San Juan County vs Sevier County

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

San Juan 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 14,466 in San Juan County). Sevier County has the higher median household income ($73,765 vs $54,890 in San Juan County). Sevier County has the higher median home value ($274,100 vs $189,900 in San Juan County).

Population, income & housing

	San Juan County	Sevier County
Population	14,466	21,854
Median age	34.6 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,890	$73,765
Median home value	$189,900	$274,100
Median gross rent	$805	$878
Housing units	5,612	8,705
Homeownership rate	79.8%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Juan County	Sevier County
Population	15,302 → 14,466 (-5.5%)	21,280 → 21,854 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$45,394 → $54,890 (+20.9%)	$54,799 → $73,765 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$129,700 → $189,900 (+46.4%)	$164,800 → $274,100 (+66.3%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $805 (+25.0%)	$703 → $878 (+24.9%)

San Juan County

Population

15,30214,466

Median household income

$45,394$54,890

Median home value

$129,700$189,900

Median gross rent

$644$805

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)

	San Juan County	Sevier County
Under 5	6.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	21.9%	21.9%
18 to 24	10.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.1%
75 and over	7.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Juan County	Sevier County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.9%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Juan County	Sevier County
No high school diploma	12.3%	7.3%
High school graduate	31.0%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Juan County	Sevier County
Drove alone	72.7%	78.1%
Carpooled	10.5%	9.4%
Public transit	0.7%	0.2%
Walked	5.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.6%	9.5%
Other means	1.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Juan County	Sevier County
1-unit, detached	76.6%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.1%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	San Juan County	Sevier County
Poverty rate	18.4%	10.5%
Average household size	3.02	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1987	1978