Davis County, UT

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2024 Population

370,924

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.5

0.619% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.43%

7.54% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$110,884

2.62% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$505,500

7.44% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

184,571

1.44% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Davis 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.

97.2% of the residents in Davis County, UT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Davis County, UT are Davis Technical College (1,586 degrees awarded in 2023), Avalon Institute-Layton (90 degrees), and Eagle Gate College-Layton (43 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Davis County, UT was $505,500, and the homeownership rate was 77.3%.

Most people in Davis County, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Davis County, UT was 2 cars per household.

Davis County, UT borders Box Elder County, UT, Morgan County, UT, Salt Lake County, UT, Tooele County, UT, and Weber County, UT.

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Population & Diversity

Davis County, UT is home to a population of 371k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.79% of Davis County, UT residents were born outside of the country (21.5k people).

In 2024, there were 15.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (296k people) in Davis County, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.7k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 14.7k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2024 Citizenship

97.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Davis County, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Davis County, UT was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Davis County, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
296k ± 1.19k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
18.7k ± 1.53k
White (Hispanic)
14.7k ± 1.45k

11.7%

Hispanic Population

43.4k people

11.7% of the people in Davis County, UT are hispanic (43.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Davis 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

5.79%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

21.5k people

5.35%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

19.6k people

As of 2024, 5.79% of Davis County, UT residents (21.5k 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 Davis County, UT was 5.35%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
6,568 ± 663
Vietnam
3,833 ± 398
Gulf War (1990s)
3,032 ± 436

Davis County, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Davis County, UT employs 185k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Davis County, UT were Health Care & Social Assistance (22,349 people), Retail Trade (21,604 people), and Manufacturing (18,918 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($102,000), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($99,208), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,758).

Employment

Occupations

185k

2024 Value

± 3,597

1.44%

1 Year growth

± 2.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Davis County, UT grew at a rate of 1.44%, from 182k employees to 185k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Davis County, UT, are Management Occupations (23,895 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (22,825 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (17,596 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Davis 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

185k

2024 Value

± 3,597

1.44%

1 Year growth

± 2.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Davis County, UT grew at a rate of 1.44%, from 182k employees to 185k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Davis County, UT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (22,349 people), Retail Trade (21,604 people), and Manufacturing (18,918 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Davis County, UT, though some of these residents may live in Davis County, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,024

Median earning men ± $1,711

$37,254

Median earning women ± $954

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,431), Public Administration ($88,629), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($87,102).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($55,214), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,980), and Construction ($47,844).

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

1,002
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
688
Construction
551
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

$801k
Manufacturing
$671k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$609k
Construction

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 Davis 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 2023, universities in Davis County, UT awarded 1,719 degrees. The student population of Davis County, UT in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 2,445 male students and 1,836 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Davis County, UT are White (1,303 and 75.8%), Hispanic or Latino (249 and 14.5%), Two or More Races (52 and 3.03%), and Black or African American (38 and 2.21%).

The largest universities in Davis County, UT by number of degrees awarded are Davis Technical College (1,586 and 92.3%), Avalon Institute-Layton (90 and 5.24%), and Eagle Gate College-Layton (43 and 2.5%).

The most popular majors in Davis County, UT are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (176 and 10.2%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (119 and 6.92%), and General Cosmetology (113 and 6.57%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,281 students enrolled in Davis County, UT, 57.1% men and 42.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,116 records, of which 41.7% were women and 58.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Dental Assisting
56 degrees awarded
General Cosmetology
113 degrees awarded
Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
110 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Davis County, UT was Dental Assisting with 56 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Davis Technical College
1,586 degrees awarded
Avalon Institute-Layton
90 degrees awarded
Eagle Gate College-Layton
43 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Davis Technical College with 1,586 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 673 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Davis County, UT, which is 0.643 times less than the 1,046 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,303 degrees mean that there were 5.23 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 249 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($17,112) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Davis County, UT was $505,500 in 2024, which is 1.52 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $470,500 to $505,500, a 7.44% increase. The homeownership rate in Davis County, UT is 77.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Davis County, UT have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Davis County, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 9.47% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Davis County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.53%.

Housing

Property

$505,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,456

$89,654

Median Property Taxes

±$2,269

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

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

Rent vs Own

77.3%

Homeownership

2024

68.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.3% of the housing units in Davis County, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Davis 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.

$110,884

Median Household Income

± $2,880

116k

Number of Households

± 2,651

In 2024, the median household income of the 116k households in Davis County, UT grew to $110,884 from the previous year's value of $108,058.

The following chart displays the households in Davis 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Davis 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 (71%)
Worked At Home (18.1%)
Carpooled (7.55%)

In 2024, 71% of workers in Davis County, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.55%).

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

22.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Davis County, UT have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.15% of the workforce in Davis County, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Davis 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 Davis County, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Davis County, UT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 9.47% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Davis County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.53%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

6.43% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Davis County, UT (23.6k out of 368k 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 6 - 11 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Davis 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, 5.8% of the children was living in poverty in Davis County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.5%.

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 103 in Davis County, UT. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 3.27 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

94.3% of the population of Davis County, UT has health coverage, with 63.6% on employee plans, 6.6% on Medicaid, 7.79% on Medicare, 13.9% on non-group plans, and 2.44% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Davis County, UT see 2,186 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,186 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1486 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 369 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,186 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Davis County, UT

Primary care physicians in Davis County, UT see an average of 2,186 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,186 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.1% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 11% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.74%

Uninsured

63.6%

Employer Coverage

6.6%

Medicaid

7.79%

Medicare

13.9%

Non-Group

2.44%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Davis County, UT declined by 2.3% from 5.87% to 5.74%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Davis 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 40.6 in Davis County, UT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Davis 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 30.2% in Davis County, UT.

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