Tooele County, Utah

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 76,648
Median household income: $101,846
Median home value: $391,300

Home to 76,648 residents, Tooele County is one of Utah's counties. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $101,846 is above the Utah median ($91,750).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tooele County's population grew 13.7% from 67,397 to 76,648, while its median household income rose 36.6% from $74,562 to $101,846.

4.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.31 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 76,648
Median age: 32.0 yrs
Median household income: $101,846
Median home value: $391,300
Median gross rent: $1,134
Housing units: 24,138
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

67,39776,648

Median household income

$74,562$101,846

Median home value

$223,400$391,300

Median gross rent

$966$1,134

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	67,397	$74,562	$223,400	$966
2020	69,740	$76,737	$236,600	$951
2021	71,340	$87,557	$269,700	$1,004
2022	74,032	$95,545	$343,900	$1,079
2023	76,648	$101,846	$391,300	$1,134

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,716	7.5%
5 to 17	18,446	24.1%
18 to 24	7,054	9.2%
25 to 34	10,671	13.9%
35 to 44	11,864	15.5%
45 to 54	9,042	11.8%
55 to 64	6,923	9.0%
65 to 74	4,405	5.7%
75 and over	2,527	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	60,669	79.2%
Black or African American	624	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	173	0.2%
Asian	550	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	658	0.9%
Some other race	438	0.6%
Two or more races	2,614	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,922	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,306	7.3%
High school graduate	14,045	30.9%
Some college or associate's	17,540	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	6,972	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,569	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	26,964	70.8%
Carpooled	4,752	12.5%
Public transit	400	1.1%
Walked	444	1.2%
Bicycle	29	0.1%
Worked from home	5,219	13.7%
Other means	251	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,285	25.2%
15 to 29 min	7,241	22.0%
30 to 44 min	8,106	24.7%
45 to 59 min	5,257	16.0%
60+ min	3,951	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.31
Poverty rate: 4.7% (3,562 of 75,917)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,531	80.4%
Nonfamily households	4,519	19.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,050	95.5%
Vacant	1,088	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,048	82.6%
Renter-occupied	4,002	17.4%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,429	80.5%
1-unit, attached	1,013	4.2%
2 to 4 units	1,222	5.1%
5 to 19 units	828	3.4%
20 or more units	673	2.8%
Mobile home & other	973	4.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 49045
State: Utah
Land area: 7,040 sq mi
Water area: 246 sq mi
Center point: 40.4678, -113.1240