Big Water

Population: 520
Median household income: $45,625
Median home value: $251,300

Big Water, a community in Kane County, Utah, has 520 residents. Its median household income of $45,625 runs below the Kane County figure of $75,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, Big Water's population declined 7.5% from 562 to 520, while its median home value rose 120.1% from $114,200 to $251,300.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 23.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 520
Median age: 51.4 yrs
Median household income: $45,625
Median home value: $251,300
Median gross rent: $1,509
Housing units: 302
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

562520

Median household income

$41,477$45,625

Median home value

$114,200$251,300

Median gross rent

$1,029$1,509

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	562	$41,477	$114,200	$1,029
2020	620	$42,391	$130,500	$1,009
2021	622	$54,479	$131,800	$1,287
2022	574	$58,864	$150,000	$1,288
2023	520	$45,625	$251,300	$1,509

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 242.5%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 444.2%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7423.3%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	6.9%
5 to 17	60	11.5%
18 to 24	13	2.5%
25 to 34	79	15.2%
35 to 44	22	4.2%
45 to 54	82	15.8%
55 to 64	78	15.0%
65 to 74	121	23.3%
75 and over	29	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	420	80.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	2.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	1.7%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	77	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree20.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	12.4%
High school graduate	119	29.0%
Some college or associate's	136	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	82	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	23	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	121	75.6%
Carpooled	24	15.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	26.3%
15 to 29 min	107	70.4%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	5	3.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 21.8% (105 of 482)

	Count	Share
Family households	90	36.1%
Nonfamily households	159	63.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	249	82.5%
Vacant	53	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	190	76.3%
Renter-occupied	59	23.7%

1-unit, detached57.0%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other33.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	172	57.0%
1-unit, attached	17	5.6%
2 to 4 units	10	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	3	1.0%
Mobile home & other	100	33.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4905534
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.99 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.0729, -111.6608