Box Elder County

Box Elder County, Utah

At a Glance

Population	57,666
County Seat	Box Elder County Court House
State FIPS	49
County FIPS	003
Num Towns	19
Census-Designated Places	3
Total Town Population	50,905
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	58,291
Median Age	33.1
Veterans	2,368
Housing Units	19,788
Uninsured	1,237
Net Migration (recent)	1,837
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	1,333
Total Employees	20,106
Avg Annual Pay	$59,175
Median Household Income	$72,769
Poverty Rate	8.1%
Unemployment Rate	2.6%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$73,107
Federal Spending FY2024	$439,105,985
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,615

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$308,900
Median Rent	$927
FMR Studio	$694
FMR 1BR	$870
FMR 2BR	$1,012
FMR 3BR	$1,418
FMR 4BR	$1,699

Health & Safety

Hospitals	38
EMS Stations	57
Fire Stations	57
Police Stations	55
Adult Smoking	11.2%
Adult Obesity	34.9%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	33.4
Air Quality Good Days	214

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	12.22
Electric Customers	1272861
Towns with Broadband Data	19
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	19

Community

Churches	10
Libraries	20
Historic Places (NRHP)	44
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	222
SNAP Stores	38
Bank Branches	11

Agriculture

Total Farms	131
Land in Farms (acres)	1,176,650
Avg Farm Size (acres)	8,982.1
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (9)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-04
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING	2017-04-21
DR	FLOODING	2011-08-08
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-05
DR	FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES	2005-08-01
DR	SEVERE STORMS, MUDSLIDES, LANDSLIDES & FLOODING	1984-08-17
DR	SEVERE STORMS, LANDSLIDES & FLOODING	1983-04-30
EM	DROUGHT	1977-01-20

Detailed Topics

Communities in Box Elder County

Brigham City — pop 19,650
Tremonton — pop 9,894
Perry — pop 5,555
Garland — pop 2,589
Willard — pop 1,978
South Willard — pop 1,840
Honeyville — pop 1,606
Elwood — pop 1,173
Mantua — pop 1,090
Riverside — pop 971
Bear River City — pop 877
Corinne — pop 809
Thatcher — pop 807
Fielding — pop 546
Plymouth — pop 427
Deweyville — pop 417
Portage — pop 273
Howell — pop 240
Snowville — pop 163

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.