Aneth vs Montezuma Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Aneth and Montezuma Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Aneth and Montezuma Creek are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Aneth has the higher population (324 vs 256 in Montezuma Creek). Aneth has the higher median home value ($92,100 vs $38,900 in Montezuma Creek). Since 2019, Montezuma Creek's population has grown faster (-33.7% vs -41.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Aneth	Montezuma Creek
Population	324	256
Median age	39.1 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,563	—
Median home value	$92,100	$38,900
Median gross rent	$888	—
Housing units	146	108
Homeownership rate	83.5%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	5.5%
Unemployment rate	17.4%	26.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aneth	Montezuma Creek
Population	552 → 324 (-41.3%)	386 → 256 (-33.7%)
Median household income	$27,500 → $56,563 (+105.7%)	$27,500 → $39,750 (+44.5%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $92,100 (+12.5%)	$32,700 → $38,900 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $888 (+14.6%)	—

Aneth

Population

552324

Median household income

$27,500$56,563

Median home value

$81,900$92,100

Median gross rent

$775$888

Montezuma Creek

Population

386256

Median household income

$27,500$39,750

Median home value

$32,700$38,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aneth	Montezuma Creek
Under 5	3.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	29.3%	28.9%
18 to 24	4.0%	3.5%
25 to 34	6.2%	14.8%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.9%
45 to 54	9.6%	3.1%
55 to 64	22.8%	26.6%
65 to 74	4.6%	6.3%
75 and over	5.6%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aneth	Montezuma Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	1.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	98.8%	84.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aneth	Montezuma Creek
No high school diploma	21.6%	20.6%
High school graduate	29.4%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aneth	Montezuma Creek
Drove alone	54.4%	94.3%
Carpooled	13.3%	0.0%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aneth	Montezuma Creek
1-unit, detached	74.7%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.4%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	Aneth	Montezuma Creek
Poverty rate	27.8%	30.3%
Average household size	2.97	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1988	1984