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Rich County, UT

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

AI Overview

Rich County is a small, rural Utah county of 2,588 residents that grew 10.1% over five years, with an economy generating $69,676 in GDP per capita well above median worker earnings of $35,545, suggesting output concentrated in capital- or land-intensive sectors. The labor force participation rate is 58.1%, unemployment sits at 2.7%, and 24.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $291,200 and median gross rent of just $743/month—alongside an 84.7% homeownership rate and a poverty rate of 9.5%.

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

Population

2,588

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$79,009

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+10.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,417 (91.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race141 (5.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races45 (1.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone21 (0.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone4 (0.2%)
  • Asian Alone2 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish139
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic10
  3. 3.Other Indo-European1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

32.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

46.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

127

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$69,676

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,074

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance215
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining186
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)145
  4. 4.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)137
  5. 5.Construction (Group)115

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations406
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations311
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations255
  4. 4.Service Occupations158
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations112

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 11.21×)184
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.80×)128
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 0.86×)109
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.83×)199

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$291,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$743/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999149 (19.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999130 (16.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99982 (10.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99980 (10.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99965 (8.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99947 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,545

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

0.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone778 (64.4%)
  • Worked At Home228 (18.9%)
  • Carpooled88 (7.3%)
  • Walked81 (6.7%)
  • Other33 (2.7%)
  • 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.