Paragonah is home to 647 people in Utah. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 44.6, about 6 years above the US median. The population is up 38% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 1%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,271, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Paragonah
What changed most since 1990
Population320 → 647(+102%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants92.2% → 81.3%(−11.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.8% → 19.6%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)17.9%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.9%(14)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era56.4%(22)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 39 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
Paragonah, decade by decade
Paragonah 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
1990
320
$48,402
$112,323
15.8%
0.0
2000
470
$61,860
$174,697
9.0%
5.2
2010
488
$42,628
$253,045
9.3%
11.6
2020
536
$74,875
$251,983
13.3%
17.1
2024
647
$64,271
$244,800
19.6%
19.7
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.
