Demographics of Garfield County, Utah

Garfield County, Utah had 5,256 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +151 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.

Garfield County, in four figures

5,256
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +151 people.; 40.7 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,875 ±$6,916
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.

Garfield County, Utah's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Garfield 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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Garfield County, Utah's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Garfield 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	5,105	100.0	100.0
2021	5,125	100.4	100.2
2022	5,268	103.2	100.7
2023	5,329	104.4	101.6
2024	5,321	104.2	102.5
2025	5,256	103.0	103.1

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Population of Garfield 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	5,105	+18	+10	0	+6
2021	5,125	+20	−19	0	+40
2022	5,268	+143	+8	0	+132
2023	5,329	+61	−1	+3	+59
2024	5,321	−8	−7	+19	−20
2025	5,256	−65	−6	+11	−69

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±0.7: for men 39.6 ±2.3 and for women 41.1 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Garfield County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Utah	United States
Under 5	287 ±88	5.5% ±1.7	6.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	836 ±90	16.0% ±1.7	20.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	283 ±108	5.4% ±2.1	11.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,513 ±205	29.0% ±3.9	28.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,130 ±118	21.7% ±2.3	20.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,170 ±151	22.4% ±2.9	11.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,875 ±$6,916, and income per person $35,414 ±$5,838, 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 Garfield County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Utah	United States
Under $25,000	322 ±108	15.8% ±5.2	9.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	483 ±151	23.7% ±7.2	13.8% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	396 ±125	19.4% ±6.0	15.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	312 ±92	15.3% ±4.4	14.2% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	250 ±77	12.2% ±3.7	21.6% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	148 ±60	7.2% ±2.9	11.9% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	131 ±57	6.4% ±2.8	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 Garfield County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Utah	United States
All ages	498 ±201	9.8% ±4.0	8.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	41 to 151	3.8% to 13.5%	8.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	102 to 368	4.2% to 14.7%	8.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	167 ±78	11.3% ±5.1	7.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Garfield County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Garfield County	Utah	United States
Housing units	3,620 ±34	1,223,468 ±257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	56.4% ±3.9	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	43.6% ±3.9	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.3% ±6.8	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.7% ±6.0	29.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$318,100 ±$33,410	$489,400 ±$1,629	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$817 ±$67	$1,496 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±4	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 Garfield County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Utah	United States
Hispanic or Latino	381 ±0	7.3% ±<0.1	15.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,680 ±95	89.7% ±1.8	74.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.2%	1.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	2.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 102	0% to 2.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	6 to 48	0.1% to 0.9%	0.9% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	45 to 169	0.9% to 3.2%	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 Garfield County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Utah	United States
Born in the state	3,389 ±206	64.9% ±3.9	60.7% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,737 ±197	33.3% ±3.8	29.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 37	0% to 0.7%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	29 to 131	0.6% to 2.5%	8.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 105	0% to 2.0%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10 to 100	0.2% to 1.9%	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%.

Garfield County among the counties of Utah

25th of 29 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Utah page.

Counties of Utah near Garfield County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Wayne County	2,587	+3.3%
Piute County	1,509	+4.8%
Daggett County	934	−1.8%

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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