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Summit County, UT

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

AI Overview

Summit County's economy generates a GDP per capita of $106,659 against median worker earnings of $52,713, a gap consistent with a resort- and recreation-driven local economy centered on Park City. The labor force of roughly 29,500 (69.2% participation) is highly educated—58.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with a 2.1% unemployment rate and a poverty rate of just 4.5%. Housing costs are notably elevated, with a median home value of $1,000,400 and median gross rent of $1,969/month, reflecting the county's 5.4% population growth over five years and persistent demand pressure in a small-population (42,709) mountain community.

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

Population

42,709

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$138,114

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone36,536 (85.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,304 (5.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,737 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,185 (2.8%)
  • Asian Alone756 (1.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone206 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,248
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic415
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)359
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)267
  5. 5.Other Indo-European207

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,590

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$106,659

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$74,755

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,476
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,635
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,308
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing2,440
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)2,178

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,982
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,397
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,723
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,736
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,449

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.68×)2,578
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.59×)3,198
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.21×)3,437
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.12×)480
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.11×)1,764

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$1,000,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,969/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $2,000,000 or More2,962 (23.5%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9992,353 (18.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,953 (15.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,713 (13.6%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991,449 (11.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999763 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$52,713

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,447 (62.7%)
  • Worked At Home5,687 (24.7%)
  • Carpooled1,760 (7.6%)
  • Public Transit450 (2.0%)
  • Other344 (1.5%)
  • Walked254 (1.1%)

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.