Box Elder County vs. Tooele County

	Box Elder County (UT)	Tooele County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	54,950	69,907
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.9%	20.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	49,978	58,218
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	49,975	58,218
Persons under 5 years, percent	8.2%	8.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	31.7%	32.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.9%	9.2%
Female persons, percent	49.3%	49.4%
White alone, percent	95.3%	94.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.5%	12.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.0%	82.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,305	3,888
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.4%	4.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	19,085	22,462
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.4%	79.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$189,900	$209,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,279	$1,368
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$367	$367
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$732	$900
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.8%	9.8%
Building permits, 2018	294	720
Households, 2014-2018	17,302	19,901
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.04	3.26
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.4%	83.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.4%	7.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.6%	93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.0%	88.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.2%	91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.3%	23.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.8%	8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.6%	68.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.5%	59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	47,509	46,352
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	482,744	496,798
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,622	$8,298
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.0	28.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,937	$71,020
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,998	$25,076
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	6.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,164	887
Total employment, 2017	17,653	10,690
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	872,477	403,406
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.9%	-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,444	3,248
All firms, 2012	3,682	3,141
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,929	1,370
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,188	1,090
Minority-owned firms, 2012	119	401
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,427	2,593
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	306	141
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,157	2,748
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	20.7%	38.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	8.7	8.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	5,745.55	6,941.35

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Box Elder county (UT) and Tooele county (UT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.