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Emery County, UT

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

AI Overview

Emery County is a small, rural Utah county of roughly 10,000 residents with an economy that punches well above its population in output, posting a GDP per capita of $109,051 against median worker earnings of just $34,922—a gap that points to capital-intensive extraction industries rather than broad wage distribution. The labor force is modest, with a 57.9% participation rate and only 17.2% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 93.2% have at least a high school diploma and unemployment sits at 3.6%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $197,100 and median gross rent of $696/month, though the county has shed 2.7% of its population over the past five years.

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

Population

9,968

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,291

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.7% since 2018

Emery County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,385 (93.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races270 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race211 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone97 (1.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone75 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone8 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish446
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)50
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic25
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island19
  5. 5.Other Indo-European13

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

28.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

358

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$109,051

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,645

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance956
  2. 2.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities506
  3. 3.Construction (Group)457
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)457
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining454

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,360
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations846
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations839
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations664
  5. 5.Service Occupations615

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.06×)474
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.91×)379
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.77×)435
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.67×)132
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.56×)453

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$197,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$696/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999602 (21.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999318 (11.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999292 (10.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999287 (10.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999179 (6.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999161 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,922

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,289 (77.1%)
  • Carpooled565 (13.3%)
  • Worked At Home304 (7.1%)
  • Walked59 (1.4%)
  • Other26 (0.6%)
  • Taxi12 (0.3%)

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.