COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Duchesne County

Utah · 14,371 residents · 3,236 sq mi

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Duchesne County is a county of 14,371 people in Utah. The median age is 28.3, younger than the US median of 35.2. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Utah median by roughly 32%. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $80,000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 28.3

US median: 35.2

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,371

+14%since 1990

from 12,645 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.3

+13%since 1990

from 25.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

3,236 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 59.1%(1,306)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 99.7%(1,401)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.9%(1,569)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 1910.4%(1,488)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246%(865)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.1%(1,593)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.6%(1,958)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5411.3%(1,623)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.5%(1,219)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.7%(826)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.9%(421)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.7%(102)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,298

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 1990

from $23,653 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,326

+50%since 1990

from $8,197 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

16.8%

−1.9 ptssince 1990

from 18.7% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$80,000

+39%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $43,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$452

+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $335 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

80.8%

−0.6 ptssince 1990

from 81.5% in 1990

19.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic93%(11,764)

Black0.1%(15)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(368)

Asian0.4%(51)

2000

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

Black0.1%(18)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(508)

Asian0.2%(27)

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

12.7%

+0.9 ptssince 1990

from 11.8% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

81.0%

+6.2 ptssince 1990

from 74.8% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.5%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 3.0% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.2 min

−24%since 1990

from 22.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.6%(1,200)

Married66%(3,354)

Widowed1.8%(91)

Divorced8.6%(436)

Women 15+

Never married18.8%(945)

Married65.2%(3,273)

Widowed7.8%(392)

Divorced8.2%(412)

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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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