Carbon County, Utah

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Key figures

Statistic	Carbon County, Utah	Utah	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,517	3,392,331	334,922,499	1852nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,377	$95,166	$80,734	2233rd of 3,221
Median Age	38.6	32.0	38.9	2467th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.8%	37.7%	35.7%	2222nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$228,500	$489,400	$332,700	1099th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$870	$1,496	$1,413	1611th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.0%	8.5%	12.5%	935th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	3.6%	5.2%	779th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	13.9	41.1	n/a	2513th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	8.9%	14.1%	2106th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.7	n/a	n/a	2240th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.9%	70.2%	65.2%	2507th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.5	22.1	26.4	2643rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.3%	17.6%	15.1%	2322nd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.5%	n/a	n/a	1776th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.6%	58.9%	46.9%	935th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.3%	n/a	n/a	1806th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Carbon County, Utah

Statistic	Carbon County, Utah	Utah	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	81.9%	74.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13.3%	15.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.9%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	31.1	41.4	61.4

Age in Carbon County, Utah

Statistic	Carbon County, Utah	Utah	United States
Median Age	38.6	32.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.2%	27.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	11.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	13.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.3%	20.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.4%	11.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Carbon County, Utah

Statistic	Carbon County, Utah	Utah	United States
Households	8,123	1,124,822	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	3.0	2.5
Family Households	65.2%	72.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.7%	37.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.6%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.2%	20.4%	28.7%
Never Married	23.5%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Carbon County, Utah

Statistic	Carbon County, Utah	Utah	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,960	$40,873	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.2%	9.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.3%	15.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.6%	21.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.2%	13.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.0%	8.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.8%	23.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.0%	5.2%	n/a

Housing in Carbon County, Utah

Statistic	Carbon County, Utah	Utah	United States
Housing Units	9,669	1,223,468	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.4%	66.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.8%	16.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.0%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.1%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.0%	28.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,394	$2,525	n/a

Education in Carbon County, Utah

Statistic	Carbon County, Utah	Utah	United States
Less than High School	7.5%	6.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.3%	22.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	44.4%	33.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.2%	24.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.6%	13.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Carbon County, Utah

Statistic	Carbon County, Utah	Utah	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.7%	69.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.5%	67.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	56.4%	32.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	4.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Carbon County, Utah

Statistic	Carbon County, Utah	Utah	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.7%	60.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	5.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.0%	84.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.0%	10.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.4%	12.2%	16.7%

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