COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Duchesne County

Utah · 12,645 residents · 3,236 sq mi

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Duchesne County is a county of 12,645 people in Utah. The median age is 25.0, younger than the US median of 33.0. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $43,800. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 20% less than in Utah as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 25.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,645

−12%vs 2000

vs 14,371 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

25.0

−12%vs 2000

vs 28.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,236 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.7%(1,356)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.2%(1,543)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1413.4%(1,691)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(1,167)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(565)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(1,745)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(1,585)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(1,138)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(778)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(634)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(376)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(67)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,653

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,298 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,197

−33%vs 2000

vs $12,326 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.7%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,800

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$335

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $452 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.5%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.8% in 2000

18.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.8%(12,764)

Black0.1%(18)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(508)

Asian0.2%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93%(11,764)

Black0.1%(15)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(368)

Asian0.4%(51)

Other6.4%(815)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.5%(904)

Central American1.5%(304)

Guatemalan0.8%(152)

Salvadoran0.5%(100)

Spaniard0.3%(67)

South American0.3%(63)

Argentine0.2%(38)

Honduran0.2%(32)

Puerto Rican0.1%(25)

Peruvian0.1%(16)

Cuban0.1%(15)

Panamanian0.1%(14)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Chilean0%(9)

Nicaraguan0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(49)

Chinese0.1%(15)

Korean0.1%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(41)

Tongan0.2%(36)

Fijian0.1%(17)

Samoan0%(7)

Ancestry

English26.4%(5,320)

German8.8%(1,779)

Irish5.9%(1,198)

American4.8%(964)

Scottish4.7%(941)

Danish4.2%(844)

Italian3.1%(634)

Swedish1.8%(358)

Norwegian1.5%(307)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(239)

French1.1%(223)

Welsh1%(204)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.9%(184)

Dutch0.9%(176)

British0.5%(98)

Russian0.3%(55)

Polish0.2%(49)

Brazilian0.2%(40)

Finnish0.2%(38)

Hungarian0.2%(31)

French Canadian0.1%(30)

Croatian0.1%(23)

Canadian0.1%(15)

Portuguese0.1%(15)

Belgian0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(7)

Slovak0%(6)

Czech0%(4)

Greek0%(4)

Austrian0%(3)

Romanian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.8%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 17.2 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 married26.2%(1,962)

Married61.6%(4,619)

Widowed3%(228)

Divorced9.2%(693)

Women 15+

Never married21.3%(1,556)

Married63%(4,610)

Widowed6.9%(502)

Divorced8.9%(652)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.0%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 15.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 55.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.9%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 67.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.8%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% 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)22.2%(134)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.4%(153)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.4%(292)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.5%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 603 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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