Garfield County, Utah

Garfield County has a population of 5,219 and has grown 3.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $318,100, about 5.1 times the county's median household income of $61,875.

Home price
$318,100
Income
$61,875
Population
5,219
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$318,100county
Median gross rent$817county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant43.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use37.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,728(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$984county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$898county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,211county
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$61,875county
Family health premium / yr$23,583(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,094(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.307(statewide)
Poverty rate9.8%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 home10.0%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.7%county
Share of workers employed by government23.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry31.9%county
Economic output per resident$79,937county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.35%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 time13.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service55 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport11855county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station135 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.0%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher28.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.4%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment923county
Students per full-time teacher15.4county
Free lunch eligible31.4%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution53 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.2%county
Frequent mental distress15.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.7%county

Place

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

Population5,219county
Land area in square miles5,180county
People per square mile of land1.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store31.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract46.1%county
Population change since 2020+3.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age40.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.4%county
Share of households that are one person25.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages3.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls97.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents354county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-13county
Households that moved in157county
Households that moved away144county
Average income of arriving households$62,955county
Average income of departing households$61,611county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year27county
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 temperature52°Fcounty
Annual precipitation10.5 incounty
Annual snowfall15.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F25 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing121 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days112 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 3county
Average first fall frostSep 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$99county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.0¢county
Household electricity use829 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.27(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity42.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas16.9%county
Homes heated by propane10.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.1%county
Homes heated by wood18.9%county
Households with broadband78.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk48.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk35.6county
Landslide risk96.2county
Hail risk1.2county
Earthquake risk64.1county
Tornado risk2.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk82.5county
Winter weather risk86.7county
Strong wind risk4.8county
Wildfire risk78.3county

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 Garfield 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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