Sevier County, Utah

Sevier County has a population of 22,085 and has grown 6.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $311,200, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $74,884.

Home price
$311,200
Income
$74,884
Population
22,085
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$311,200county
Median gross rent$912county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198054.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,728(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,085county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$945county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,440county
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$74,884county
Family health premium / yr$23,583(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,094(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.307(statewide)
Poverty rate9.7%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 home9.9%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.8%county
Share of workers employed by government19.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.9%county
Economic output per resident$75,026county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.54%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 time17.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service94 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport11855county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.0 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 station90 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.4%county
Traffic deaths67.9county
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 higher22.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.1%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment4658county
Students per full-time teacher21.0county
Free lunch eligible46.5%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution48 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians46county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter5.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

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

Population22,085county
Land area in square miles1,910county
People per square mile of land11.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store20.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract42.5%county
Population change since 2020+6.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age36.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.0%county
Share of households that are one person18.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.8%county
Second languages3.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents223county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in504county
Households that moved away465county
Average income of arriving households$52,911county
Average income of departing households$46,748county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year97county
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 temperature47.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation10.7 incounty
Annual snowfall15.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.96 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing153 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days114 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 2county
Average first fall frostSep 24county

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 electricity13.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas76.0%county
Homes heated by propane4.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood3.0%county
Households with broadband90.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk22.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk53.1county
Landslide risk79.8county
Hail risk1.4county
Earthquake risk87.0county
Tornado risk5.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk27.8county
Winter weather risk69.9county
Strong wind risk7.3county
Wildfire risk78.6county

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 Sevier 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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