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STATE · ADMITTED 1896 · 2020 ACS

Utah

3,271,616 residents · 29 counties · 334 cities · 82,170 sq mi · 716 census tracts
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With 3,271,616 people, Utah is a state. The median age is 31.3, younger than the US median of 38.8. Growth has run 47% since 2000, or 1,038,447 more people. 69% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 8%. The poverty rate is 9.1%, under the national 12.8%.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
3,271,616
+47%since 2000
from 2,233,169 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
31.3
+15%since 2000
from 27.1 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
82,170 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.6M2.1M2.6M3.1M3.6M19902000201020202024Utah
20243.4M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 57.3%(239,780)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 98.1%(264,449)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 148.6%(280,003)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 198.3%(271,143)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.4%(273,499)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3414.5%(472,899)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.7%(448,621)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5410.2%(334,184)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 649.3%(305,241)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 747%(230,636)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.4%(111,698)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.2%(39,463)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$74,197
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,726 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$30,986
+70%since 2000
from $18,185 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
49.4%
+15.8 ptssince 2009
from 33.6% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
9.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2000
from 9.4% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.5%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade10%
US avg: 10%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services7.1%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration5.2%
US avg: 4.7%
Finance & insurance5.2%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.5%
US avg: 1.7%
Manufacturing0.8%
US avg: 0.5%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.8%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$305,400
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $142,600 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,090
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $597 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
69.0%
−2.5 ptssince 2000
from 71.5% in 2000
31.0% rent
Persons per household
3.09 people
−2%since 2009
from 3.14 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
4.1
+10%since 2009
from 3.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic85.3%(1,904,265)
Black0.7%(16,137)
Hispanic / Latino9%(201,559)
Asian1.6%(36,483)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic75.4%(2,465,355)
Black1.1%(37,192)
Hispanic / Latino15.1%(492,912)
Asian2.4%(78,618)
Other4.5%(148,397)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican10%(314,819)
South American1.3%(42,378)
Salvadoran0.5%(14,216)
Spaniard0.4%(13,004)
Puerto Rican0.4%(12,716)
Peruvian0.4%(11,242)
Guatemalan0.3%(9,310)
Venezuelan0.2%(7,619)
Argentine0.2%(5,972)
Colombian0.2%(5,637)
Ecuadorian0.1%(4,432)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.1%(4,347)
Honduran0.1%(4,101)
Cuban0.1%(3,399)
Dominican0.1%(2,262)
Bolivian0.1%(1,787)
Costa Rican0%(1,016)
Uruguayan0%(991)
Nicaraguan0%(968)
Panamanian0%(576)
Paraguayan0%(208)
Asian origin
Chinese0.4%(14,081)
Asian Indian0.4%(12,249)
Vietnamese0.3%(8,654)
Filipino0.3%(8,222)
Korean0.2%(6,072)
Japanese0.2%(5,833)
Thai0.1%(2,357)
Cambodian0.1%(2,013)
Laotian0.1%(1,937)
Nepalese0.1%(1,740)
Burmese0%(1,418)
Pakistani0%(1,364)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(539)
Indonesian0%(481)
Hmong0%(357)
Malaysian0%(340)
Mongolian0%(273)
Bhutanese0%(224)
Sri Lankan0%(109)
Pacific Islander origin
Tongan0.6%(17,549)
Samoan0.5%(16,730)
Native Hawaiian0.3%(9,520)
Chamorro0.1%(1,660)
Fijian0%(756)
Ancestry
English24.1%(760,362)
German10.4%(326,656)
Irish5.9%(185,927)
American4.6%(145,852)
Danish4.6%(145,502)
Scottish4.2%(131,724)
Swedish3.4%(108,317)
Italian2.8%(86,754)
Norwegian2.3%(72,620)
British2.1%(65,933)
Welsh1.9%(60,229)
Dutch1.9%(58,948)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
French1.8%(56,743)
Swiss1.1%(36,226)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(26,440)
Polish0.8%(25,959)
Subsaharan African0.5%(16,934)
Greek0.4%(12,667)
Russian0.4%(11,414)
Canadian0.3%(9,794)
French Canadian0.2%(7,681)
Brazilian0.2%(6,763)
Czech0.2%(6,083)
