Weber County, Utah

Weber County has a population of 269,648 and has grown 6.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $426,700, about 4.7 times the county's median household income of $90,005.

Home price
$426,700
Income
$90,005
Population
269,648
Unemployment
3.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$426,700county
Median gross rent$1,379county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198045.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,479county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,614county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,281county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,163county
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$90,005county
Family health premium / yr$23,583(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,094(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.307(statewide)
Poverty rate8.1%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 home15.3%county
Unemployment rate3.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.8%county
Share of workers employed by government19.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.3%county
Economic output per resident$67,197county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.60%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 time23.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service2.5 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport15582county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station32 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.9%county
Traffic deaths28.2county
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 higher28.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.4%county
Public schools in the county82county
Public school enrollment49618county
Students per full-time teacher21.2county
Free lunch eligible35.1%county
Elementary schools46county
Middle schools13county
High schools12county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public200.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians44county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.8%county

Place

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

Population269,648county
Land area in square miles611county
People per square mile of land441.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores27county
Convenience stores26county
Share living far from a food store27.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age33.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.4%county
Share of households that are one person22.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.8%county
Second languages14.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls64.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents154county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in8,366county
Households that moved away7,608county
Average income of arriving households$67,115county
Average income of departing households$61,901county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes15county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,490county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings45.4%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 precipitation22.6 incounty
Annual snowfall45.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing124 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days138 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 18county
Average first fall frostOct 3county

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 electricity14.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas82.9%county
Homes heated by propane1.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband94.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk67.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk44.5county
Landslide risk46.9county
Hail risk14.5county
Earthquake risk97.7county
Tornado risk32.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk81.4county
Winter weather risk90.5county
Strong wind risk79.3county
Wildfire risk94.1county

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 teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Weber 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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