Moab

Population: 5,316
Median household income: $55,333
Median home value: $478,700

Moab, a community in Grand County, Utah, has 5,316 residents. At $55,333, its median household income sits below Grand County's $62,521.

From 2019 to 2023, Moab's population held roughly steady from 5,268 to 5,316, while its median home value rose 101.4% from $237,700 to $478,700.

65.0% of workers drive to work alone. 55.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,316
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $55,333
Median home value: $478,700
Median gross rent: $945
Housing units: 2,665
Homeownership rate: 58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2685,316

Median household income

$51,168$55,333

Median home value

$237,700$478,700

Median gross rent

$829$945

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,268	$51,168	$237,700	$829
2020	5,303	$46,875	$235,200	$901
2021	5,329	$42,083	$271,300	$870
2022	5,329	$52,385	$411,900	$963
2023	5,316	$55,333	$478,700	$945

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	240	4.5%
5 to 17	875	16.5%
18 to 24	629	11.8%
25 to 34	839	15.8%
35 to 44	776	14.6%
45 to 54	388	7.3%
55 to 64	517	9.7%
65 to 74	743	14.0%
75 and over	309	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,799	71.5%
Black or African American	2	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	202	3.8%
Asian	34	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	77	1.4%
Some other race	10	0.2%
Two or more races	147	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,045	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate20.8%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree22.2%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	320	9.0%
High school graduate	744	20.8%
Some college or associate's	1,244	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	793	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	471	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone65.0%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle8.6%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,807	65.0%
Carpooled	346	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	79	2.8%
Bicycle	238	8.6%
Worked from home	300	10.8%
Other means	9	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,886	76.1%
15 to 29 min	279	11.3%
30 to 44 min	225	9.1%
45 to 59 min	36	1.5%
60+ min	53	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 21.5% (1,130 of 5,246)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,335	56.6%
Nonfamily households	1,024	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,359	88.5%
Vacant	306	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,381	58.5%
Renter-occupied	978	41.5%

1-unit, detached55.3%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units9.9%

Mobile home & other14.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,474	55.3%
1-unit, attached	123	4.6%
2 to 4 units	222	8.3%
5 to 19 units	195	7.3%
20 or more units	263	9.9%
Mobile home & other	388	14.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4950700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.81 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5701, -109.5478