Tropic

Population: 537
Median household income: $64,375
Median home value: $223,000

Tropic, a community in Garfield County, Utah, has 537 residents. The median household income of $64,375 is above the Garfield County median ($61,688).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tropic's population grew 10.7% from 485 to 537, while its median home value rose 7.9% from $206,700 to $223,000.

Households average 2.61 people. 24.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 537
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,375
Median home value: $223,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 283
Homeownership rate: 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

485537

Median household income

$47,813$64,375

Median home value

$206,700$223,000

Median gross rent

$638$925

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	485	$47,813	$206,700	$638
2020	481	$45,625	$181,600	$988
2021	463	$40,625	$185,100	$925
2022	524	$54,519	$219,400	—
2023	537	$64,375	$223,000	—

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 345.4%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 7416.2%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	6.9%
5 to 17	120	22.3%
18 to 24	39	7.3%
25 to 34	29	5.4%
35 to 44	73	13.6%
45 to 54	54	10.1%
55 to 64	52	9.7%
65 to 74	87	16.2%
75 and over	46	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	531	98.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's39.9%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	2.9%
High school graduate	112	32.8%
Some college or associate's	136	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	64	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	185	77.1%
Carpooled	34	14.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	6.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	2.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	109	46.4%
15 to 29 min	74	31.5%
30 to 44 min	17	7.2%
45 to 59 min	18	7.7%
60+ min	17	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 1.9% (10 of 537)

	Count	Share
Family households	167	81.1%
Nonfamily households	39	18.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	206	72.8%
Vacant	77	27.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	173	84.0%
Renter-occupied	33	16.0%

1-unit, detached82.7%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	234	82.7%
1-unit, attached	2	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3	1.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44	15.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4977560
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 7.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.6331, -112.0880