Rich County, Utah

Rich County has a population of 2,631 and has grown 7.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $334,600, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $79,009.

Home price
$334,600
Income
$79,009
Population
2,631
Unemployment
0.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$334,600county
Median gross rent$760county
Median year homes here were built1992county
Share of homes built before 198041.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant72.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use66.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,728(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$810county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,299county
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$79,009county
Family health premium / yr$23,583(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,094(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.307(statewide)
Poverty rate3.8%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 home18.9%county
Unemployment rate0.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.4%county
Share of workers employed by government19.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.3%county
Economic output per resident$96,298county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.26%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 time21.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service55 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport15582county
Miles to nearest general aviation field25 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station77 micounty
Households without a vehicle0.0%county
Traffic deaths38.0county
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 higher24.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher98.1%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment507county
Students per full-time teacher16.4county
Free lunch eligible36.7%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians56(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.2%county

Place

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

Population2,631county
Land area in square miles1,029county
People per square mile of land2.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store39.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age38.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1828.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.1%county
Share of households that are one person17.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages2.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls100.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents359county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-24county
Households that moved in67county
Households that moved away64county
Average income of arriving households$85,104county
Average income of departing households$71,938county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes24county
Housing units authorised in the latest year82county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings24.4%county
Violent crime rate230(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature44.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation15.3 incounty
Annual snowfall32.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.53 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing187 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days110 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 1county
Average first fall frostSep 18county

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 electricity8.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas37.6%county
Homes heated by propane44.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.5%county
Homes heated by wood7.2%county
Households with broadband94.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk3.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk29.4county
Landslide risk85.2county
Hail risk1.9county
Earthquake risk36.8county
Tornado risk2.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk1.8county
Winter weather risk58.5county
Strong wind risk7.1county
Wildfire risk75.9county

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 Rich 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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