East Carbon is a city of 1,336 people in Utah. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Utah median by roughly 60%. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $90,000. The foreign-born share is 0%. The average commute runs 39 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,991, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 6%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Carbon
What changed most since 2000
Homes owned by their occupants83.6% → 68.1%(−15.5 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.3% → 11.1%(+4.8 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Poverty rate16.9% → 22.4%(+5.5 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
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)14.9%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.3%(29)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.4%(16)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War16.1%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 87 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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Over time
East Carbon, decade by decade
East Carbon population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
1,393
$46,112
$96,183
6.3%
46.6
2010
1,301
$40,230
$71,497
6.4%
45.6
2020
1,556
$36,200
$73,571
9.4%
47.4
2024
1,336
$37,991
$90,000
11.1%
44.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
