Blanding

Population: 3,303
Median household income: $63,333
Median home value: $225,000

Blanding is a community in San Juan County, Utah, home to 3,303 residents. At $63,333, its median household income sits above San Juan County's $54,890.

From 2019 to 2023, Blanding's population declined 9.8% from 3,663 to 3,303, while its median home value rose 36.0% from $165,400 to $225,000.

Households average 2.82 people. The median gross rent is $869.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,303
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $63,333
Median home value: $225,000
Median gross rent: $869
Housing units: 1,200
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6633,303

Median household income

$55,833$63,333

Median home value

$165,400$225,000

Median gross rent

$636$869

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,663	$55,833	$165,400	$636
2020	3,594	$57,758	$174,400	$741
2021	3,343	$61,952	$191,700	$765
2022	3,345	$61,833	$212,600	$881
2023	3,303	$63,333	$225,000	$869

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1723.0%

18 to 2413.6%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	246	7.4%
5 to 17	759	23.0%
18 to 24	450	13.6%
25 to 34	476	14.4%
35 to 44	325	9.8%
45 to 54	318	9.6%
55 to 64	302	9.1%
65 to 74	217	6.6%
75 and over	210	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,914	57.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	885	26.8%
Asian	65	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	57	1.7%
Some other race	60	1.8%
Two or more races	66	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	256	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate22.4%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	127	6.9%
High school graduate	414	22.4%
Some college or associate's	747	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	380	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	180	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked11.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,091	75.3%
Carpooled	132	9.1%
Public transit	6	0.4%
Walked	161	11.1%
Bicycle	2	0.1%
Worked from home	56	3.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,100	79.0%
15 to 29 min	101	7.3%
30 to 44 min	104	7.5%
45 to 59 min	4	0.3%
60+ min	83	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 16.3% (509 of 3,124)

	Count	Share
Family households	809	73.9%
Nonfamily households	285	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,094	91.2%
Vacant	106	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	744	68.0%
Renter-occupied	350	32.0%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	882	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	110	9.2%
5 to 19 units	34	2.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	174	14.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4906370
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 37.6231, -109.5130