Demographics of Emery County, Utah

Emery County, Utah had 10,177 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +333 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Emery County, in four figures

10,177
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.4%
Change since July 2020: +333 people.; 38.9 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,291 ±$6,567
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Emery County, Utah's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Emery County, Utah's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Emery County, Utah's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Emery County, Utah's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,844	100.0	100.0
2021	9,962	101.2	100.2
2022	10,093	102.5	100.7
2023	10,134	102.9	101.6
2024	10,142	103.0	102.5
2025	10,177	103.4	103.1

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Population of Emery County, Utah on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	9,844	+20	+1	0	+18
2021	9,962	+118	−9	+4	+120
2022	10,093	+131	−9	+11	+128
2023	10,134	+41	+5	0	+40
2024	10,142	+8	−4	0	+11
2025	10,177	+35	−1	−2	+37

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.9 ±0.6: for men 38.3 ±0.7 and for women 39.8 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Emery County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Utah	United States
Under 5	600 ±34	6.0% ±0.3	6.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,205 ±137	21.9% ±1.4	20.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	800 ±103	8.0% ±1.0	11.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,316 ±141	23.1% ±1.4	28.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,255 ±165	22.4% ±1.6	20.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,870 ±184	18.6% ±1.8	11.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,291 ±$6,567, and income per person $31,292 ±$2,377, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,166 ±$774 in Utah and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Emery County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Utah	United States
Under $25,000	418 ±103	12.1% ±3.0	9.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	681 ±124	19.7% ±3.5	13.8% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	638 ±119	18.5% ±3.4	15.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	562 ±116	16.3% ±3.3	14.2% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	667 ±121	19.3% ±3.4	21.6% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	286 ±94	8.3% ±2.7	11.9% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	201 ±91	5.8% ±2.6	13.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Emery County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Utah	United States
All ages	1,243 ±279	12.5% ±2.8	8.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	582 ±131	21.2% ±4.5	8.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	507 ±135	10.8% ±2.8	8.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	154 ±74	6.1% ±2.9	7.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Emery County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Emery County	Utah	United States
Housing units	4,122 ±22	1,223,468 ±257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.8% ±2.8	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.2% ±2.8	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.1% ±3.1	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.9% ±3.2	29.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$218,700 ±$8,625	$489,400 ±$1,629	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$739 ±$56	$1,496 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Emery County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Utah	United States
Hispanic or Latino	752 ±0	7.5% ±<0.1	15.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,926 ±27	88.9% ±0.3	74.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	1.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	2.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	15 to 135	0.1% to 1.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.9% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	273 ±66	2.7% ±0.7	4.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Emery County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Utah	United States
Born in the state	8,356 ±184	83.2% ±1.8	60.7% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,556 ±187	15.5% ±1.9	29.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 32	0% to 0.3%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	120 ±57	1.2% ±0.6	8.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8 to 56	0.1% to 0.6%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	34 to 142	0.3% to 1.4%	5.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Emery County among the counties of Utah

21st of 29 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Utah page.

Counties of Utah near Emery County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Carbon County	20,680	+1.0%
San Juan County	14,542	+0.1%
Millard County	14,057	+7.7%
Juab County	13,567	+14.8%
Morgan County	13,383	+8.1%
Emery County	10,177	+3.4%
Grand County	9,790	+1.1%
Kane County	8,597	+11.7%
Beaver County	7,301	+3.0%
Garfield County	5,256	+3.0%
Rich County	2,687	+7.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026