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Utah County, UT

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

AI Overview

Utah County's economy centers on technology and knowledge-based industries, supported by a workforce of roughly 747,000 residents where 43.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and unemployment sits at 3.5%. The county skews notably young, with a median age of 25.8 years, a labor force participation rate of 71.8%, and median worker earnings of $35,533 against a median household income of $100,671—reflecting large household sizes. Population grew 15.8% over five years, while a median home value of $489,200 and median gross rent of $1,441/month signal rising housing costs despite GDP per capita of $48,689.

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

Population

747,234

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$100,671

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

25.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+15.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone573,234 (81.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race41,706 (5.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone35,491 (5.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races29,229 (4.1%)
  • Asian Alone11,125 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,344 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish70,847
  2. 2.Other Indo-European7,649
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island5,523
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)4,190
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)2,674

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

32.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

14,663

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,689

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,091

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance87,471
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services56,113
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)41,155
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)31,018
  5. 5.Construction (Group)28,984

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations161,019
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations74,162
  3. 3.Service Occupations51,396
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations35,690
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations27,835

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Information (LQ 1.33×)8,438
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.29×)53,871
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.11×)25,946
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)85,508
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)39,621

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$489,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,441/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99948,000 (34.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99931,519 (22.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99918,504 (13.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99918,285 (13.2%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9997,019 (5.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,397 (2.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

43.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

71.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,533

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone224,141 (65.3%)
  • Worked At Home65,347 (19.0%)
  • Carpooled33,314 (9.7%)
  • Walked9,227 (2.7%)
  • Public Transit5,943 (1.7%)
  • Other2,363 (0.7%)

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.