CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Moab

Utah · 3,971 residents · 4.80 sq mi

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Moab is home to 3,971 people in Utah. The typical home is worth $47,400. That trails the Utah median by roughly 29%. Households take in $20,830 at the median, 31% less than the US figure. Median rent is $299 a month. The population has fallen 17% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,971

−17%vs 2000

vs 4,779 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−4%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.80 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(308)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(354)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(362)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(305)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(164)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(555)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.8%(668)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(292)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(417)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(344)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(135)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(67)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,830

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,620 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,987

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,228 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.8%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,400

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $98,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $484 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.2%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.0% in 2000

30.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.4%(4,128)

Black0.3%(15)

Hispanic / Latino6.4%(308)

Asian0.3%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.1%(3,776)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(103)

Asian0.4%(15)

Other4.5%(180)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.6%(829)

South American2.9%(156)

Venezuelan2.2%(118)

Peruvian0.7%(38)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.3%(68)

Thai0.2%(12)

Filipino0.2%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Fijian1.4%(73)

Tongan1%(51)

Ancestry

English19.9%(1,059)

German10.6%(565)

Irish10.1%(539)

Scottish2.6%(138)

American2.6%(137)

Norwegian2.3%(120)

British1.9%(100)

Italian1.6%(83)

Scotch-Irish1%(51)

French0.7%(37)

Subsaharan African0.7%(36)

Polish0.6%(31)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.5%(29)

Welsh0.5%(26)

Danish0.5%(25)

Swiss0.4%(22)

Dutch0.4%(21)

Swedish0.3%(18)

Czech0.3%(15)

French Canadian0.3%(14)

Ukrainian0.3%(14)

Russian0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.2%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.5%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.5 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 11.9 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 married39%(886)

Married41.5%(941)

Widowed4.2%(95)

Divorced15.3%(348)

Women 15+

Never married27.6%(580)

Married41.3%(867)

Widowed4.9%(103)

Divorced26.1%(548)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.6%

−12.3 ptssince 2013

from 26.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.4%

+18.4 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.3%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.2%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.3%

+16.0 ptssince 2020

from 46.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.2%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.1% 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)8.4%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0.4%(1)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.6%(131)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 249 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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