Castle Dale vs Green River

A side-by-side comparison of Castle Dale and Green River: population, income, housing, and more.

Castle Dale and Green River are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Castle Dale has the higher population (1,463 vs 804 in Green River). Castle Dale has the higher median household income ($69,821 vs $45,781 in Green River). Castle Dale has the higher median home value ($174,700 vs $153,800 in Green River).

Population, income & housing

	Castle Dale	Green River
Population	1,463	804
Median age	38.1 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,821	$45,781
Median home value	$174,700	$153,800
Median gross rent	$719	$560
Housing units	603	380
Homeownership rate	83.5%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castle Dale	Green River
Population	1,368 → 1,463 (+6.9%)	856 → 804 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$43,333 → $69,821 (+61.1%)	$53,281 → $45,781 (-14.1%)
Median home value	$139,300 → $174,700 (+25.4%)	$104,700 → $153,800 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $719 (+23.3%)	$520 → $560 (+7.7%)

Castle Dale

Population

1,3681,463

Median household income

$43,333$69,821

Median home value

$139,300$174,700

Median gross rent

$583$719

Green River

Population

856804

Median household income

$53,281$45,781

Median home value

$104,700$153,800

Median gross rent

$520$560

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castle Dale	Green River
Under 5	6.4%	9.7%
5 to 17	24.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	5.1%	3.7%
25 to 34	9.0%	8.6%
35 to 44	14.1%	17.3%
45 to 54	8.7%	19.3%
55 to 64	10.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	13.8%	6.8%
75 and over	7.5%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castle Dale	Green River
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	63.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	34.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castle Dale	Green River
No high school diploma	3.6%	20.7%
High school graduate	28.8%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castle Dale	Green River
Drove alone	89.8%	76.5%
Carpooled	3.5%	16.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	6.6%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castle Dale	Green River
1-unit, detached	81.9%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	25.8%

Poverty & households

	Castle Dale	Green River
Poverty rate	11.5%	8.5%
Average household size	2.87	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	24	12
Median year structure built	1979	1980