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Box Elder County, UT

Demographic and economic profile of Box Elder County, UT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Box Elder County has a population of 59,725 that grew 12.7% over five years, with a young median age of 33.3 and a low unemployment rate of 3.2%, reflecting a workforce that is broadly employed though modestly educated at 26.7% holding bachelor's degrees or higher. Median household income stands at $84,550 against relatively affordable housing—median home value of $357,400 and median gross rent of $1,028/month—with a 76.0% homeownership rate and a poverty rate of just 8.6%. Labor force participation is 65.5%, median worker earnings are $40,131, and a mean commute of 22.6 minutes suggests proximity to employment centers in the broader Wasatch Front region.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

59,725

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$84,550

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+12.7% since 2018

Box Elder County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone53,715 (87.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,241 (5.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,576 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,391 (2.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone543 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone439 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,498
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)152
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic152
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)96
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic63

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

30.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,049

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,139

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,738

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)6,140
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,010
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,216
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,958
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,021

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,926
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,054
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,924
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,934
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,553

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.47×)1,081
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.13×)5,828
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.40×)2,661
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.38×)1,789
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.93×)2,783

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$357,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,028/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,686 (24.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,340 (22.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,947 (19.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,283 (8.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,068 (7.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999815 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,131

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone20,791 (74.0%)
  • Worked At Home3,239 (11.5%)
  • Carpooled3,043 (10.8%)
  • Walked489 (1.7%)
  • Other335 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit121 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.