Emery vs Green River

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

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

Green River has the higher population (804 vs 521 in Emery). Emery has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $45,781 in Green River). Green River has the higher median home value ($153,800 vs $128,100 in Emery).

Population, income & housing

	Emery	Green River
Population	521	804
Median age	31.8 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$75,000	$45,781
Median home value	$128,100	$153,800
Median gross rent	—	$560
Housing units	172	380
Homeownership rate	89.7%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emery	Green River
Population	390 → 521 (+33.6%)	856 → 804 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$56,875 → $75,000 (+31.9%)	$53,281 → $45,781 (-14.1%)
Median home value	$104,700 → $128,100 (+22.3%)	$104,700 → $153,800 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$520 → $560 (+7.7%)

Emery

Population

390521

Median household income

$56,875$75,000

Median home value

$104,700$128,100

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)

	Emery	Green River
Under 5	0.6%	9.7%
5 to 17	43.2%	15.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	3.7%
25 to 34	2.1%	8.6%
35 to 44	10.6%	17.3%
45 to 54	18.2%	19.3%
55 to 64	5.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.6%	6.8%
75 and over	4.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emery	Green River
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	63.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.3%	2.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	34.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emery	Green River
No high school diploma	1.9%	20.7%
High school graduate	39.8%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emery	Green River
Drove alone	61.3%	76.5%
Carpooled	11.3%	16.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.1%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emery	Green River
1-unit, detached	98.3%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	25.8%

Poverty & households

	Emery	Green River
Poverty rate	31.1%	8.5%
Average household size	3.69	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	23	12
Median year structure built	1974	1980