Beaver County, Utah

Beaver County has a population of 7,273 and has grown 3.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $283,700, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $79,360.

Home price
$283,700
Income
$79,360
Population
7,273
Unemployment
1.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$283,700county
Median gross rent$981county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198054.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,728(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,186county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$988county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,466county
Home insurance / yr$1,814(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$79,360county
Family health premium / yr$23,583(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,094(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.307(statewide)
Poverty rate6.6%county

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 home9.3%county
Unemployment rate1.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.2%county
Economic output per resident$80,644county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.40%county
Top state income tax4.45%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.45%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.42%(statewide)

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 time16.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service45 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport11855county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station140 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.9%county
Traffic deaths13.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.4(statewide)

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 higher23.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.2%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1471county
Students per full-time teacher19.1county
Free lunch eligible45.3%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution46 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year5.9%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.5%county

Place

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

Population7,273county
Land area in square miles2,583county
People per square mile of land2.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store18.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract37.4%county
Population change since 2020+3.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age34.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1829.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.3%county
Share of households that are one person21.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.7%county
Second languages11.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls64.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents226county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-15county
Households that moved in139county
Households that moved away229county
Average income of arriving households$53,489county
Average income of departing households$46,493county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes16county
Housing units authorised in the latest year48county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings20.8%county
Violent crime rate230(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation9.1 incounty
Annual snowfall17.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.13 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F37 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing136 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days124 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 27county
Average first fall frostSep 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$95county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use758 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.27(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity24.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas60.4%county
Homes heated by propane3.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.7%county
Homes heated by wood9.1%county
Households with broadband86.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk8.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk55.9county
Landslide risk93.1county
Hail risk1.5county
Earthquake risk74.4county
Tornado risk1.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk32.0county
Winter weather risk85.2county
Strong wind risk4.9county
Wildfire risk85.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Beaver County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Utah figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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