Beaver County, UT

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2022 Population

7,102

2.01% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

Mitt Romney

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

33.8

4.32% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

7.03%

23.7% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$80,268

7.64% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$248,200

12.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Beaver County, UT had a population of 7.1k people with a median age of 33.8 and a median household income of $80,268. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Beaver County, UT grew from 6,962 to 7,102, a 2.01% increase and its median household income grew from $74,569 to $80,268, a 7.64% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Beaver County, UT are White (Non-Hispanic) (83.3%), Other (Hispanic) (5.79%), White (Hispanic) (5.74%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.48%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.41%).

None of the households in Beaver County, UT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.6% of the residents in Beaver County, UT are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Beaver County, UT was $248,200, and the homeownership rate was 80.5%.

Most people in Beaver County, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Beaver County, UT was 2 cars per household.

Beaver County, UT borders Lincoln County, NV, Garfield County, UT, Iron County, UT, Millard County, UT, Piute County, UT, and Sevier County, UT.

United States Utah

Population & Diversity

Beaver County, UT is home to a population of 7.1k people, from which 95.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 6.32% of Beaver County, UT residents were born outside of the country (449 people).

In 2022, there were 14.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.92k people) in Beaver County, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 411 Other (Hispanic) and 408 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.6%

2022 Citizenship

94.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 95.6% of Beaver County, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Beaver County, UT was 94.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Beaver County, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Beaver County, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.92k ± 9
Other (Hispanic)
411 ± 200
White (Hispanic)
408 ± 198

12.9%

Hispanic Population

919 people

12.9% of the people in Beaver County, UT are hispanic (919 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Beaver County, UT as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

6.32%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

449 people

7.17%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

499 people

As of 2022, 6.32% of Beaver County, UT residents (449 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Beaver County, UT was 7.17%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Beaver County, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
108 ± 66
Gulf War (2001-)
63 ± 53
Korea
39 ± 43

Beaver County, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Beaver County, UT employs 3.06k people. The largest industries in Beaver County, UT are Educational Services (471 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (363 people), and Manufacturing (327 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,417), Finance & Insurance ($80,417), and Utilities ($76,042).

Employment

Occupations

3.06k

2022 Value

± 369

6.09%

1 Year growth

± 16.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Beaver County, UT grew at a rate of 6.09%, from 2.89k employees to 3.06k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Beaver County, UT, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (310 people), Management Occupations (306 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (296 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Beaver County, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.06k

2022 Value

± 369

6.09%

1 Year growth

± 16.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Beaver County, UT grew at a rate of 6.09%, from 2.89k employees to 3.06k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Beaver County, UT, are Educational Services (471 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (363 people), and Manufacturing (327 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Beaver County, UT, though some of these residents may live in Beaver County, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,639

Median earning men ± $4,437

$28,966

Median earning women ± $6,026

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($86,025), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,984), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,214).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($45,980), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,271), and Public Administration ($41,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.7M people employed in Utah. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 7.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Utah.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

19
Construction
15
Accommodation and Food Services
15
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Beaver County, UT went to Donald J. Trump with 86.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.5%), followed by Other (0.806%).

Mike Lee and Mitt Romney are the senators currently representing the state of Utah. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (86.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.5%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.806%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Beaver County, UT went to Donald J. Trump with 86.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.5%), followed by Other (0.806%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Beaver County, UT for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

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Mike Lee

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitt Romney

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Mike Lee and Mitt Romney are the senators currently representing Utah.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Utah over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Utah

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Utah have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.574% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.647% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (639k), High School or Equivalent (579k), and Bachelors Degree (496k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Beaver County, UT was $248,200 in 2022, which is 0.88 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $221,500 to $248,200, a 12.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Beaver County, UT is 80.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Beaver County, UT have an average commute time of 16.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Beaver County, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$248,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$22,921

$1,843

Median Property Taxes

±$229

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Beaver County, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Beaver County, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.5%

Homeownership

2022

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 80.5% of the housing units in Beaver County, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Beaver County, UT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1001
Census Tract 1002

The following map shows all of the tracts in Beaver County, UT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$80,268

Median Household Income

± $11,189

2.29k

Number of Households

± 275

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.29k households in Beaver County, UT grew to $80,268 from the previous year's value of $74,569.

The following chart displays the households in Beaver County, UT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Beaver County, UT is from Utah.

0.478

2022 Wage GINI in Utah

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2022, the income inequality in Utah was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0322% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Utah across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.3%)
Carpooled (12.8%)
Worked At Home (8.73%)

In 2022, 77.3% of workers in Beaver County, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who worked at home (8.73%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Beaver County, UT have a shorter commute time (16.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.09% of the workforce in Beaver County, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Beaver County, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Beaver County, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Beaver County, UT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.03% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Beaver County, UT (485 out of 6.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Beaver County, UT is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88.1% of the population of Beaver County, UT has health coverage, with 54.4% on employee plans, 5.83% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 3.62% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Beaver County, UT see 1127 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.805% increase from the previous year (1118 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1450 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1450 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.8% were men and 48.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,127 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Beaver County, UT

Primary care physicians in Beaver County, UT see an average of 1,127 patients per year. This represents a 0.805% increase from the previous year (1,118 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Beaver County, UT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.9% under 18 years, 18.4% between 18 and 34 years, 33.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.8% were men and 48.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.9%

Uninsured

54.4%

Employer Coverage

5.83%

Medicaid

10.8%

Medicare

13.4%

Non-Group

3.62%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Beaver County, UT grew by 18.1% from 10.1% to 11.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Beaver County, UT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Beaver County, UT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Beaver County, UT.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 27.8% in Beaver County, UT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Beaver County, UT.