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Sevier County, UT

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

AI Overview

Sevier County is a small rural Utah county of 21,854 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture, natural resources, and related industries, reflecting its high homeownership rate of 79.9% and low foreign-born population of 1.8%. The workforce is largely high-school educated—92.7% hold a diploma, while only 23.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $36,618, median gross rent of just $878/month, and a median home value of $274,100 pointing to a low-cost labor environment. The county posted 3.5% population growth over five years, maintains a 3.4% unemployment rate, and records a GDP per capita of $55,851 against a per capita income of $30,447, a gap suggesting significant output from capital- or resource-intensive sectors relative to individual wages.

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

Population

21,854

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,884

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,340 (92.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race527 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races505 (2.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone422 (1.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone152 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone72 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish597
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island38
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic37
  4. 4.Other Indo-European30
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)23

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

28.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,183

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$55,851

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,447

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,124
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,401
  3. 3.Construction (Group)944
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services808
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities805

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,069
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,271
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,647
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,465
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,258

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.31×)661
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.78×)811
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.39×)1,458
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.37×)772
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.36×)906

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$274,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$878/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,281 (21.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999859 (14.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999775 (13.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999668 (11.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999638 (10.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999325 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,618

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,380 (77.4%)
  • Worked At Home947 (9.9%)
  • Carpooled946 (9.9%)
  • Walked131 (1.4%)
  • Other51 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle47 (0.5%)

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.