Rush Valley

Population: 425
Median household income: $85,917
Median home value: $360,700

Rush Valley, a community in Tooele County, Utah, has 425 residents. Its median household income of $85,917 runs below the Tooele County figure of $101,846.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rush Valley's population declined 20.9% from 537 to 425, while its median home value rose 51.9% from $237,500 to $360,700.

14.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 425
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $85,917
Median home value: $360,700
Median gross rent: $1,103
Housing units: 198
Homeownership rate: 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

537425

Median household income

$78,214$85,917

Median home value

$237,500$360,700

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,103

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	537	$78,214	$237,500	$1,063
2020	479	$72,500	$256,900	$1,139
2021	507	$75,909	$265,200	$988
2022	437	$82,000	$343,600	$1,079
2023	425	$85,917	$360,700	$1,103

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 345.6%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7416.5%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	3.1%
5 to 17	89	20.9%
18 to 24	28	6.6%
25 to 34	24	5.6%
35 to 44	55	12.9%
45 to 54	51	12.0%
55 to 64	64	15.1%
65 to 74	70	16.5%
75 and over	31	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	395	92.9%
Black or African American	7	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.9%
Two or more races	11	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's49.5%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	5.1%
High school graduate	91	30.8%
Some college or associate's	146	49.5%
Bachelor's degree	33	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled23.5%

Public transit2.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	123	68.7%
Carpooled	42	23.5%
Public transit	4	2.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	5.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12	7.1%
15 to 29 min	36	21.3%
30 to 44 min	54	32.0%
45 to 59 min	24	14.2%
60+ min	43	25.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 6.8% (29 of 425)

	Count	Share
Family households	114	69.9%
Nonfamily households	49	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	163	82.3%
Vacant	35	17.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	131	80.4%
Renter-occupied	32	19.6%

1-unit, detached90.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	179	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	9.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4965240
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3613, -112.4506