Uintah County, Utah

Uintah County has a population of 37,056 and has grown 7.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $298,600, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $73,746.

Home price
$298,600
Income
$73,746
Population
37,056
Unemployment
6.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$298,600county
Median gross rent$941county
Median year homes here were built1992county
Share of homes built before 198035.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,422county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,032county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$846county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,406county
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$73,746county
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 home8.0%county
Unemployment rate6.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.6%county
Share of workers employed by government19.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry16.4%county
Economic output per resident$77,693county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.51%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 time20.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service4.2 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport10578county
Miles to nearest general aviation field26 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station84 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.1%county
Traffic deaths37.8county
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 higher16.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.8%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment7327county
Students per full-time teacher22.8county
Free lunch eligible36.1%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution48 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.7%county

Place

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

Population37,056county
Land area in square miles4,483county
People per square mile of land8.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store27.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract46.2%county
Population change since 2020+7.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age33.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1831.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over11.9%county
Share of households that are one person23.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.1%county
Second languages6.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents194county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in768county
Households that moved away750county
Average income of arriving households$53,158county
Average income of departing households$50,077county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year170county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings42.4%county
Violent crime rate230(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature49.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation8.7 incounty
Annual snowfall5.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.88 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F27 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing145 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days133 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 18county
Average first fall frostSep 28county

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 electricity18.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas60.2%county
Homes heated by propane13.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.7%county
Homes heated by wood4.3%county
Households with broadband91.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk10.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.6county
Landslide risk86.0county
Hail risk5.0county
Earthquake risk56.9county
Tornado risk9.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk26.5county
Winter weather risk23.5county
Strong wind risk4.9county
Wildfire risk71.4county

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 Uintah 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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