Uintah County, UT

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2024 Population

37,056

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.2

0.606% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.8%

5.92% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$73,746

5.56% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$298,600

10.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

15,446

4.53% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Uintah 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.

98% of the residents in Uintah County, UT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Uintah County, UT are Uintah Basin Technical College (683 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Uintah County, UT was $298,600, and the homeownership rate was 73.5%.

Most people in Uintah County, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Uintah County, UT was 2 cars per household.

Uintah County, UT borders Garfield County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Carbon County, UT, Daggett County, UT, Duchesne County, UT, and Grand County, UT.

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Population & Diversity

Uintah County, UT is home to a population of 37.1k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.07% of Uintah County, UT residents were born outside of the country (1.14k people).

In 2024, there were 18 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.6k people) in Uintah County, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.65k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.41k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98% of Uintah County, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Uintah County, UT was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Uintah County, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
29.6k ± 351
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.65k ± 260
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
1.41k ± 238

8.77%

Hispanic Population

3.25k people

8.77% of the people in Uintah County, UT are hispanic (3.25k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Uintah 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

3.07%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.14k people

2.49%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

907 people

As of 2024, 3.07% of Uintah County, UT residents (1.14k 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 Uintah County, UT was 2.49%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
292 ± 98
Vietnam
251 ± 117
Gulf War (1990s)
116 ± 61

Uintah County, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.16 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Uintah County, UT employs 15.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Uintah County, UT were Retail Trade (2,003 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,813 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,491 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($99,250), Wholesale Trade ($94,398), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($82,871).

Employment

Occupations

15.4k

2024 Value

± 856

4.53%

1 Year growth

± 7.94%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Uintah County, UT grew at a rate of 4.53%, from 14.8k employees to 15.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Uintah County, UT, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,752 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,747 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,544 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Uintah 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

15.4k

2024 Value

± 856

4.53%

1 Year growth

± 7.94%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Uintah County, UT grew at a rate of 4.53%, from 14.8k employees to 15.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Uintah County, UT, are Retail Trade (2,003 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,813 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,491 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Uintah County, UT, though some of these residents may live in Uintah County, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,816

Median earning men ± $3,492

$25,993

Median earning women ± $2,056

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($97,661), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,873), and Information ($72,813).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($61,563), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($49,851), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($39,844).

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

105
Construction
78
Transportation and Warehousing
68
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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

$121k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$74.6k
Construction
$58.6k
Retail Trade

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 Uintah 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 Uintah County, UT awarded 683 degrees. The student population of Uintah County, UT in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 809 male students and 375 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Uintah County, UT are White (596 and 87.3%), Hispanic or Latino (44 and 6.44%), American Indian or Alaska Native (27 and 3.95%), and Two or More Races (6 and 0.878%).

The largest universities in Uintah County, UT by number of degrees awarded are Uintah Basin Technical College (683 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Uintah County, UT are Petroleum Technology (137 and 20.1%), Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (131 and 19.2%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (76 and 11.1%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,184 students enrolled in Uintah County, UT, 68.3% men and 31.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 988 records, of which 31.8% were women and 68.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Petroleum Technology
137 degrees awarded
Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor
131 degrees awarded
Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
76 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of less than 1 academic year recipients in Uintah County, UT was Petroleum Technology with 137 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of less than 1 academic year from schools in Uintah County, UT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Uintah Basin Technical College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

683 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Uintah Basin Technical College with 683 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 492 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Uintah County, UT, which is 2.58 times more than the 191 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 596 degrees mean that there were 13.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 44 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Uintah County, UT was $298,600 in 2024, which is 0.898 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $270,200 to $298,600, a 10.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Uintah County, UT is 73.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Uintah County, UT have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Uintah County, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Uintah County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.449%.

Housing

Property

$298,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,459

$8,928

Median Property Taxes

±$628

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 Uintah 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 Uintah County, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.5%

Homeownership

2024

69.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.5% of the housing units in Uintah County, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Uintah 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.

$73,746

Median Household Income

± $3,902

12.1k

Number of Households

± 778

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.1k households in Uintah County, UT grew to $73,746 from the previous year's value of $69,861.

The following chart displays the households in Uintah 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 Uintah 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 (72.8%)
Carpooled (12.1%)
Worked At Home (7.96%)

In 2024, 72.8% of workers in Uintah County, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.1%) and those who worked at home (7.96%).

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

20.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Uintah County, UT have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.25% of the workforce in Uintah County, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Uintah County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.449%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Uintah County, UT (4.3k out of 36.5k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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, 12.7% of the children was living in poverty in Uintah County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, 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 124 in Uintah County, UT. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 60.1 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

86.9% of the population of Uintah County, UT has health coverage, with 49.3% on employee plans, 15.1% on Medicaid, 9.81% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 0.843% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Uintah County, UT see 2,586 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,586 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1955 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 555 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,586 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Uintah County, UT

Primary care physicians in Uintah County, UT see an average of 2,586 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,586 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.2% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

13.1%

Uninsured

49.3%

Employer Coverage

15.1%

Medicaid

9.81%

Medicare

11.8%

Non-Group

0.843%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Uintah County, UT declined by 1.86% from 13.4% to 13.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Uintah 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 59.9 in Uintah County, UT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Uintah 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 34.5% in Uintah County, UT.

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