Box Elder County, Utah

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 59,725
Median household income: $77,865
Median home value: $357,400

Home to 59,725 residents, Box Elder County is one of Utah's counties. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. At $77,865, its median household income sits below Utah's $91,750.

Between 2019 and 2023, Box Elder County's population grew 10.7% from 53,946 to 59,725, while its median household income rose 25.1% from $62,233 to $77,865.

8.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.10 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 59,725
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $77,865
Median home value: $357,400
Median gross rent: $1,028
Housing units: 20,280
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

53,94659,725

Median household income

$62,233$77,865

Median home value

$203,600$357,400

Median gross rent

$747$1,028

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53,946	$62,233	$203,600	$747
2020	54,953	$63,573	$226,200	$779
2021	56,891	$67,486	$250,500	$854
2022	58,291	$72,769	$308,900	$927
2023	59,725	$77,865	$357,400	$1,028

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1723.5%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,459	7.5%
5 to 17	14,009	23.5%
18 to 24	5,386	9.0%
25 to 34	7,603	12.7%
35 to 44	8,176	13.7%
45 to 54	6,241	10.4%
55 to 64	6,180	10.3%
65 to 74	4,614	7.7%
75 and over	3,057	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	51,512	86.2%
Black or African American	209	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	249	0.4%
Asian	440	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	124	0.2%
Some other race	35	0.1%
Two or more races	1,227	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,929	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,662	7.4%
High school graduate	11,459	31.9%
Some college or associate's	12,168	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	6,763	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,819	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,296	74.7%
Carpooled	3,313	12.2%
Public transit	123	0.5%
Walked	395	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,721	10.0%
Other means	327	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,803	40.1%
15 to 29 min	6,405	26.2%
30 to 44 min	5,147	21.0%
45 to 59 min	1,632	6.7%
60+ min	1,467	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.10
Poverty rate: 8.6% (5,111 of 59,291)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,677	76.6%
Nonfamily households	4,473	23.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,150	94.4%
Vacant	1,130	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,499	75.7%
Renter-occupied	4,651	24.3%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,899	78.4%
1-unit, attached	623	3.1%
2 to 4 units	1,766	8.7%
5 to 19 units	751	3.7%
20 or more units	453	2.2%
Mobile home & other	788	3.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 49003
State: Utah
Land area: 5,781 sq mi
Water area: 948 sq mi
Center point: 41.6226, -113.0603