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Weber County

Utah · 278,174 residents (2025 est.) · 611 sq mi
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Weber County is a county of 269,648 people in Utah. That puts it in the top 2% of US counties for household income. The median age is 33.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. The population is up 37% since 2000. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $90,005, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 91%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Weber County

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$157,205 → $426,700 (+171%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Population158,330 → 269,648 (+70%)US over the same years: +35%

Among the 29 counties in Utah

  • 9th in household income$90,005
  • 12th in share with a bachelor's degree28.5%
  • 11th in home value$426,700
  • 3rd in diversity score51.7
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
269,648
+37%since 2000
from 196,533 in 2000
278,174 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
441 / sq mi
+37%since 2000
from 322 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
33.7
+15%since 2000
from 29.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
611 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
147K181K214K247K281K19902000201020202024Weber County
2024270K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.7%(18,011)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.5%(20,154)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.7%(20,712)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.3%(19,756)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.2%(19,337)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.4%(41,656)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.1%(38,127)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.4%(30,754)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.3%(27,672)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.7%(20,772)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.5%(9,434)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(3,263)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$90,005
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,014 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,471
+111%since 2000
from $18,246 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
59.5%
+29.4 ptssince 2009
from 30.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 9.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.400
+2%since 2010
from 0.394 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$426,700
+91%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $122,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,379
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $544 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
74.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2000
from 74.9% in 2000
25.9% rent
Vacancy rate
6.4%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.83 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.92 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.0%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 25.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.3%
+3.6 ptssince 2009
from 39.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.7
+58%since 2009
from 3.0 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
78
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic82.8%(162,634)
Black1.3%(2,559)
Hispanic / Latino12.6%(24,858)
Asian1.2%(2,380)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic74%(199,456)
Black1.1%(2,938)
Hispanic / Latino19.2%(51,905)
Asian1.5%(4,093)
Other4.2%(11,256)
Diversity Score
52
+22%since 2009
from 42 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
27
−14%since 2020
from 32 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican15.2%(41,057)
Central American1.2%(3,187)
Salvadoran0.8%(2,114)
South American0.7%(1,996)
Spaniard0.5%(1,323)
Puerto Rican0.4%(984)
Guatemalan0.2%(600)
Peruvian0.1%(388)
Honduran0.1%(373)
Colombian0.1%(333)
Chilean0.1%(317)
Ecuadorian0.1%(221)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.1%(167)
Venezuelan0.1%(161)
Dominican0.1%(141)
Cuban0%(105)
Uruguayan0%(62)
Bolivian0%(59)
Asian origin
Chinese0.3%(684)
Filipino0.2%(666)
Japanese0.2%(552)
Pakistani0.1%(321)
Laotian0.1%(313)
Vietnamese0.1%(303)
Korean0.1%(280)
Thai0.1%(247)
Hmong0%(107)
Kazakh0%(95)
Cambodian0%(86)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(81)
Nepalese0%(33)
Uzbek0%(23)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.4%(997)
Tongan0%(111)
Chamorro0%(98)
Guamanian0%(40)
Ancestry
English24.2%(65,382)
German9.4%(25,337)
Irish6.7%(17,989)
American4.5%(12,116)
Scottish4.2%(11,372)
Italian3%(8,147)
Danish2.8%(7,497)
Dutch2.4%(6,575)
Swedish2.4%(6,458)
Norwegian2%(5,431)
French1.5%(3,968)
Welsh1.4%(3,867)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.9%(2,301)
British0.8%(2,072)
Swiss0.7%(1,973)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(1,607)
Russian0.3%(806)
Greek0.3%(727)
West Indian0.2%(616)
Canadian0.2%(583)
Arab0.2%(582)
Finnish0.2%(556)
Austrian0.2%(414)
Czech0.1%(347)
Portuguese0.1%(333)
Ukrainian0.1%(314)
Jamaican0.1%(280)
Belgian0.1%(256)
Hungarian0.1%(255)
Haitian0.1%(245)
Brazilian0.1%(190)
Croatian0.1%(150)
Lithuanian0.1%(140)
Syrian0%(114)
Macedonian0%(111)
Armenian0%(102)
Lebanese0%(101)
Egyptian0%(95)
Nigerian0%(88)
Slovene0%(84)
Iranian0%(82)
Bulgarian0%(72)
Romanian0%(72)
Slovak0%(65)
Serbian0%(56)
Turkish0%(50)
Somali0%(42)
Guyanese0%(26)
Ghanaian0%(10)
Latvian0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.5%
+8.6 ptssince 2000
from 19.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.4%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 85.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.9%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 5.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.3 min
+58%since 2000
from 14.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
71.9%
−7.2 ptssince 2009
from 79.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.2%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.3%
+11.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.0%
−4.5 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
69.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2011
from 68.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 73.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.0%
+8.1 ptssince 2009
from 29.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Female
49.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Foreign born
6.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.5%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2012
from 10.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.8%
−7.1 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.6%
+12.8 ptssince 2017
from 81.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.3%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 95.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.7%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 85.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2016
from 87.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
12.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 10.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.9%(36,103)
Married54.5%(58,026)
Widowed1.6%(1,729)
Divorced9.9%(10,531)
Women 15+
Never married26.7%(27,881)
Married55%(57,378)
Widowed5.4%(5,680)
Divorced12.9%(13,443)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.8%
−7.1 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
63.8%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 64.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 14.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 11.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
77.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 79.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
23.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 22.6% 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)37.5%(4,795)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.3%(3,998)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.5%(3,898)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(477)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(84)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 12,779 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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Over time

Weber County, decade by decade

Weber County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990158,330$72,302$157,20518.0%24.3
2000196,533$80,178$223,33519.9%37.3
2010231,236$77,807$242,11122.5%45.1
2020262,223$86,388$301,91925.1%52.1
2024269,648$90,005$426,70028.5%51.7

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Weber County, Utah?

Weber County, Utah has about 269,648 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Weber County, Utah?

The typical household in Weber County, Utah earns about $90,005 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Weber County, Utah expensive?

In Weber County, Utah, the median home is worth about $426,700, and the typical rent is about $1,379 a month.

How educated are people in Weber County, Utah?

About 28.5% of adults age 25 and over in Weber County, Utah hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Weber County, Utah?

About 8.1% of people in Weber County, Utah live below the federal poverty line.

Has Weber County, Utah grown since 1990?

Yes, Weber County, Utah has grown since 1990. The population has added about 111,318 residents, a change of about 70 percent over that period.

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