Garfield County vs Rich County

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

Garfield County and Rich 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 2,588 in Rich County). Rich County has the higher median household income ($76,875 vs $61,688 in Garfield County). Rich County has the higher median home value ($291,200 vs $285,800 in Garfield County).

Population, income & housing

	Garfield County	Rich County
Population	5,170	2,588
Median age	41.0 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,688	$76,875
Median home value	$285,800	$291,200
Median gross rent	$781	$743
Housing units	3,589	3,217
Homeownership rate	73.5%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garfield County	Rich County
Population	4,998 → 5,170 (+3.4%)	2,389 → 2,588 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$54,565 → $61,688 (+13.1%)	$57,902 → $76,875 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$188,900 → $285,800 (+51.3%)	$202,500 → $291,200 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $781 (+13.5%)	$702 → $743 (+5.8%)

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

Rich County

Population

2,3892,588

Median household income

$57,902$76,875

Median home value

$202,500$291,200

Median gross rent

$702$743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garfield County	Rich County
Under 5	5.5%	8.2%
5 to 17	16.2%	24.1%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	9.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	9.6%	8.6%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	14.3%	13.2%
75 and over	8.4%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garfield County	Rich County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garfield County	Rich County
No high school diploma	4.9%	4.5%
High school graduate	26.0%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	51.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garfield County	Rich County
Drove alone	71.0%	64.6%
Carpooled	12.1%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	6.8%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	19.2%
Other means	2.5%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garfield County	Rich County
1-unit, detached	85.1%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	19.9%

Poverty & households

	Garfield County	Rich County
Poverty rate	11.1%	9.5%
Average household size	2.41	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	14	23
Median year structure built	1982	1989