Carbon County

Carbon County, Utah

At a Glance

Population	20,412
County Seat	Carbon County Court House
State FIPS	49
County FIPS	007
Num Towns	10
Census-Designated Places	5
Total Town Population	17,230
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	20,338
Median Age	37.8
Veterans	933
Housing Units	9,623
Uninsured	213
Net Migration (recent)	151
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	488
Total Employees	5,820
Avg Annual Pay	$50,378
Median Household Income	$53,734
Poverty Rate	16.6%
Unemployment Rate	6.7%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$61,190
Federal Spending FY2024	$174,264,783
Federal Spending Per Capita	$8,537

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$176,400
Median Rent	$786
FMR Studio	$640
FMR 1BR	$767
FMR 2BR	$933
FMR 3BR	$1,161
FMR 4BR	$1,526

Health & Safety

Hospitals	10
EMS Stations	30
Fire Stations	30
Police Stations	30
Adult Smoking	13.6%
Adult Obesity	39.1%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	77.3
Air Quality Good Days	278

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	12.22
Electric Customers	1272861
Towns with Broadband Data	10
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	10

Community

Churches	17
Libraries	10
Historic Places (NRHP)	319
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	72
SNAP Stores	16
Bank Branches	4

Agriculture

Total Farms	299
Land in Farms (acres)	182,633
Avg Farm Size (acres)	610.8
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (5)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-04
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-05
DR	SEVERE STORMS, LANDSLIDES & FLOODING	1983-04-30
EM	DROUGHT	1977-01-20

Detailed Topics

Communities in Carbon County

Price — pop 8,216
Helper — pop 2,112
Wellington — pop 1,605
East Carbon — pop 1,556
Carbonville — pop 1,383
West Wood — pop 1,066
Spring Glen — pop 1,054
Kenilworth — pop 200
Scofield — pop 26
Clear Creek — pop 12

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.