Box Elder County, UT

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2023 Population

59,725

2.46% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

32.9

0.604% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

8.62%

5.78% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$77,865

7% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$357,400

15.7% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

27,480

1.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Box Elder County, UT had a population of 59.7k people with a median age of 32.9 and a median household income of $77,865. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Box Elder County, UT grew from 58,291 to 59,725, a 2.46% increase and its median household income grew from $72,769 to $77,865, a 7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Box Elder County, UT are White (Non-Hispanic) (86.2%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.11%), White (Hispanic) (3.08%), Other (Hispanic) (2.46%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.05%).

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.

98.2% 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 2023, the median property value in Box Elder County, UT was $357,400, and the homeownership rate was 75.7%.

Most people in Box Elder County, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 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.

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Population & Diversity

Box Elder County, UT is home to a population of 59.7k people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.16% of Box Elder County, UT residents were born outside of the country (1.89k people).

In 2023, there were 21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (51.5k people) in Box Elder County, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.46k Two+ (Hispanic) and 1.84k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

98.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.2% of Box Elder County, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Box Elder County, UT was 98.6%, 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)
51.5k ± 123
Two+ (Hispanic)
2.46k ± 561
White (Hispanic)
1.84k ± 560

9.93%

Hispanic Population

5.93k people

9.93% of the people in Box Elder County, UT are hispanic (5.93k people).

The following chart shows the 7 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
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

3.16%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.89k people

2.91%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.7k people

As of 2023, 3.16% of Box Elder County, UT residents (1.89k 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 Box Elder County, UT was 2.91%, 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

Vietnam
595 ± 112
Gulf War (2001-)
592 ± 169
Gulf War (1990s)
238 ± 92

Box Elder County, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Box Elder County, UT employs 27.5k people. The largest industries in Box Elder County, UT are Manufacturing (5,828 people), Retail Trade (2,783 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,705 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($72,123), Utilities ($63,083), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($62,500).

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

27.5k

2023 Value

± 1,064

1.8%

1 Year growth

± 5.45%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Box Elder County, UT grew at a rate of 1.8%, from 27k employees to 27.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Box Elder County, UT, are Production Occupations (3,298 people), Management Occupations (3,104 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,837 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Box Elder 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

27.5k

2023 Value

± 1,064

1.8%

1 Year growth

± 5.45%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Box Elder County, UT grew at a rate of 1.8%, from 27k employees to 27.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Box Elder County, UT, are Manufacturing (5,828 people), Retail Trade (2,783 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,705 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

$55,298

Median earning men ± $3,189

$29,267

Median earning women ± $1,818

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($70,132), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,833), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,220).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($45,313), Wholesale Trade ($44,063), and Public Administration ($42,047).

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

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.

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

$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 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Box Elder County, UT went to Donald J. Trump with 79.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.27%).

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 (79.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.27%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Box Elder 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

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%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native (0 and 0%), Hispanic or Latino (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

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.

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 Box Elder County, UT was $357,400 in 2023, which is 1.18 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $308,900 to $357,400, a 15.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Box Elder County, UT is 75.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Box Elder County, UT have an average commute time of 22.6 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.

Median household income in Box Elder County, UT is $77,865. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Box Elder County, UT was Census Tract 9608.01 with a value of $110,125, followed by Census Tract 9608.02 and Census Tract 9606.02, with respective values of $100,625 and $90,132.

In 2023, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Box Elder County, UT. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.487%.

Housing

Property

$357,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,612

$14,499

Median Property Taxes

±$723

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 $800 - $1,499 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

75.7%

Homeownership

2023

69.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 75.7% of the housing units in Box Elder County, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9608.01
Census Tract 9608.02
Census Tract 9606.02

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Box Elder County, UT was Census Tract 9608.01 with a value of $110,125, followed by Census Tract 9608.02 and Census Tract 9606.02, with respective values of $100,625 and $90,132.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Box Elder 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.

$77,865

Median Household Income

± $3,036

19.2k

Number of Households

± 908

In 2023, the median household income of the 19.2k households in Box Elder County, UT grew to $77,865 from the previous year's value of $72,769.

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.

0.478

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 (74.7%)
Carpooled (12.2%)
Worked At Home (10%)

In 2023, 74.7% of workers in Box Elder County, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.2%) and those who worked at home (10%).

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

22.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Box Elder County, UT have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.9% 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 2023, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Box Elder County, UT. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.487%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

8.62% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Box Elder County, UT (5.11k out of 59.3k 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 Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

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 2023, 8.1% of the children was living in poverty in Box Elder County, UT. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.8%.

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.

Health

92.1% of the population of Box Elder County, UT has health coverage, with 59.6% on employee plans, 7.99% on Medicaid, 10% on Medicare, 12.9% on non-group plans, and 1.63% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Box Elder County, UT see 3353 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.7% increase from the previous year (3297 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1530 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 217 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,353 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 3,353 patients per year. This represents a 1.7% increase from the previous year (3,297 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 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.6% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.95%

Uninsured

59.6%

Employer Coverage

7.99%

Medicaid

10%

Medicare

12.9%

Non-Group

1.63%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Box Elder County, UT declined by 2.21% from 8.13% to 7.95%.

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 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 40.1 in Box Elder County, UT.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 32.6% in Box Elder County, UT.

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