Box Elder County, UT

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2024 Population

61,246

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.3

1.22% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.41%

2.41% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$84,550

8.59% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$403,600

12.9% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

28,391

3.32% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Box Elder 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.

97.9% of the residents in Box Elder County, UT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Box Elder County, UT are Beaux Cheveux Academy Of Cosmetology (1 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2024, the median property value in Box Elder County, UT was $403,600, and the homeownership rate was 76%.

Most people in Box Elder County, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Box Elder County, UT was 2 cars per household.

Box Elder County, UT borders Cassia County, ID, Oneida County, ID, Elko County, NV, Cache County, UT, Davis County, UT, Tooele County, UT, and Weber County, UT.

United States Utah Ogden-Clearfield, UT

Population & Diversity

Box Elder County, UT is home to a population of 61.2k people, from which 97.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.48% of Box Elder County, UT residents were born outside of the country (2.13k people).

In 2024, there were 17.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (52.3k people) in Box Elder County, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.92k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.45k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Box Elder County, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Box Elder County, UT was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Box Elder County, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Box Elder County, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
52.3k ± 210
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.92k ± 521
Other (Hispanic)
1.45k ± 368

10.2%

Hispanic Population

6.26k people

10.2% of the people in Box Elder County, UT are hispanic (6.26k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
101,934 ± 7,718 people
Venezuela
11,533 ± 2,632 people
India
9,236 ± 2,356 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 101,934 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 11,533 and India with 9,236.

Foreign-Born Population

3.48%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.13k people

3.16%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.89k people

As of 2024, 3.48% of Box Elder County, UT residents (2.13k 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 Box Elder County, UT was 3.16%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Box Elder County, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
583 ± 183
Vietnam
575 ± 127
Gulf War (1990s)
247 ± 90

Box Elder County, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Box Elder County, UT employs 28.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Box Elder County, UT were Manufacturing (6,140 people), Retail Trade (3,216 people), and Construction (2,958 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($74,284), Utilities ($71,875), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,268).

Employment

Occupations

28.4k

2024 Value

± 1,151

3.32%

1 Year growth

± 5.43%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Box Elder County, UT grew at a rate of 3.32%, from 27.5k employees to 28.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Box Elder County, UT, are Management Occupations (3,171 people), Production Occupations (3,111 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,908 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Box Elder County, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

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

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

28.4k

2024 Value

± 1,151

3.32%

1 Year growth

± 5.43%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Box Elder County, UT grew at a rate of 3.32%, from 27.5k employees to 28.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Box Elder County, UT, are Manufacturing (6,140 people), Retail Trade (3,216 people), and Construction (2,958 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Box Elder County, UT, though some of these residents may live in Box Elder County, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,064

Median earning men ± $3,313

$31,962

Median earning women ± $2,028

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($115,817), Public Administration ($76,905), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($69,873).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($49,000), Manufacturing ($47,519), and Public Administration ($43,650).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

145
Construction
92
Transportation and Warehousing
74
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$632k
Manufacturing
$158k
Construction
$94.4k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Box Elder County, UT. Showing the available data for Utah.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (37.8%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

Mike Lee

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

John Curtis

Senator from Utah

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Utah over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2017, universities in Box Elder County, UT awarded 1 degrees. The student population of Box Elder County, UT in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Box Elder County, UT are White (1 and 100%).

The largest universities in Box Elder County, UT by number of degrees awarded are Beaux Cheveux Academy Of Cosmetology (1 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Box Elder County, UT are Other Cosmetology & Related Personal Grooming Arts (1 and 100%) and Barbering (0 and 0%).

Completions

Concentrations

Other Cosmetology & Related Personal Grooming Arts

Most Common

1 degrees awarded

In 2017, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Box Elder County, UT was Other Cosmetology & Related Personal Grooming Arts with 1 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Box Elder County, UT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Beaux Cheveux Academy Of Cosmetology

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1 degrees awarded

In 2017, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Beaux Cheveux Academy Of Cosmetology with 1 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2017, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Box Elder County, UT, which is 0 times less than the 1 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2017, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1 degrees mean that there were InfinityM times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, American Indian or Alaska Native, with 0 degrees awarded.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Box Elder County, UT was $403,600 in 2024, which is 1.21 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $357,400 to $403,600, a 12.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Box Elder County, UT is 76%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Box Elder County, UT have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Box Elder County, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Box Elder County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.81%.

Housing

Property

$403,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,134

$14,857

Median Property Taxes

±$731

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 Box Elder County, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

76%

Homeownership

2024

70%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76% of the housing units in Box Elder County, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.7%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$84,550

Median Household Income

± $4,300

19.6k

Number of Households

± 856

In 2024, the median household income of the 19.6k households in Box Elder County, UT grew to $84,550 from the previous year's value of $77,865.

The following chart displays the households in Box Elder 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Box Elder County, UT is from Utah.

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

0.478

2022 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2023, the income inequality in Utah was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.584% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74%)
Worked At Home (11.5%)
Carpooled (10.8%)

In 2024, 74% of workers in Box Elder County, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.5%) and those who carpooled to work (10.8%).

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.

Commute Time

22.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Box Elder County, UT have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.92% of the workforce in Box Elder County, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Box Elder County, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Box Elder County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.81%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

8.41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Box Elder County, UT (5.12k out of 60.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Box Elder 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 9% of the children was living in poverty in Box Elder County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 130 in Box Elder County, UT. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 4.55 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

92% of the population of Box Elder County, UT has health coverage, with 60.2% on employee plans, 7.96% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 1.34% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Box Elder County, UT see 3,511 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,511 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1537 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 217 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,511 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Box Elder County, UT

Primary care physicians in Box Elder County, UT see an average of 3,511 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,511 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.2% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.02%

Uninsured

60.2%

Employer Coverage

7.96%

Medicaid

10.4%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

1.34%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Box Elder County, UT grew by 0.887% from 7.95% to 8.02%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 29.4 in Box Elder County, UT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Box Elder County, UT.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

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 32% in Box Elder County, UT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Box Elder County, UT.