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Uintah County, UT

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

AI Overview

Uintah County is a small, energy-focused county of 36,458 residents in northeastern Utah, where a GDP per capita of $59,990 sits well above the median worker earnings of $36,238, reflecting the capital-intensive nature of its extraction industries. The workforce skews young, with a median age of 33.2, and only 16.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a predominantly trade and skilled-labor base; labor force participation is modest at 59.6% with unemployment at 5.8%. Housing costs remain low — median home value of $270,200 and median gross rent of $914/month — and the county saw marginal population growth of 0.4% over five years, indicating a stable but slowly shifting local economy.

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

Population

36,458

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,746

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone30,969 (83.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,936 (5.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,604 (4.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,489 (4.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone501 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone316 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,083
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island188
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)76
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic48
  5. 5.Other Indo-European48

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

31.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,119

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$59,990

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,586

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,531
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining2,194
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,003
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,554
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,290

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,212
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,291
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,068
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,530
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,345

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.28×)2,187
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.41×)1,218
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.36×)2,183
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.33×)926
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.12×)1,453

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$270,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$914/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,102 (23.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,186 (13.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,153 (12.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,090 (12.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999901 (10.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999413 (4.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,238

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,070 (72.8%)
  • Carpooled1,836 (12.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,211 (8.0%)
  • Walked519 (3.4%)
  • Bicycle289 (1.9%)
  • Other143 (0.9%)

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.