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Rich County

Utah · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,631
Median household income
$79,009
People below poverty
3.8%
Median home value
$334,600

Income

The median income of households in Rich County, Utah was $79,009. An estimated 2.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.6
$10,000 to $14,999 0.7
$15,000 to $24,999 6.7
$25,000 to $34,999 7.4
$35,000 to $49,999 10.3
$50,000 to $74,999 19.6
$75,000 to $99,999 16.9
$100,000 to $149,999 22.6
$150,000 to $199,999 6.4
$200,000 or more 6.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 75852
Female 30455

An estimated 80.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,859. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.2
Social Security 37.7
Retirement income 22.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0.5
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 0.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.1

In 2020-2024, 3.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 66.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024, 92.9% had health insurance coverage and 7.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70% and public coverage was 33.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.2%.


In 2020-2024, Rich County, Utah had a total population of 2,631 - 1,236 (47%) females and 1,395 (53%) males. The median age was 38.1 years. An estimated 28.9% of the population was under 18 years, 27.2% was 19 to 44 years, 20.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 97 80
5 to 9 183 100
10 to 14 84 87
15 to 19 64 113
20 to 24 40 61
25 to 29 17 70
30 to 34 82 89
35 to 39 174 84
40 to 44 25 76
45 to 49 48 28
50 to 54 91 72
55 to 59 93 100
60 to 64 74 44
65 to 69 103 89
70 to 74 103 66
75 to 79 66 17
80 to 84 35 31
85 and over 16 29

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.9% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 29.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.4% of the people in Rich County, Utah were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.8% of the people in Rich County, Utah were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 923 households in Rich County, Utah. The average household size was 2.82 people.

Married-couple households made up 71.8% of the households in Rich County, Utah while cohabiting couple households made up 0.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 14.5% of all households, while 13.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 7.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 17.7% of all households.

In Rich County, Utah, 33.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 71.8
Cohabiting Couples 0.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 69.4% of males and 67.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 20.1 21.7
Now married, except separated 69.4 67.4
Separated 0 1.7
Widowed 3 6.1
Divorced 7.6 3.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Rich County, Utah, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.3% of the people living in Rich County, Utah were U.S. natives. 66.5% of the Rich County, Utah population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.7% of Rich County, Utah residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Rich County, Utah come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Rich County, Utah.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 88.9
Asia 0
Europe 11.1
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024, 2.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% of people at least five years old; 0.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95 % of the people at least one year old living in Rich County, Utah were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95
Different house, same county 2
Different county, same state 2.2
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Rich County, Utah was 682 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 44 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 581. College or graduate school enrollment was 57.

Educational Attainment of People in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.9
High school diploma or equivalency 16.4
Some college, no degree 39.9
Associate's degree 17.4
Bachelor's degree 17.3
Graduate or professional degree 7.1

Disability

In Rich County, Utah, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.8% of people under 18 years old, to 15.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Rich County, Utah, 64.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 929 74.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 246 19.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 67 5.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Rich County, Utah worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 15
Construction 9.3
Manufacturing 3.9
Wholesale trade 0.8
Retail trade 11.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.8
Information 2.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 17.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.5
Other Services, except public administration 11
Public administration 5.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 406 32.7
Service occupations 158 12.7
Sales and office occupations 311 25
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 255 20.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 112 9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 64.4% of Rich County, Utah workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 64.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 6.7
Other means 2.7
Worked from home 18.9

In 2020-2024, Rich County, Utah had a total of 3,373 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 6.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 18% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6.8
Mobile homes 18
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

13.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Rich County, Utah was 6.7 rooms, and of these housing units 76.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Rich County, Utah had 923 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,450 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 84.7% while renters occupied 15.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.8 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.94.

1.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 18.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0% and another 47% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Rich County, Utah:

House Heating Fuel Used in Rich County, Utah in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 81.8
Electricity 8.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.5
All other fuels 7.6
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Rich County, Utah was $334,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 52 % had a mortgage. 48% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,423 and for owners without a mortgage it was $425.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Rich County, Utah was $760. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.