Wasatch County vs. Utah County

	Wasatch County (UT)	Utah County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	33,240	622,213
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	41.3%	20.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	23,525	516,639
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	23,530	516,564
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.7%	9.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	31.5%	33.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.5%	7.7%
Female persons, percent	49.2%	49.4%
White alone, percent	95.5%	92.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.9%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.8%	12.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.0%	82.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,085	14,304
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.6%	7.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	13,830	180,062
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.3%	67.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$388,900	$280,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,770	$1,573
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$485	$432
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,321	$996
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.4%	22.2%
Building permits, 2018	525	6,769
Households, 2014-2018	9,567	160,649
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.17	3.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.4%	78.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.2%	14.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	96.1%	97.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	89.6%	86.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.1%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.6%	40.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.3%	5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	8.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.3%	68.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.2%	58.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	63,070	569,426
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	41,491	5,945,690
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,024	3,112,566
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	267,372	6,039,379
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,579	$11,174
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.9	21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$77,449	$70,408
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,805	$24,528
Persons in poverty, percent	5.3%	9.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	959	13,523
Total employment, 2017	6,286	212,825
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	234,801	9,219,496
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-6.0%	4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,248	49,085
All firms, 2012	2,945	47,840
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,575	24,359
Women-owned firms, 2012	940	13,891
Minority-owned firms, 2012	99	4,196
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,758	41,982
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	233	3,003
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,594	42,366
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.1%	3.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	19.1%	24.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	20.0	257.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,175.50	2,003.45

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Wasatch county (UT) and Utah county (UT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.