COMPARING TWO PLACES
Emery County vs Carbon County
PLACE A
Emery County, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Carbon County, Montana
Emery County is 11% smaller than Carbon County. Carbon County earns more, with a median household income $5,970 higher. Carbon County has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -10%).
EMERY COUNTYCARBON COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population10,17711,466−11% vs Carbon County
Population density26−3
Population growth-10.5%3.9%−14.4 pts
Median age38.950.4−11.5
Male50.8%51.0%−0.2 pts
Female49.2%49.0%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born1.2%0.6%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.9%90.1%−1.3 pts
Black0.1%0.3%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.5%3.0%+4.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Other3.6%6.5%−2.9 pts
Median household income$74,291$80,261−$5,970
Per capita income$31,292$45,872−$14,580
Poverty rate12.5%7.8%+4.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%34.6%−16.3 pts
Graduate degree6.6%12.0%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%4.5%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation58.8%59.6%−0.8 pts
Median home value$218,700$420,800−$202,100
Median gross rent$739$844−$105
Owner-occupied80.1%78.0%+2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.2%27.7%−11.5 pts
Rent-burdened households34.2%25.2%+9.0 pts
Average commute20.729.6−8.9
Worked from home7.1%11.0%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.2%2.7%−2.5 pts
Uninsured6.6%8.2%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025