Davis County vs Utah County

A side-by-side comparison of Davis County and Utah County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Utah County has the higher population (683,622 vs 366,742 in Davis County). Davis County has the higher median household income ($108,058 vs $96,877 in Utah County). Utah County has the higher median home value ($489,200 vs $470,500 in Davis County).

Population, income & housing

	Davis County	Utah County
Population	366,742	683,622
Median age	32.3 yrs	25.5 yrs
Median household income	$108,058	$96,877
Median home value	$470,500	$489,200
Median gross rent	$1,516	$1,441
Housing units	118,581	203,308
Homeownership rate	77.4%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davis County	Utah County
Population	345,767 → 366,742 (+6.1%)	605,490 → 683,622 (+12.9%)
Median household income	$83,310 → $108,058 (+29.7%)	$74,665 → $96,877 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$290,300 → $470,500 (+62.1%)	$305,500 → $489,200 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,105 → $1,516 (+37.2%)	$1,060 → $1,441 (+35.9%)

Davis County

Population

345,767366,742

Median household income

$83,310$108,058

Median home value

$290,300$470,500

Median gross rent

$1,105$1,516

Utah County

Population

605,490683,622

Median household income

$74,665$96,877

Median home value

$305,500$489,200

Median gross rent

$1,060$1,441

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Davis County	Utah County
Under 5	7.3%	8.7%
5 to 17	23.5%	23.5%
18 to 24	9.4%	16.8%
25 to 34	13.6%	15.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.1%	9.1%
55 to 64	9.2%	6.7%
65 to 74	6.6%	4.7%
75 and over	4.1%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davis County	Utah County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	78.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	1.9%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.8%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davis County	Utah County
No high school diploma	4.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	21.1%	16.8%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davis County	Utah County
Drove alone	72.9%	66.5%
Carpooled	7.8%	10.1%
Public transit	1.2%	1.9%
Walked	1.1%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	16.2%	17.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davis County	Utah County
1-unit, detached	75.5%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	10.8%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	9.8%
20 or more units	5.7%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Davis County	Utah County
Poverty rate	6.0%	8.7%
Average household size	3.18	3.41
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1993	1999