CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brigham City

Utah · 15,644 residents · 24.6 sq mi

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Brigham City is home to 15,644 people in Utah. This skews young, with a median age of 28.9. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.8% of residents. The typical home is worth $66,400. Households here earn about 15% more than in Utah as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,644

−10%vs 2000

vs 17,411 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.9

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 28.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

24.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.7%(1,518)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.8%(1,695)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.5%(1,800)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(1,214)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(741)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(2,338)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(1,824)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(1,436)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(1,356)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(1,019)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(552)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(151)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,784

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,335 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,819

−24%vs 2000

vs $15,503 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.8%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$66,400

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $114,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$353

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $524 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

25.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.7%(15,452)

Black0.2%(36)

Hispanic / Latino7.7%(1,335)

Asian0.7%(128)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(14,752)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(649)

Asian1.2%(193)

Other4.5%(699)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.9%(1,584)

Spaniard2.1%(415)

South American1.2%(249)

Chilean0.5%(105)

Puerto Rican0.5%(94)

Peruvian0.4%(86)

Dominican0.2%(35)

Colombian0.1%(20)

Central American0%(8)

Honduran0%(8)

Asian origin

Japanese0.3%(58)

Chinese0.1%(26)

Filipino0.1%(11)

Hmong0%(7)

Korean0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(45)

Marshallese0.1%(21)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(19)

Ancestry

English29.4%(5,878)

German12.8%(2,552)

Danish8.4%(1,683)

Irish4.7%(944)

Swedish4.5%(893)

Scottish4.3%(858)

American3.8%(768)

Norwegian2.1%(415)

Italian1.7%(344)

Welsh1.7%(337)

Dutch1.2%(232)

British1%(193)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.9%(188)

French0.8%(166)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(134)

Polish0.6%(118)

Subsaharan African0.4%(73)

Russian0.3%(53)

Australian0.2%(40)

Canadian0.2%(36)

Austrian0.2%(30)

Lithuanian0.1%(28)

French Canadian0.1%(21)

Nigerian0.1%(19)

Greek0.1%(11)

Finnish0.1%(10)

Iranian0%(8)

Ukrainian0%(8)

Hungarian0%(7)

Portuguese0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Danish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.1%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.0 min

+60%vs 2000

vs 15.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.3%(2,410)

Married56.7%(4,231)

Widowed3.8%(283)

Divorced7.1%(533)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(1,634)

Married58.4%(4,559)

Widowed8.6%(670)

Divorced12.2%(950)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2013

from 9.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 75.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18%(105)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(126)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33%(193)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(34)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 584 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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