Ophir vs Rush Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Ophir and Rush Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Ophir and Rush Valley are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rush Valley has the higher population (425 vs 26 in Ophir). Since 2019, Rush Valley's population has grown faster (-20.9% vs -48.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Ophir	Rush Valley
Population	26	425
Median age	—	45.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$85,917
Median home value	—	$360,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,103
Housing units	10	198
Homeownership rate	100.0%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ophir	Rush Valley
Population	50 → 26 (-48.0%)	537 → 425 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $48,162 (+28.4%)	$78,214 → $85,917 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$311,800 → $337,500 (+8.2%)	$237,500 → $360,700 (+51.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,063 → $1,103 (+3.8%)

Ophir

Population

5026

Median household income

$37,500$48,162

Median home value

$311,800$337,500

Rush Valley

Population

537425

Median household income

$78,214$85,917

Median home value

$237,500$360,700

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,103

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ophir	Rush Valley
Under 5	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	20.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	100.0%	5.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	16.5%
75 and over	0.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ophir	Rush Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	38.5%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	61.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ophir	Rush Valley
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.1%
High school graduate	61.5%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	38.5%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ophir	Rush Valley
Drove alone	100.0%	68.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	23.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ophir	Rush Valley
1-unit, detached	100.0%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Ophir	Rush Valley
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.8%
Average household size	2.60	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	—	38
Median year structure built	—	1978