Daggett County, UT

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2023 Population

747

17.1% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

3.93% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

10.1%

29.7% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$58,750

4.08% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$242,100

4.08% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

309

24.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Daggett County, UT had a population of 747 people with a median age of 45 and a median household income of $58,750. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Daggett County, UT grew from 638 to 747, a 17.1% increase and its median household income declined from $61,250 to $58,750, a −4.08% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Daggett County, UT are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.21%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.54%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.47%), and White (Hispanic) (0.402%).

None of the households in Daggett 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.

99.1% of the residents in Daggett County, UT are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Daggett County, UT was $242,100, and the homeownership rate was 82.8%.

Most people in Daggett County, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17 minutes. The average car ownership in Daggett County, UT was 3 cars per household.

Daggett County, UT borders Moffat County, CO, Duchesne County, UT, Summit County, UT, Uintah County, UT, and Sweetwater County, WY.

United States Utah

Population & Diversity

Daggett County, UT is home to a population of 747 people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.937% of Daggett County, UT residents were born outside of the country (7 people).

In 2023, there were 28.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (689 people) in Daggett County, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 19 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.1% of Daggett County, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Daggett County, UT was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Daggett County, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
689 ± 129
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
24 ± 31.4
Two+ (Hispanic)
19 ± 5

2.95%

Hispanic Population

22 people

2.95% of the people in Daggett County, UT are hispanic (22 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Daggett 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
98,749 ± 7,598 people
Venezuela
9,695 ± 2,414 people
India
8,976 ± 2,323 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 98,749 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 9,695 and India with 8,976.

Foreign-Born Population

0.937%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

7 people

As of 2023, 0.937% of Daggett County, UT residents (7 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Daggett County, UT was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
20 ± 20
Gulf War (2001-)
2 ± 17
Gulf War (1990s)
1 ± 12

Daggett County, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 10 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Daggett County, UT employs 309 people. The largest industries in Daggett County, UT are Educational Services (55 people), Accommodation & Food Services (48 people), and Retail Trade (41 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($74,688), Retail Trade ($54,219), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($42,031).

Males in Utah have an average income that is 1.5 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,550. The income inequality in Utah (measured using the Gini index) is 0.478, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

309

2023 Value

± 86

24.1%

1 Year growth

± 34.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Daggett County, UT grew at a rate of 24.1%, from 249 employees to 309 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Daggett County, UT, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (65 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (44 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (40 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Daggett County, UT.

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.

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

309

2023 Value

± 86

24.1%

1 Year growth

± 34.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Daggett County, UT grew at a rate of 24.1%, from 249 employees to 309 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Daggett County, UT, are Educational Services (55 people), Accommodation & Food Services (48 people), and Retail Trade (41 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Daggett County, UT, though some of these residents may live in Daggett County, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,875

Median earning men ± $18,685

$33,036

Median earning women ± $9,853

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($125,536), Manufacturing ($80,417), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($41,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Retail Trade ($70,714), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,375), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($34,107).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

Accommodation and Food Services

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$2.46k
Accommodation and Food Services
$1.48k
Retail Trade
$1.16k
Construction

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Daggett County, UT went to Donald J. Trump with 80.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.13%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (80.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.13%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Daggett County, UT for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Utah

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Utah have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.574% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.647% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (639k), High School or Equivalent (579k), and Bachelors Degree (496k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Daggett County, UT was $242,100 in 2023, which is 0.798 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $252,400 to $242,100, a 4.08% decrease. The homeownership rate in Daggett County, UT is 82.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Daggett County, UT have an average commute time of 17 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Daggett County, UT is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

In 2023, 8.48% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Daggett County, UT. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.52%.

Housing

Property

$242,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$37,800

$217

Median Property Taxes

±$45

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 Daggett County, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

82.8%

Homeownership

2023

70.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 82.8% of the housing units in Daggett County, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9601

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Daggett County, UT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$58,750

Median Household Income

± $17,147

262

Number of Households

± 50

In 2023, the median household income of the 262 households in Daggett County, UT declined from $58,750 from the previous year's value of $61,250.

The following chart displays the households in Daggett 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 $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.478

2022 Wage GINI in Utah

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2022, the income inequality in Utah was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0322% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (72.5%)
Carpooled (12.1%)
Walked (7.03%)

In 2023, 72.5% of workers in Daggett County, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.1%) and those who walked to work (7.03%).

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

17 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Daggett County, UT have a shorter commute time (17 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.12% of the workforce in Daggett County, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Daggett County, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Daggett County, UT have 3 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 8.48% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Daggett County, UT. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.52%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

10.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Daggett County, UT (72 out of 711 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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 2023, 11.2% of the children was living in poverty in Daggett County, UT. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.1%.

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 87.1 in Daggett County, UT. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 87.1 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

93.7% of the population of Daggett County, UT has health coverage, with 47.5% on employee plans, 8.7% on Medicaid, 16.7% on Medicare, 16.4% on non-group plans, and 4.42% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.3% were men and 44.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 12% between 18 and 34 years, 42.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.3% were men and 44.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.28%

Uninsured

47.5%

Employer Coverage

8.7%

Medicaid

16.7%

Medicare

16.4%

Non-Group

4.42%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Daggett County, UT grew by 0.602% from 6.24% to 6.28%.

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