Finnish0.2%(5,981)
Portuguese0.2%(5,909)
Hungarian0.2%(5,644)
Austrian0.1%(4,213)
Croatian0.1%(3,692)
Iranian0.1%(3,275)
Ukrainian0.1%(3,150)
Somali0.1%(2,933)
Armenian0.1%(2,839)
Australian0.1%(2,813)
West Indian0.1%(2,265)
Belgian0.1%(2,263)
Lebanese0.1%(1,980)
Iraqi0.1%(1,950)
Romanian0.1%(1,871)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,594)
Slovak0%(1,488)
Serbian0%(1,264)
Ethiopian0%(982)
Slovene0%(900)
Jamaican0%(876)
Turkish0%(864)
Egyptian0%(855)
Kenyan0%(802)
Arab0%(704)
Nigerian0%(683)
Ghanaian0%(561)
Bulgarian0%(535)
Latvian0%(510)
Haitian0%(470)
Moroccan0%(407)
Syrian0%(390)
Israeli0%(371)
Jordanian0%(192)
Guyanese0%(75)
Barbadian0%(45)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.7%
+8.6 ptssince 2000
from 26.1% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
93.0%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 87.7% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
11.7%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 8.3% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.0 min
+55%since 2000
from 14.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
74.4%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 75.4% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
4.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.6%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 6.5% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
68.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2011
from 69.1% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.0%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
39.7%
+6.0 ptssince 2009
from 33.7% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Female
49.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Foreign born
8.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
9.0%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 14.6% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
96.1%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
83.8%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married34.6%(457,542)
Married55.9%(739,421)
Widowed1.7%(23,111)
Divorced7.7%(102,456)
Women 15+
Never married29.1%(378,618)
Married55.6%(722,577)
Widowed5.4%(69,562)
Divorced9.9%(128,244)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.0%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 14.6% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
64.8%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
15.0%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
11.8%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
10.5%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.5%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
78.9%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
21.3%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.3%(30,469)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(26,908)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era34.7%(41,690)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War7.6%(9,192)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3%(3,602)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 120,198 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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3.West Jordan116,812
4.Provo114,527
5.St. George108,713
6.Lehi95,313
7.Orem95,214
8.Sandy92,386
9.Ogden89,510
10.South Jordan87,614
11.Layton85,308
13.Millcreek63,926
14.Herriman63,282
16.Taylorsville57,484
17.Logan55,576
18.Murray53,297
19.Draper50,652
20.Spanish Fork48,837
21.Riverton47,395
22.Bountiful44,988
23.Tooele42,270
24.Cedar City41,871
25.American Fork41,020
26.Syracuse39,909
27.Roy38,794
29.Washington37,107
30.Midvale36,099
31.Springville35,670
34.Clearfield35,144
35.Kaysville33,307
37.Holladay31,162
39.Farmington26,266
40.Hurricane25,745
41.West Haven25,627
42.Payson24,630
43.Clinton23,797
45.North Ogden21,689
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (5)
1.Salt Lake City1,308,377
2.Provo773,426
3.Ogden672,784
4.St. George213,670
5.Logan160,889
Micropolitan areas (5)
1.Heber81,655
2.Brigham City70,405
3.Cedar City67,141
4.Vernal38,278
5.Price20,680

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Utah?

Utah has about 3,271,616 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Utah?

The typical household in Utah earns about $74,197 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Utah expensive?

In Utah, the median home is worth about $305,400, and the typical rent is about $1,090 a month.

How educated are people in Utah?

About 34.7% of adults age 25 and over in Utah hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Utah?

About 9.1% of people in Utah live below the federal poverty line.

Has Utah grown since 1990?

Yes, Utah has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,548,766 residents, a change of about 90 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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