Carbon County, UT

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    2024 Population
    20,517
    US Senator
    Mike Lee
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    John Curtis
    Republican Party
    2024 Median Age
    38.6
    0.515% 1-year decrease
    2024 Poverty Rate
    17%
    1.33% 1-year increase
    2024 Median Household Income
    $58,377
    8.76% 1-year growth
    2024 Median Property Value
    $228,500
    13.9% 1-year growth
    2024 Employed Population
    8,486
    0.952% 1-year growth

    About

    None of the households in Carbon County, UT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    99.4% of the residents in Carbon County, UT are U.S. citizens.

    In 2024, the median property value in Carbon County, UT was $228,500, and the homeownership rate was 67.9%.

    Most people in Carbon County, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Carbon County, UT was 2 cars per household.

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    Population & Diversity

    Carbon County, UT is home to a population of 20.5k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.79% of Carbon County, UT residents were born outside of the country (368 people).

    In 2024, there were 14.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.8k people) in Carbon County, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.17k White (Hispanic) and 945 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    Population & Diversity

    Citizenship

    99.4%
    2024 Citizenship
    98.9%
    2023 Citizenship

    As of 2024, 99.4% of Carbon County, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Carbon County, UT was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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    Diversity

    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Carbon County, UT
    1. White (Non-Hispanic)
      16.8k ± 113
    2. White (Hispanic)
      1.17k ± 226
    3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
      945 ± 237
    13.3%
    Hispanic Population
    2.73k people

    In 2024, there were 14.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.8k people) in Carbon County, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.17k White (Hispanic) and 945 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    13.3% of the people in Carbon County, UT are hispanic (2.73k people).

    The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Carbon County, UT as a share of the total population.

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    Global Diversity

    The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Utah.
    Most Common Origin
    1. Mexico
      104,058 ± 7,797 people
    2. Venezuela
      13,264 ± 2,822 people
    3. Peru
      9,271 ± 2,361 people

    In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 104,058 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 13,264 and Peru with 9,271.

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    Foreign-Born Population

    1.79%
    2024 Foreign-Born Population
    368 people
    2.12%
    2023 Foreign-Born Population
    434 people

    As of 2024, 1.79% of Carbon County, UT residents (368 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Carbon County, UT was 2.12%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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    Military

    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Vietnam
      277 ± 97
    2. Gulf War (2001-)
      150 ± 86
    3. Gulf War (1990s)
      128 ± 69

    Carbon County, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.85 times greater than any other conflict.

    The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Carbon County, UT.

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    Health

    93.8% of the population of Carbon County, UT has health coverage, with 46.4% on employee plans, 18.8% on Medicaid, 15.7% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 1.66% on military or VA plans.

    Primary care physicians in Carbon County, UT see 2,546 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,546 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 980 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 404 patients per year.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

    Coverage

    Patient to Clinician Ratios

    2,546 to 1
    Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Carbon County, UT

    Primary care physicians in Carbon County, UT see an average of 2,546 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,546 patients).

    The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Carbon County, UT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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    Health Care Diversity

    In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 34.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.3% over 64 years.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

    The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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    Uninsured People

    6.17%
    Uninsured
    46.4%
    Employer Coverage
    18.8%
    Medicaid
    15.7%
    Medicare
    11.3%
    Non-Group
    1.66%
    Military or VA

    Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Carbon County, UT declined by 19.9% from 7.7% to 6.17%.

    The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Carbon County, UT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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    Health Indicators

    Health Outcomes

    Indicator

    In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.98 in Carbon County, UT.

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    Health Behaviors

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    In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35% in Carbon County, UT.

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    Clinical Care

    Indicator

    In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 8.95% in Carbon County, UT.

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    Economy

    The economy of Carbon County, UT employs 8.49k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Carbon County, UT were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,154 people), Retail Trade (981 people), and Educational Services (925 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($116,417), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($78,750), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($74,976).

    Employment

    Occupations

    8.49k
    2024 Value
    ± 589
    0.952%
    1 Year growth
    ± 9.5%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carbon County, UT grew at a rate of 0.952%, from 8.41k employees to 8.49k employees.

