Summit County vs. Wasatch County

Summit County (UT)Wasatch County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)41,93333,240
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.4%41.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)36,32423,525
Population, Census, April 1, 201036,32423,530
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.5%31.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.6%11.5%
Female persons, percent48.8%49.2%
White alone, percent94.7%95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.8%
Asian alone, percent1.8%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.4%13.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.2%83.0%
Veterans, 2014-20181,4811,085
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.7%7.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)28,30213,830
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.2%71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$598,900$388,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,217$1,770
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$604$485
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,278$1,321
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201330.3%10.4%
Building permits, 2018388525
Households, 2014-201814,5559,567
Persons per household, 2014-20182.773.17
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.0%82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.5%11.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201896.0%96.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201892.1%89.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.9%95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201855.3%40.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20183.5%5.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.6%11.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.1%70.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.5%64.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)323,22263,070
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)378,67111,024
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,013,623267,372
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$26,672$10,579
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.823.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$100,453$77,449
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,950$32,805
Persons in poverty, percent6.2%5.3%
Total employer establishments, 20172,423959
Total employment, 201727,9366,286
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,049,082234,801
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.3%-6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,3803,248
All firms, 20127,0142,945
Men-owned firms, 20123,7341,575
Women-owned firms, 20121,936940
Minority-owned firms, 201234099
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,3872,758
Veteran-owned firms, 2012335233
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20126,1562,594
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.6%5.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.3%19.1%
Population per square mile, 201019.420.0
Land area in square miles, 20101,871.711,175.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

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