Demographics of Moab city, Utah

Moab city, Utah had 5,206 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −159 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Moab city, in four figures

5,206
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,312 ±17.; −3.0%
Change since July 2020: −159 people.; 35.8 ±4.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,667 ±$12,096
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Moab city, Utah's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Moab city, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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Moab city, Utah's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Moab city, 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	5,365	100.0	100.0
2021	5,323	99.2	100.2
2022	5,337	99.5	100.7
2023	5,258	98.0	101.6
2024	5,194	96.8	102.5
2025	5,206	97.0	103.1

Population of Moab city, Utah on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,365	—
2021	5,323	−42
2022	5,337	+14
2023	5,258	−79
2024	5,194	−64
2025	5,206	+12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.8 ±4.0: for men 34.5 ±6.1 and for women 39.1 ±7.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Moab city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Utah	United States
Under 5	282 ±111	5.3% ±2.1	6.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	890 ±244	16.8% ±4.6	20.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	517 ±246	9.7% ±4.6	11.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,714 ±322	32.3% ±6.1	28.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	968 ±220	18.2% ±4.1	20.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	941 ±234	17.7% ±4.4	11.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,667 ±$12,096, and income per person $36,868 ±$5,594, 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 Moab city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Utah	United States
Under $25,000	566 ±215	23.1% ±8.6	9.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	417 ±184	17.0% ±7.4	13.8% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	469 ±180	19.1% ±7.2	15.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	101 to 305	4.2% to 12.4%	14.2% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	513 ±205	20.9% ±8.2	21.6% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	63 to 259	2.6% to 10.5%	11.9% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	47 to 199	1.9% to 8.1%	13.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Moab city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Utah	United States
All ages	831 ±341	15.9% ±6.5	8.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	47 to 305	4.5% to 25.5%	8.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	147 to 501	5.3% to 17.5%	8.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	164 to 498	27.2% ±12.3	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 Moab city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Moab city	Utah	United States
Housing units	2,628 ±181	1,223,468 ±257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.3% ±3.8	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.6% to 11.8%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.6% ±7.4	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.4% ±9.5	29.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$518,900 ±$62,023	$489,400 ±$1,629	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$969 ±$468	$1,496 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±5	1992 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Moab city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Utah	United States
Hispanic or Latino	986 ±225	18.6% ±4.2	15.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,779 ±227	71.1% ±4.3	74.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	1.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 185	0% to 3.5%	2.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	95 to 337	1.8% to 6.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 185	0% to 3.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	44 to 276	0.8% to 5.2%	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 Moab city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Utah	United States
Born in the state	2,517 ±452	47.4% ±8.5	60.7% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,210 ±338	41.6% ±6.4	29.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 83	0% to 1.6%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	546 ±237	10.3% ±4.5	8.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	67 to 385	1.3% to 7.2%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	98 to 542	1.8% to 10.2%	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%.

Moab city among the places of Utah

96th of 97 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Utah page.

Places of Utah near Moab city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
West Bountiful city	5,915 ±20
Perry city	5,843 ±27
White City metro township	5,669 ±30
Sunset city	5,587 ±492
Hyde Park city	5,540 ±36
Moab city	5,312 ±17
Kanab city	5,081 ±14

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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