Tooele County, Utah

Tooele County has a population of 79,347 and has grown 20.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $431,600, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $106,587.

Home price
$431,600
Income
$106,587
Population
79,347
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$431,600county
Median gross rent$1,189county
Median year homes here were built1998county
Share of homes built before 198026.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,735county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,241county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$946county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,667county
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$106,587county
Family health premium / yr$23,583(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,094(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.307(statewide)
Poverty rate5.2%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 home15.8%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force72.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.5%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.3%county
Economic output per resident$40,950county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.57%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 time30.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13543570county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.1 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 station27 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.1%county
Traffic deaths21.4county
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 higher22.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.1%county
Public schools in the county29county
Public school enrollment18291county
Students per full-time teacher22.1county
Free lunch eligible24.1%county
Elementary schools19county
Middle schools3county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians14county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity18.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.3%county

Place

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

Population79,347county
Land area in square miles7,040county
People per square mile of land11.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store30.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract7.8%county
Population change since 2020+20.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age32.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1831.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over9.2%county
Share of households that are one person14.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.3%county
Second languages13.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls71.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents165county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents22county
Households that moved in2,622county
Households that moved away2,092county
Average income of arriving households$65,859county
Average income of departing households$60,467county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes21county
Housing units authorised in the latest year523county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings16.1%county
Violent crime rate230(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation7.1 incounty
Annual snowfall19.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F71 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing121 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days140 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 16county
Average first fall frostOct 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$95county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh10.6¢county
Household electricity use889 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.27(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas77.0%county
Homes heated by propane2.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband95.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk18.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk34.6county
Landslide risk33.7county
Hail risk11.5county
Earthquake risk83.6county
Tornado risk13.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk53.9county
Winter weather risk95.1county
Strong wind risk66.5county
Wildfire risk97.3county

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 Tooele 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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