)224
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.13×)386
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.78×)381
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.35×)198
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.10×)338

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$287,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,034/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999390 (19.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999340 (16.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999327 (16.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999274 (13.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999253 (12.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999164 (8.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,543

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,306 (75.9%)
  • Carpooled432 (14.2%)
  • Worked At Home283 (9.3%)
  • Other10 (0.3%)
  • Public Transit8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.