Duchesne County, Utah

Duchesne County has a population of 20,185 and has grown 6.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $283,700, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $78,445.

Home price
$283,700
Income
$78,445
Population
20,185
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$283,700county
Median gross rent$1,009county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198039.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile20.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use16.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,728(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,129county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$940county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,481county
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$78,445county
Family health premium / yr$23,583(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,094(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.307(statewide)
Poverty rate11.8%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 home7.3%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government19.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.5%county
Economic output per resident$92,055county

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 time21.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport10578county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.9 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 station56 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths9.9county
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 higher18.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment5270county
Students per full-time teacher19.7county
Free lunch eligible35.7%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools1county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution74 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians40county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.3%county
Frequent mental distress18.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.8%county

Place

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

Population20,185county
Land area in square miles3,236county
People per square mile of land6.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store30.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract20.4%county
Population change since 2020+6.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age34.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1832.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.0%county
Share of households that are one person19.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.4%county
Second languages6.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls58.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents209county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in468county
Households that moved away448county
Average income of arriving households$56,840county
Average income of departing households$47,929county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14county
Housing units authorised in the latest year127county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings3.1%county
Violent crime rate230(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature45°Fcounty
Annual precipitation13.8 incounty
Annual snowfall8.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.86 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing184 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days119 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 26county
Average first fall frostSep 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$92county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.8¢county
Household electricity use878 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.27(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas43.2%county
Homes heated by propane25.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood9.0%county
Households with broadband91.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk15.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk49.7county
Landslide risk89.6county
Hail risk4.5county
Earthquake risk60.0county
Tornado risk7.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk21.0county
Winter weather risk49.6county
Strong wind risk6.5county
Wildfire risk80.4county

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 Duchesne 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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