Wasatch County, Utah

Wasatch County has a population of 36,642 and has grown 10.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $787,300, about 6.7 times the county's median household income of $117,608.

Home price
$787,300
Income
$117,608
Population
36,642
Unemployment
2.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$787,300county
Median gross rent$2,000county
Median year homes here were built2005county
Share of homes built before 198017.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use18.0%county
Typical monthly rent$3,118county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,747county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,594county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,430county
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$117,608county
Family health premium / yr$23,583(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,094(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.307(statewide)
Poverty rate4.7%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 home19.1%county
Unemployment rate2.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%county
Share of workers employed by government15.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$51,184county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.46%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 time21.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service26 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport455219county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.1%county
Traffic deaths60.0county
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 higher51.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.7%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment7876county
Students per full-time teacher20.0county
Free lunch eligible21.4%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians50county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year8.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year4.4%county
Frequent mental distress13.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity13.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.6%county

Place

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

Population36,642county
Land area in square miles1,177county
People per square mile of land31.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store55.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.2%county
Population change since 2020+10.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age36.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1828.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.6%county
Share of households that are one person17.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.3%county
Second languages15.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents178county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in1,406county
Households that moved away1,313county
Average income of arriving households$188,848county
Average income of departing households$108,321county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes70county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,128county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings30.3%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 precipitation19.5 incounty
Annual snowfall100.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.53 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing179 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days106 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 5county
Average first fall frostSep 19county

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 electricity13.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas79.4%county
Homes heated by propane4.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband94.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk32.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk24.5county
Landslide risk95.6county
Hail risk5.4county
Earthquake risk59.0county
Tornado risk11.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk17.1county
Winter weather risk92.3county
Strong wind risk28.5county
Wildfire risk94.2county

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 Wasatch 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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