COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Box Elder County

Utah · 36,485 residents · 5,781 sq mi

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With 36,485 people, Box Elder County is a county in Utah. The median age is 26.9, younger than the US median of 33.0. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $64,800. The poverty rate is 7.2%, under the national 13.2%. There are 6,260 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

36,485

−15%vs 2000

vs 42,745 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

26.9

−4%vs 2000

vs 28.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5,781 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202461K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.3%(3,759)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.5%(4,568)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1412.1%(4,426)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(2,848)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(1,654)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(5,504)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(4,204)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(3,258)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(2,701)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(2,045)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(1,229)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(289)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,468

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,630 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,045

−29%vs 2000

vs $15,625 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.2%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,800

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $117,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$343

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $514 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

21.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.6%(38,717)

Black0.2%(66)

Hispanic / Latino6.5%(2,791)

Asian0.9%(400)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.1%(34,689)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(1,416)

Asian1.3%(485)

Other3.6%(1,309)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.4%(4,518)

Spaniard0.8%(484)

South American0.7%(399)

Puerto Rican0.4%(248)

Peruvian0.4%(223)

Central American0.3%(194)

Chilean0.2%(115)

Dominican0.1%(73)

Nicaraguan0.1%(60)

Costa Rican0.1%(54)

Salvadoran0.1%(46)

Guatemalan0%(26)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0%(23)

Honduran0%(8)

Cuban0%(3)

Asian origin

Japanese0.4%(218)

Vietnamese0.1%(60)

Chinese0.1%(43)

Filipino0.1%(33)

Cambodian0%(27)

Asian Indian0%(24)

Indonesian0%(14)

Hmong0%(7)

Thai0%(7)

Korean0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(68)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(37)

Marshallese0%(21)

Tongan0%(8)

Ancestry

English29.7%(18,178)

German10.1%(6,164)

Danish6.9%(4,202)

Irish6%(3,656)

American4.7%(2,899)

Scottish3.7%(2,266)

Swedish3%(1,867)

Norwegian2.2%(1,319)

Welsh1.8%(1,098)

Italian1.5%(932)

Dutch1.4%(871)

Swiss1.1%(702)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

French0.7%(436)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(404)

British0.5%(314)

Canadian0.4%(242)

Polish0.3%(199)

Austrian0.2%(123)

Russian0.2%(107)

Subsaharan African0.2%(107)

French Canadian0.1%(88)

Greek0.1%(84)

Czech0.1%(75)

Australian0.1%(48)

Lithuanian0.1%(43)

Finnish0.1%(38)

Ukrainian0%(28)

Portuguese0%(24)

Iranian0%(23)

Romanian0%(20)

Nigerian0%(19)

Hungarian0%(12)

Turkish0%(12)

Croatian0%(11)

Belgian0%(7)

Armenian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Danish population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.6%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.6%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 15.6 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 married30.7%(7,212)

Married59.8%(14,069)

Widowed2.4%(571)

Divorced7.1%(1,668)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(5,125)

Married61.7%(13,924)

Widowed6.6%(1,492)

Divorced9%(2,021)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.0%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 10.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.4%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 78.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% 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)28.5%(583)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(361)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.3%(621)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.7%(76)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(12)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,049 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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