Daggett County vs Garfield County

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

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

Garfield County has the higher population (5,170 vs 747 in Daggett County). Garfield County has the higher median household income ($61,688 vs $58,750 in Daggett County). Garfield County has the higher median home value ($285,800 vs $242,100 in Daggett County).

Population, income & housing

	Daggett County	Garfield County
Population	747	5,170
Median age	45.0 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$61,688
Median home value	$242,100	$285,800
Median gross rent	$775	$781
Housing units	1,155	3,589
Homeownership rate	82.8%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daggett County	Garfield County
Population	613 → 747 (+21.9%)	4,998 → 5,170 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$75,417 → $58,750 (-22.1%)	$54,565 → $61,688 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$170,800 → $242,100 (+41.7%)	$188,900 → $285,800 (+51.3%)
Median gross rent	$375 → $775 (+106.7%)	$688 → $781 (+13.5%)

Daggett County

Population

613747

Median household income

$75,417$58,750

Median home value

$170,800$242,100

Median gross rent

$375$775

Garfield County

Population

4,9985,170

Median household income

$54,565$61,688

Median home value

$188,900$285,800

Median gross rent

$688$781

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Daggett County	Garfield County
Under 5	4.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	16.2%
18 to 24	9.2%	6.8%
25 to 34	5.5%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.4%
45 to 54	15.5%	9.6%
55 to 64	16.5%	13.1%
65 to 74	12.4%	14.3%
75 and over	5.6%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daggett County	Garfield County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	89.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	1.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daggett County	Garfield County
No high school diploma	8.6%	4.9%
High school graduate	33.8%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	46.0%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daggett County	Garfield County
Drove alone	72.5%	71.0%
Carpooled	12.1%	12.1%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	7.5%
Other means	0.3%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daggett County	Garfield County
1-unit, detached	58.2%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	41.8%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Daggett County	Garfield County
Poverty rate	10.1%	11.1%
Average household size	2.65	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	17	14
Median year structure built	1980	1982