Uinta County, Wyoming

Uinta County has a population of 20,644 and has grown 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $290,000, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $82,980.

Home price
$290,000
Income
$82,980
Population
20,644
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$290,000county
Median gross rent$900county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198036.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,500(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$963county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$734county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,339county
Home insurance / yr$2,075(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living93.7(statewide)
Median household income$82,980county
Family health premium / yr$23,676(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,327(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.126(statewide)
Poverty rate9.2%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 home6.4%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.7%county
Share of workers employed by government24.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.9%county
Economic output per resident$53,995county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.54%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.39%(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 time20.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service65 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport15582county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 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 station69 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.0%county
Traffic deaths14.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-26.1(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 higher94.2%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment4020county
Students per full-time teacher11.7county
Free lunch eligible42.9%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools3county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution62 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.1 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance10.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.4%county

Place

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

Population20,644county
Land area in square miles2,082county
People per square mile of land9.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store16.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.4%county
Population change since 2020+1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age37.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.1%county
Share of households that are one person26.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.5%county
Second languages5.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents249county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in464county
Households that moved away516county
Average income of arriving households$58,856county
Average income of departing households$57,035county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year59county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings6.8%county
Violent crime rate203(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature43.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation10.0 incounty
Annual snowfall32.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.51 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing195 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days107 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 4county
Average first fall frostSep 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$99county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh13.4¢county
Household electricity use739 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$16.49(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity15.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas62.9%county
Homes heated by propane11.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood7.2%county
Households with broadband92.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk34.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk17.8county
Landslide risk79.9county
Hail risk7.3county
Earthquake risk64.2county
Tornado risk10.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk86.2county
Strong wind risk20.5county
Wildfire risk83.5county

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 Uinta County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Wyoming figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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