Utah

Utah has a population of 3,503,613 across 29 counties, a median home price of $541,692, and a median household income of $96,658.

Home price
$541,692
Income
$96,658
Cost of living
102.2
Income tax
4.45%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$541,692
Median gross rent$1,489
Median year homes here were built1991
Share of homes built before 198035.5%
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.0%
Share of homes that are vacant8.1%
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.5%
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.7%
Typical monthly rent$1,728
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,564
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,291
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,109
Home insurance / yr$1,814

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2
Median household income$96,658
Family health premium / yr$23,583
Infant childcare / yr$13,094
Regular gas price / gal$4.307
Poverty rate8.3%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home15.7%
Unemployment rate3.6%
Share of adults in the labor force69.6%
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%
Share of workers employed by government15.1%
Share of workers in the largest industry22.5%
Economic output per resident$88,256

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.48%
Top state income tax4.45%
Capital gains tax4.45%
Combined sales tax7.42%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.2 min
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 mi
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5389073
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.9 mi
Airports with airline service located here7
General aviation airfields located here42
Passenger train stations and the railway network4
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station30 mi
Households without a vehicle4.5%
Traffic deaths22.0
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.4

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher39.1%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.6%
Public schools in the county1036
Public school enrollment663374
Students per full-time teacher21.9
Free lunch eligible29.0%
Elementary schools606
Middle schools149
High schools168
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above22
Two-year institutions4
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.9 mi

Health

Primary care physicians56
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county52
Hospitals here with an emergency department48
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4
Fine particulate matter8.9 µg
Without health insurance8.4%
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.4%
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.1%
Frequent mental distress16.7%
No leisure-time physical activity17.6%
Diagnosed diabetes8.8%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population3,503,613
Land area in square miles82,597
People per square mile of land41.1
Supermarkets and grocery stores398
Convenience stores165
Share living far from a food store25.1%
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract7.3%
Population change since 2020+8.2%
Natural change per 1,000 residents7
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2
Median age32.5 yrs
Share of residents under 1827.8%
Share of residents 65 and over11.9%
Share of households that are one person20.5%
Share of residents born outside the United States8.9%
Second languages15.9%
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls73.2%
Congregations per 100,000 residents176
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1
Households that moved in92,519
Households that moved away89,509
Average income of arriving households$73,993
Average income of departing households$71,364
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes22
Housing units authorised in the latest year26,775
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings37.4%
Violent crime rate230

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.6°F
Annual precipitation17.3 in
Annual snowfall65.6 in
Average daily solar energy4.78 kWh/m²
Days reaching 90°F25 days
Days at or below freezing121 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b
Frost-free days140 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$102
Electric utilities serving this county2
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢
Household electricity use767 kWh
Residential natural gas price$11.27
Homes heated by electricity16.8%
Homes heated by utility gas78.7%
Homes heated by propane2.6%
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%
Homes heated by wood0.8%
Households with broadband94.1%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk74.6
Coastal flood risk0.0
Drought risk49.4
Landslide risk80.5
Hail risk35.5
Earthquake risk93.7
Tornado risk44.9
Tropical cyclone risk0.0
Extreme heat risk81.5
Winter weather risk89.3
Strong wind risk64.6
Wildfire risk95.3

Sports

Major pro teams based here2
NFL teams based here0
NBA teams based here1
MLB teams based here0
NHL teams based here1
MLS soccer teams based here1
Top-division college football teams3
Second-tier college football teams3
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1
AHL teams based here0
ECHL teams based here1

All 29 counties in Utah

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.