Duchesne County vs Sanpete County

A side-by-side comparison of Duchesne County and Sanpete County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sanpete County has the higher population (29,209 vs 19,932 in Duchesne County). Duchesne County has the higher median household income ($74,738 vs $67,459 in Sanpete County). Sanpete County has the higher median home value ($300,400 vs $253,600 in Duchesne County).

Population, income & housing

	Duchesne County	Sanpete County
Population	19,932	29,209
Median age	33.8 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$74,738	$67,459
Median home value	$253,600	$300,400
Median gross rent	$934	$911
Housing units	8,943	10,442
Homeownership rate	79.3%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Duchesne County	Sanpete County
Population	20,148 → 19,932 (-1.1%)	29,850 → 29,209 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$63,224 → $74,738 (+18.2%)	$53,838 → $67,459 (+25.3%)
Median home value	$185,800 → $253,600 (+36.5%)	$189,000 → $300,400 (+58.9%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $934 (+9.2%)	$729 → $911 (+25.0%)

Duchesne County

Population

20,14819,932

Median household income

$63,224$74,738

Median home value

$185,800$253,600

Median gross rent

$855$934

Sanpete County

Population

29,85029,209

Median household income

$53,838$67,459

Median home value

$189,000$300,400

Median gross rent

$729$911

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Duchesne County	Sanpete County
Under 5	8.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	24.4%	18.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	14.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.3%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.0%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.5%	10.1%
65 to 74	7.9%	8.9%
75 and over	4.8%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Duchesne County	Sanpete County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	84.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.5%	0.6%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.5%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Duchesne County	Sanpete County
No high school diploma	9.4%	9.3%
High school graduate	39.2%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Duchesne County	Sanpete County
Drove alone	77.8%	70.5%
Carpooled	9.0%	13.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.8%
Walked	2.9%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.6%	9.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Duchesne County	Sanpete County
1-unit, detached	72.9%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.1%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Duchesne County	Sanpete County
Poverty rate	13.3%	15.3%
Average household size	2.93	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1987	1985