Duchesne County vs Sevier County

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

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

Sevier County has the higher population (21,854 vs 19,932 in Duchesne County). Duchesne County has the higher median household income ($74,738 vs $73,765 in Sevier County). Sevier County has the higher median home value ($274,100 vs $253,600 in Duchesne County).

Population, income & housing

	Duchesne County	Sevier County
Population	19,932	21,854
Median age	33.8 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$74,738	$73,765
Median home value	$253,600	$274,100
Median gross rent	$934	$878
Housing units	8,943	8,705
Homeownership rate	79.3%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Duchesne County	Sevier County
Population	20,148 → 19,932 (-1.1%)	21,280 → 21,854 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$63,224 → $74,738 (+18.2%)	$54,799 → $73,765 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$185,800 → $253,600 (+36.5%)	$164,800 → $274,100 (+66.3%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $934 (+9.2%)	$703 → $878 (+24.9%)

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

Sevier County

Population

21,28021,854

Median household income

$54,799$73,765

Median home value

$164,800$274,100

Median gross rent

$703$878

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Duchesne County	Sevier County
Under 5	8.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	24.4%	21.9%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.9%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.6%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.1%
75 and over	4.8%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Duchesne County	Sevier County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.5%	0.4%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Duchesne County	Sevier County
No high school diploma	9.4%	7.3%
High school graduate	39.2%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Duchesne County	Sevier County
Drove alone	77.8%	78.1%
Carpooled	9.0%	9.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	2.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.6%	9.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Duchesne County	Sevier County
1-unit, detached	72.9%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.1%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Duchesne County	Sevier County
Poverty rate	13.3%	10.5%
Average household size	2.93	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1987	1978