Beaver County vs Daggett County

A side-by-side comparison of Beaver County and Daggett County: population, income, housing, and more.

Beaver County and Daggett County are counties in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Beaver County has the higher population (7,172 vs 747 in Daggett County). Beaver County has the higher median household income ($85,603 vs $58,750 in Daggett County). Beaver County has the higher median home value ($287,600 vs $242,100 in Daggett County).

Population, income & housing

	Beaver County	Daggett County
Population	7,172	747
Median age	34.4 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$85,603	$58,750
Median home value	$287,600	$242,100
Median gross rent	$1,034	$775
Housing units	2,928	1,155
Homeownership rate	82.4%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beaver County	Daggett County
Population	6,517 → 7,172 (+10.1%)	613 → 747 (+21.9%)
Median household income	$55,221 → $85,603 (+55.0%)	$75,417 → $58,750 (-22.1%)
Median home value	$177,600 → $287,600 (+61.9%)	$170,800 → $242,100 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $1,034 (+44.2%)	$375 → $775 (+106.7%)

Beaver County

Population

6,5177,172

Median household income

$55,221$85,603

Median home value

$177,600$287,600

Median gross rent

$717$1,034

Daggett County

Population

613747

Median household income

$75,417$58,750

Median home value

$170,800$242,100

Median gross rent

$375$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beaver County	Daggett County
Under 5	7.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	23.0%	18.2%
18 to 24	8.6%	9.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	5.5%
35 to 44	12.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.2%	15.5%
55 to 64	10.4%	16.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	12.4%
75 and over	5.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beaver County	Daggett County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beaver County	Daggett County
No high school diploma	6.6%	8.6%
High school graduate	32.5%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beaver County	Daggett County
Drove alone	74.3%	72.5%
Carpooled	14.6%	12.1%
Public transit	0.2%	1.0%
Walked	0.1%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	7.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beaver County	Daggett County
1-unit, detached	93.5%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	41.8%

Poverty & households

	Beaver County	Daggett County
Poverty rate	7.5%	10.1%
Average household size	2.89	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1975	1980