COMPARING TWO PLACES
Box Elder County vs Cassia County
PLACE A
Box Elder County, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Cassia County, Idaho
Box Elder County is 147% larger than Cassia County. Box Elder County earns more, with a median household income $13,720 higher. Box Elder County has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 7%).
BOX ELDER COUNTYCASSIA COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population65,32026,397+147% vs Cassia County
Population density1110+1
Population growth15.4%7.4%+8.0 pts
Median age33.333.2+0.1
Male51.2%51.4%−0.1 pts
Female48.8%48.6%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born3.5%10.3%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.4%64.4%+21.1 pts
Black0.3%0.5%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.2%30.1%−19.8 pts
Asian0.6%0.3%+0.3 pts
Other3.4%4.8%−1.4 pts
Median household income$84,550$70,830+$13,720
Per capita income$33,231$32,041+$1,190
Poverty rate8.4%12.4%−4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.442−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%21.3%+5.4 pts
Graduate degree7.1%6.6%+0.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%2.4%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation65.5%63.7%+1.8 pts
Median home value$403,600$284,600+$119,000
Median gross rent$1,116$1,000+$116
Owner-occupied76.0%68.6%+7.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%6.6%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households36.4%39.0%−2.5 pts
Average commute22.317.9+4.3
Worked from home11.5%8.9%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.2%+0.3 pts
Uninsured8.0%11.7%−3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025