Your life in Carbon County, Utah

What stands out

If you had to describe Carbon County in numbers, start here: rainfall is in the bottom 2% of American counties (10 inches a year) and the school test score is in the top 7% of American counties (3.43 where 3.0 is grade level). Within Utah it ranks 12th of 29 counties for rainfall, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Carbon County, Utah. 20,338 people live here with you. The population grew 0.3% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +135).

Utah has a flat income tax of 4.45% and taxes Social Security, though a tax credit removes it for lower and middle incomes. The state has the youngest population and largest households in the country, and the Wasatch Front from Ogden to Provo holds most residents. Home prices rose sharply after 2019. Alcohol is sold through state stores under rules that differ from every other state.

Money

The typical household here brings in $53,734 a year, lower than 70% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $50,378. Unemployment runs 3.5%, higher than 54% of American counties. 6% of workers work from home.

Utah takes 4.5% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,391 a year.

Home

The median home costs $283K, pricier than 65% of American counties, about 2.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $744 a month. Property tax is 0.72% of home value, roughly $1,264 a year on that median home, lower than 63% of American counties. 67% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.4 per 1,000 residents, higher than 77% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 23 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 73.7 years, shorter than 73% of American counties. There are 23 active physicians in the county, about 11.3 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 9.0% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.33 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 93% of American counties. 92% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 49 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 63% of eligible voters turned out. Under Utah law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 48°F, highs near 60 and lows near 35, colder than 82% of American counties. About 10 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 21 out of 100, safer than 79% of American counties; the county has had 5 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 237 Mbps down, faster than 67% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.5 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.

Where these numbers come from

• BLS QCEW 2024
• CDC 2024
• CMS 2024
• Census 2023
• Census ACS
• Census ACS 2022
• Census Population Estimates 2023
• Census SAHIE 2024
• County Health Rankings 2024
• Derived from ACS 2022 home value / household income
• FAA Airport Database
• FEMA Disaster Declarations 1953–2026
• FEMA National Risk Index 2023 (0–100, all hazards)
• HRSA Area Health Resources File 2023
• IMLS
• NOAA Climate Normals
• National Park Service
• Ookla Speedtest Intelligence
• Open Brewery DB
• OpenElections 2024
• SEDA via County Health Rankings 2024 (3.0 = at grade level; not a Z-score)
• Tax Foundation 2023
• USDA Food Environment Atlas
• Zillow ZHVI 2024
• Utah tax and law data: state revenue department, Tax Foundation, Giffords, Guttmacher (2026)

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