Sevier County, Utah Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Sevier County, UT Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • B
    Health Around average
    Less healthy than 81% of counties in Utah
  • C
    Income Below average
  • D
    Education Well below average
    Less educated than 71% of counties in Utah

Source: Map AI Methodology

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Sevier County Utah Avg U.S. Average
Population 22,087 3,390,702 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 11.5 40.0 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 0.68% 1.76% 0.59%
Median age 37.6 33.3 37.3
Households 7,503 1,124,267 130,235,071

Population in Sevier County grew by 12.6% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 22,087 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Sevier County is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 22.7% of residents. That is 4.0 points below Utah as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Utah, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 48.4% of the people living in Sevier County and men 51.6%.

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Economy

Sevier County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric Sevier County Utah Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $74,905 $95,466 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 5.49% 5.37% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 4.4% 3.5% 5.2%

The median household income in Sevier County is about 22% lower than in Utah.

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Housing

Metric Sevier County Utah Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $153,578 $498,552 $248,835
Median rent $912 $1,495 $1,407
Homeownership rate 77.8% 70.3% 65.2%

The median home price in Sevier County is about 14.0 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $912 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Sevier County spend about 25 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 103 hours, about 4.3 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Sevier County Utah Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 12.4 18.9 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 24.8 37.8 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 103 158 187
Estimated yearly cost $3,197 $4,885 $5,790
Work from home 9.9% 17.6% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 1,832 7,410 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 305 1,192 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Utah: Garfield County (7.3 min), Daggett County (8.6 min), Beaver County (8.7 min).
Slowest: Tooele County (30.8 min), Morgan County (23.8 min), Piute County (22.9 min).

The average commute time in Sevier County is 12 minutes, shorter than the 19 minutes in Utah.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Sevier County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Sevier County Utah Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 20.7% 31.4% 31.6%
Average household size 2.89 2.97 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Utah: Summit County (0.4), Morgan County (0.3), Wasatch County (0.3).
Lowest: Daggett County (0.2), Uintah County (0.2), Duchesne County (0.2).

Health

Sevier County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric Sevier County Utah Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 79.0 80.0 78.3
Self-rated poor health 14.2% 13.1% 16.3%
Smokers 12.1% 11.3% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Utah: Summit County (0.8), Utah County (0.8), Cache County (0.8).
Lowest: San Juan County (0.8), Piute County (0.8), Uintah County (0.8).

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Sevier County, UT Compared With Nearby Counties

How Sevier County, UT compares with the 1 counties closest to it.

Area Population Median household income Median home price Commute
Sevier County, UT 22,087 $74,905 #1/2 $153,578 #2/2 12.4 min #1/2
Sanpete County, UT 29,709 $69,839 $624,944 13.0 min

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Sevier County, Utah.

How many people live in Sevier County, Utah?

About 22,087 people live in Sevier County, Utah, in 7,503 households of 2.9 people on average. The median age is 37.6, close to the U.S. median of 37.3.

How densely populated is Sevier County, Utah?

Averaged over its land area, Sevier County, Utah has 12 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 13% of the U.S. average of 86.

Can a typical household afford a home in Sevier County, Utah?

The median home costs 2.1 times the median household income ($153,578 against $74,905), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $912 a month takes about 15% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

How educated are people in Sevier County, Utah?

20.7% of adults in Sevier County, Utah hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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