Brian Head vs Parowan

A side-by-side comparison of Brian Head and Parowan: population, income, housing, and more.

Brian Head and Parowan are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Parowan has the higher population (3,095 vs 49 in Brian Head). Brian Head has the higher median household income ($64,643 vs $49,934 in Parowan). Brian Head has the higher median home value ($309,100 vs $299,800 in Parowan).

Population, income & housing

	Brian Head	Parowan
Population	49	3,095
Median age	44.3 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,643	$49,934
Median home value	$309,100	$299,800
Median gross rent	—	$997
Housing units	1,163	1,310
Homeownership rate	100.0%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	84.6%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brian Head	Parowan
Population	69 → 49 (-29.0%)	3,033 → 3,095 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$72,188 → $64,643 (-10.5%)	$42,101 → $49,934 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$245,000 → $309,100 (+26.2%)	$177,300 → $299,800 (+69.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$913 → $997 (+9.2%)

Brian Head

Population

6949

Median household income

$72,188$64,643

Median home value

$245,000$309,100

Parowan

Population

3,0333,095

Median household income

$42,101$49,934

Median home value

$177,300$299,800

Median gross rent

$913$997

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brian Head	Parowan
Under 5	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	24.5%	24.2%
18 to 24	22.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	15.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.2%
55 to 64	16.3%	14.0%
65 to 74	14.3%	11.7%
75 and over	10.2%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brian Head	Parowan
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brian Head	Parowan
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	15.4%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree	84.6%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brian Head	Parowan
Drove alone	61.1%	69.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	38.9%	21.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brian Head	Parowan
1-unit, detached	22.4%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	23.1%	5.1%
20 or more units	48.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Brian Head	Parowan
Poverty rate	14.3%	16.2%
Average household size	1.88	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1988	1985