Carbon County, Utah

Carbon County has a population of 20,517 and has grown 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $228,500, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $58,377.

Home price
$228,500
Income
$58,377
Population
20,517
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$228,500county
Median gross rent$870county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198068.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,728(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,041county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$857county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,323county
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$58,377county
Family health premium / yr$23,583(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,094(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.307(statewide)
Poverty rate17.0%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 home6.3%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.5%county
Share of workers employed by government21.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.5%county
Economic output per resident$62,565county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.61%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 time19.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service66 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport455219county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station6.9 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.4%county
Traffic deaths263.2county
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 higher18.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.5%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment3694county
Students per full-time teacher19.5county
Free lunch eligible49.4%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution46 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.6%county
Frequent mental distress18.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

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

Population20,517county
Land area in square miles1,479county
People per square mile of land13.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store4.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age38.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.4%county
Share of households that are one person30.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages5.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents230county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in465county
Households that moved away440county
Average income of arriving households$46,751county
Average income of departing households$48,589county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year45county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate230(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature47.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation10.4 incounty
Annual snowfall34.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.91 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing152 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days128 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 24county
Average first fall frostSep 29county

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 electricity9.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas82.1%county
Homes heated by propane4.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.3%county
Homes heated by wood1.9%county
Households with broadband85.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk22.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk30.9county
Landslide risk80.0county
Hail risk3.8county
Earthquake risk64.9county
Tornado risk12.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk26.1county
Winter weather risk62.7county
Strong wind risk6.5county
Wildfire risk66.8county

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 Carbon 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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