Carbon County vs. Emery County

	Carbon County (UT)	Emery County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	20,269	10,014
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.3%	-8.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	21,403	10,976
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	21,403	10,976
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.8%	28.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.4%	17.3%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	49.0%
White alone, percent	94.9%	96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.7%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.5%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.3%	6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.0%	90.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,155	505
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.1%	2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,836	4,618
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.9%	78.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$136,100	$139,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$987	$984
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$319	$311
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$649	$612
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.1%	5.8%
Building permits, 2018	23	15
Households, 2014-2018	7,844	3,589
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.83
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.4%	90.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.2%	7.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.1%	87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.6%	77.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.8%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.4%	14.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.2%	10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.3%	9.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.4%	56.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.9%	52.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	25,572	8,208
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	311,296	105,121
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,652	$9,615
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.1	19.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,278	$52,055
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,473	$22,505
Persons in poverty, percent	14.4%	12.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	489	189
Total employment, 2017	5,695	2,030
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	223,312	103,266
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.6%	-3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,099	658
All firms, 2012	1,488	548
Men-owned firms, 2012	666	290
Women-owned firms, 2012	546	143
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,339	508
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	70	47
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,313	460
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	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	14.5	2.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,478.49	4,462.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

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