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Tooele County, UT

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

AI Overview

Tooele County is a fast-growing county of 84,488 residents that expanded 17.6% over five years, driven by a young median age of 32.2 and a high labor force participation rate of 72.0%. The workforce skews toward skilled trades and hands-on occupations rather than degree-intensive roles, with 23.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings stand at $47,667 against a median household income of $106,587, suggesting multi-earner households are common. Housing remains relatively accessible with a median home value of $391,300 and a homeownership rate of 82.6%, and the county's 4.7% poverty rate and 3.6% unemployment rate reflect a stable local economy.

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

Population

84,488

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$106,587

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

32.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+17.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone66,774 (84.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,510 (5.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,865 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,645 (3.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone790 (1.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone726 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,664
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island572
  3. 3.Other Indo-European532
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)302
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic236

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

31.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,349

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,592

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,365

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,390
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,931
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)4,696
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,188
  5. 5.Construction (Group)3,927

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations14,302
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations8,439
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,462
  4. 4.Service Occupations5,242
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,902

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.67×)1,471
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.49×)3,338
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.41×)3,733
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.40×)858
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.16×)4,410

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$391,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,134/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9994,953 (25.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9994,857 (24.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9994,039 (20.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,155 (5.9%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,016 (5.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,000 (5.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

72.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,667

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone27,604 (68.9%)
  • Worked At Home6,350 (15.8%)
  • Carpooled4,994 (12.5%)
  • Walked469 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit366 (0.9%)
  • Other170 (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.