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Piute County, UT

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

AI Overview

Piute County is a small, rural Utah county of 1,705 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture and natural-resource industries, reflected in a labor force participation rate of just 46.9% and median worker earnings of $33,875. The workforce is largely native-born (3.0% foreign-born), with 19.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and the county carries a 7.0% unemployment rate against a poverty rate of 11.1%. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $235,400 and median gross rent of $792/month—alongside a 95.5% homeownership rate, though the county has shed 10.5% of its population over the past five years and has a median age of 48.3.

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

Population

1,705

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$48,393

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-10.5% since 2018

Piute County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,545 (91.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race84 (5.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone46 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races17 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone2 (0.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish83

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

28.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

126

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,760

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,171

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance157
  2. 2.Construction (Group)124
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)77
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)52
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining46

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations246
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations172
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations95
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations59
  5. 5.Service Occupations54

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.94×)127
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.31×)191

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$235,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$792/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

95.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,999125 (23.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99991 (17.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99970 (13.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99957 (10.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99947 (8.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99938 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

46.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,875

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone377 (61.2%)
  • Worked At Home195 (31.7%)
  • Carpooled27 (4.4%)
  • Walked11 (1.8%)
  • Other6 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit0 (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.