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carbon County, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,277 people), Sales & Related Occupations (887 people), and Management Occupations (747 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carbon County, UT.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

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    This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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    Industries

    Employment by Industries

    8.49k
    2024 Value
    ± 589
    0.952%
    1 Year growth
    ± 9.5%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carbon County, UT grew at a rate of 0.952%, from 8.41k employees to 8.49k employees.

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carbon County, UT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,154 people), Retail Trade (981 people), and Educational Services (925 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carbon County, UT, though some of these residents may live in Carbon County, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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    Median Earnings by Industry

    $58,702
    Median earning men ± $2,639
    $26,581
    Median earning women ± $2,884

    The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($76,125), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,458), and Wholesale Trade ($68,026).

    The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,714), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,933), and Information ($41,250).

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    Y-Axis
    2.78%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 1.7M people employed in Utah. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 7.69%.

    The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Utah.

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    Establishments by Size

    The industries with the most establishments
    1. 30
      Health Care and Social Assistance
    2. 30
      Construction
    3. 25
      Retail Trade

    The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

    The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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    Payroll by Industry Sector

    The industries with the highest total annual payroll
    1. $48.9k
      Health Care and Social Assistance
    2. $33.2k
      Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
    3. $32.5k
      Manufacturing

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    Civics

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

    Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing the state of Utah. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    Presidential Elections

    Voting results are not available for Carbon County, UT. Showing the available data for Utah.
    2024 Election Results
    1. Donald J. Trump (59.4%)
      Republican Party
    2. Kamala Harris (37.8%)
      Democratic Party
    3. Chase Oliver (1.14%)
      Libertarian Party

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

    The following chart shows the popular vote results in Utah for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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    Senator Elections

    US Senators from Utah

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    Mike Lee
    Senator from Utah3
    Assumed office on January 3, 2011
    John Curtis
    Senator from Utah1
    Assumed office on January 3, 2025

    Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing Utah.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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    Housing & Living

    The median property value in Carbon County, UT was $228,500 in 2024, which is 0.687 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $200,700 to $228,500, a 13.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Carbon County, UT is 67.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

    People in Carbon County, UT have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Carbon County, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

    In 2025, 18.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Carbon County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 7.27%.

    Housing

    Property

    $228,500
    Median Property Value 2024
    ±$9,715
    $5,519
    Median Property Taxes
    ±$442

    The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Carbon County, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

    The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Carbon County, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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    Rent vs Own

    67.9%
    Homeownership
    2024
    70.8%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 67.9% of the housing units in Carbon County, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.1%.

    This chart shows the percentage of owner in Carbon County, UT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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    Equity

    Household Income

    Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
    $58,377
    Median Household Income
    ± $3,587
    8.12k
    Number of Households
    ± 581

    In 2024, the median household income of the 8.12k households in Carbon County, UT grew to $58,377 from the previous year's value of $53,673.

    The following chart displays the households in Carbon County, UT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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    Wage Distribution

    The closest comparable wage GINI for Carbon County, UT is from Utah.
    0.472
    2024 Wage GINI in Utah
    0.475
    2023 Wage GINI in Utah

    In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

    This chart shows the number of workers in Utah across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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    Transportation

    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (77.5%)
    2. Carpooled (13.3%)
    3. Worked At Home (6.33%)

    In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Carbon County, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.3%) and those who worked at home (6.33%).

    The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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    Commute Time

    19.5 minutes
    Average Travel Time

    Using averages, employees in Carbon County, UT have a shorter commute time (19.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.35% of the workforce in Carbon County, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

    The following chart displays the households in Carbon County, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Carbon County, UT have 2 cars.

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    Poverty

    Severe Housing Problems

    In 2025, 18.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Carbon County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 7.27%.

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    Poverty & Diversity

    17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carbon County, UT (3.44k out of 20.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

    The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carbon County, UT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

    The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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    Children in Poverty

    In 2025, 16.9% of the children was living in poverty in Carbon County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.8%.

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    Security

    Crimes & Accidents

    Indicator

    In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 131 in Carbon County, UT. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 27% per 100,000 population.

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