Emery County, Utah

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Emery County, Utah is among the highest in the country for married-couple households (145th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Emery County, Utah	Utah	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,046	3,392,331	334,922,499	2478th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,291	$95,166	$80,734	887th of 3,221
Median Age	38.9	32.0	38.9	2409th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.3%	37.7%	35.7%	2311th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$218,700	$489,400	$332,700	1207th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$739	$1,496	$1,413	2537th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.5%	8.5%	12.5%	1832nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	3.6%	5.2%	2208th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.3	41.1	n/a	3039th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	8.9%	14.1%	2616th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.2	n/a	n/a	1752nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.1%	70.2%	65.2%	629th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.7	22.1	26.4	2420th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.1%	17.6%	15.1%	2103rd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.7%	n/a	n/a	1719th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	60.8%	58.9%	46.9%	145th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.7%	n/a	n/a	1083rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Emery County, Utah

Statistic	Emery County, Utah	Utah	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	74.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.5%	15.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.9%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.4	41.4	61.4

Age in Emery County, Utah

Statistic	Emery County, Utah	Utah	United States
Median Age	38.9	32.0	38.9
Under 18 %	27.9%	27.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	11.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	13.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.4%	20.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.6%	11.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Emery County, Utah

Statistic	Emery County, Utah	Utah	United States
Households	3,453	1,124,822	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	3.0	2.5
Family Households	74.2%	72.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.2%	37.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.4%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.2%	20.4%	28.7%
Never Married	24.7%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Emery County, Utah

Statistic	Emery County, Utah	Utah	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,292	$40,873	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.1%	9.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.5%	15.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.3%	21.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.8%	13.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.5%	8.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.5%	23.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.2%	5.2%	n/a

Housing in Emery County, Utah

Statistic	Emery County, Utah	Utah	United States
Housing Units	4,122	1,223,468	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.9%	66.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.3%	16.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.2%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.9%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.7%	28.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,350	$2,525	n/a

Education in Emery County, Utah

Statistic	Emery County, Utah	Utah	United States
Less than High School	5.2%	6.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.1%	22.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	43.4%	33.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.7%	24.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.6%	13.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Emery County, Utah

Statistic	Emery County, Utah	Utah	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.8%	69.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.1%	67.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	47.4%	32.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.4%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.2%	4.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Emery County, Utah

Statistic	Emery County, Utah	Utah	United States
Born in State of Residence	83.2%	60.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	5.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.6%	84.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.7%	10.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.4%	12.2%	16.7%

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