state

Utah

Demographic and economic profile of Utah, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

Population

3,503,613

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$91,750

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Age

32.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+9.4% since 2018

Utah added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,688,129 (80.7%)
  • Two or More Races275,313 (8.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone185,734 (5.6%)
  • Asian Alone78,887 (2.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone37,772 (1.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone33,869 (1.0%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish329,804
  2. 2.Other Indo-European35,167
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island32,280
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)16,953
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic10,418

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

28.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

113,093

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

$64,597

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

95.7 (US=100)

Data USA · as of 2023

Per Capita Income

$39,240

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care374,777
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management216,635
  3. 3.Retail Trade192,308
  4. 4.Manufacturing169,937
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation135,310

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations707,314
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations362,257
  3. 3.Service Occupations241,107
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations214,208
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations148,653

Census ACS · as of 2023

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.14×)131,783
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.07×)119,938
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)192,308
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.05×)216,635
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.02×)169,937

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$455,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,405/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999203,208 (26.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999149,523 (19.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999144,124 (18.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99967,461 (8.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99956,217 (7.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99937,448 (4.8%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,786

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.0 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,140,661 (69.1%)
  • Worked at Home263,991 (16.0%)
  • Carpooled161,231 (9.8%)
  • Walked32,517 (2.0%)
  • Public Transit27,852 (1.7%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other16,442 (1.0%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.