Fort Duchesne vs Whiterocks

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Duchesne and Whiterocks: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Duchesne and Whiterocks are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Duchesne has the higher population (375 vs 100 in Whiterocks). Since 2019, Fort Duchesne's population has grown faster (-36.9% vs -63.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Duchesne	Whiterocks
Population	375	100
Median age	30.5 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$40,052	—
Median home value	$167,000	—
Housing units	209	74
Homeownership rate	61.8%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	62.5%
Unemployment rate	17.6%	22.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Duchesne	Whiterocks
Population	594 → 375 (-36.9%)	275 → 100 (-63.6%)
Median household income	$37,143 → $40,052 (+7.8%)	$28,125 → $34,432 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$157,100 → $167,000 (+6.3%)	$93,800 → $90,800 (-3.2%)

Fort Duchesne

Population

594375

Median household income

$37,143$40,052

Median home value

$157,100$167,000

Whiterocks

Population

275100

Median household income

$28,125$34,432

Median home value

$93,800$90,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Duchesne	Whiterocks
Under 5	3.5%	13.0%
5 to 17	5.6%	23.0%
18 to 24	31.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.1%	9.0%
35 to 44	7.7%	31.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	8.0%
55 to 64	6.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	8.8%	0.0%
75 and over	4.0%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Duchesne	Whiterocks
White (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	55.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	70.7%	45.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	21.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Duchesne	Whiterocks
No high school diploma	40.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.4%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.4%	62.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Duchesne	Whiterocks
Drove alone	73.8%	0.0%
Carpooled	14.8%	29.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.5%	70.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Duchesne	Whiterocks
1-unit, detached	57.9%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.4%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Fort Duchesne	Whiterocks
Poverty rate	50.1%	0.0%
Average household size	3.05	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	15	—
Median year structure built	1975	1974