Utah · GEOID 49053

Washington County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 196,431 · 82,189 housing units

Median household income

$80,632

State $95,803

Median home value

$510,700

State $503,262

Median gross rent

$1,566

State $1,499

Homeownership rate

71.6%

State 70.2%

Renter cost-burden rate

56.7%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

21.7%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

0.8%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

10.6%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

15.1%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

6.33

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Washington County	Utah
Population	196,431	3,392,331
Population density (per sq. mi.)	80.92	—
Median household income	$80,632	$95,803
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$105,900	—
Households	69,786	—
Average household size	2.78 people	—
Owner-occupied	71.6%	70.2%
Renter-occupied	28.4%	29.8%
Race	84.7% White · 0.4% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Washington County compared with Utah.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

35.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 37.7%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	23.3%	$68,467	$1,712	$223,838
1 earner	26.6%	$76,909	$1,923	$255,262
2 earners	36.7%	$112,292	$2,807	$386,969
3+ earners	13.4%	$146,584	$3,665	$514,616

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

69,786

Average size: 2.78 people

Households with children

19,617

28.1% of households

Per-capita income

$39,171

Poverty rate: 9.7%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

71.6% owner-occupied vs. state average 70.2%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 81.6% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 10.3%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

11.6% built before 1980 · Median structure age 2,003.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $510,700.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $1,566.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 12,403 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 3.0% · For rent 18.8% · Seasonal 67.0% · Other 7.9%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

25.1% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 74.9% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

10.1%

8,315 units of 82,189 total

⚑ Above the 10% threshold — meaningful pressure on year-round residents from second-home / short-term-rental demand.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

1.2%

974 units of 82,189 total

Census "Other vacant" — units off the market for reasons other than seasonal, migrant, sale, or rental.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$64,506

100% MHI$80,632

120% MHI$96,758

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Washington County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$59,550	$68,050	$85,050
100% AMI	$74,130	$84,720	$105,900
120% AMI	$88,950	$101,650	$127,100

HUD FMR Area: St. George, UT MSA. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

56.7% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (26.9% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

21.7% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Washington County.

Covered employment

86,509

Across 20 sectors

Establishments

8,256

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$48,687

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	14,162	$57,524	$183,104	−$327,596	$1,438
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	12,170	$40,644	$120,271	−$390,429	$1,016
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	10,815	$24,618	$60,617	−$450,083	$615
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	10,361	$53,072	$166,532	−$344,168	$1,327
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	6,294	$51,278	$159,855	−$350,845	$1,282
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	4,864	$58,610	$187,147	−$323,553	$1,465
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	4,330	$33,926	$95,265	−$415,435	$848
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	4,141	$55,259	$174,673	−$336,027	$1,381
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	3,630	$73,705	$243,336	−$267,364	$1,843
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	2,895	$25,141	$62,564	−$448,136	$629
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	2,887	$64,194	$207,932	−$302,768	$1,605
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	2,550	$38,612	$112,707	−$397,993	$965
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	1,965	$63,526	$205,446	−$305,254	$1,588
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	1,745	$70,674	$232,053	−$278,647	$1,767
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	1,453	$44,058	$132,979	−$377,721	$1,101
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	1,120	$77,364	$256,956	−$253,744	$1,934
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	478	$76,013	$251,927	−$258,773	$1,900
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	313	$85,355	$286,701	−$223,999	$2,134
NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 55	268	$53,338	$167,523	−$343,177	$1,333
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	68	$39,007	$114,178	−$396,522	$975

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	8,148	$22,439	$52,506	−$458,194	$561
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	7,892	$51,722	$161,507	−$349,193	$1,293
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	6,294	$51,278	$159,855	−$350,845	$1,282
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	5,950	$56,418	$178,987	−$331,713	$1,410
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	4,154	$32,632	$90,448	−$420,252	$816
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	3,630	$73,705	$243,336	−$267,364	$1,843
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	2,667	$31,274	$85,393	−$425,307	$782
NAICS 623 Nursing and residential care facilities NAICS 623	2,527	$39,690	$116,720	−$393,980	$992
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	2,468	$32,507	$89,983	−$420,717	$813
NAICS 713 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries NAICS 713	2,093	$19,553	$41,763	−$468,937	$489
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	1,966	$49,284	$152,432	−$358,268	$1,232
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	1,964	$29,814	$79,958	−$430,742	$745
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	1,817	$53,303	$167,392	−$343,308	$1,333
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	1,778	$36,659	$105,438	−$405,262	$916
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	1,625	$67,482	$220,171	−$290,529	$1,687
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	1,538	$64,409	$208,733	−$301,967	$1,610
NAICS 493 Warehousing and storage NAICS 493	1,430	$55,002	$173,717	−$336,983	$1,375
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	1,278	$43,624	$131,364	−$379,336	$1,091
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	1,154	$43,293	$130,132	−$380,568	$1,082
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	1,008	$62,315	$200,938	−$309,762	$1,558
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	983	$55,067	$173,959	−$336,741	$1,377
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	976	$31,336	$85,624	−$425,076	$783
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	962	$69,140	$226,343	−$284,357	$1,729
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	954	$61,925	$199,486	−$311,214	$1,548
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	847	$58,516	$186,797	−$323,903	$1,463
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	673	$30,002	$80,658	−$430,042	$750
NAICS 311 Food manufacturing NAICS 311	660	$47,291	$145,014	−$365,686	$1,182
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	652	$68,769	$224,962	−$285,738	$1,719
NAICS 485 Transit and ground passenger transportation NAICS 485	616	$39,746	$116,929	−$393,771	$994
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	582	$47,264	$144,913	−$365,787	$1,182
NAICS 458 Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers NAICS 458	571	$22,752	$53,671	−$457,029	$569
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	544	$43,067	$129,290	−$381,410	$1,077
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	541	$68,795	$225,059	−$285,641	$1,720
NAICS 334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing NAICS 334	404	$67,833	$221,478	−$289,222	$1,696
NAICS 337 Furniture and related product manufacturing NAICS 337	389	$51,117	$159,255	−$351,445	$1,278
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	387	$72,156	$237,570	−$273,130	$1,804
NAICS 492 Couriers and messengers NAICS 492	382	$42,737	$128,062	−$382,638	$1,068
NAICS 339 Miscellaneous manufacturing NAICS 339	348	$57,153	$181,723	−$328,977	$1,429
NAICS 325 Chemical manufacturing NAICS 325	340	$45,044	$136,650	−$374,050	$1,126
NAICS 712 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions NAICS 712	327	$52,277	$163,573	−$347,127	$1,307
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	317	$60,865	$195,541	−$315,159	$1,522
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	313	$85,355	$286,701	−$223,999	$2,134
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	308	$71,472	$235,024	−$275,676	$1,787
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	297	$71,723	$235,958	−$274,742	$1,793
NAICS 513 Publishing industries NAICS 513	268	$110,305	$379,573	−$131,127	$2,758
NAICS 551 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 551	268	$53,338	$167,523	−$343,177	$1,333
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	254	$44,059	$132,983	−$377,717	$1,101
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	233	$58,746	$187,653	−$323,047	$1,469
NAICS 523 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities NAICS 523	227	$112,513	$387,792	−$122,908	$2,813
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	222	$76,127	$252,351	−$258,349	$1,903
NAICS 512 Motion picture and sound recording industries NAICS 512	209	$30,581	$82,813	−$427,887	$765
NAICS 336 Transportation equipment manufacturing NAICS 336	202	$61,494	$197,882	−$312,818	$1,537
NAICS 321 Wood product manufacturing NAICS 321	201	$57,068	$181,407	−$329,293	$1,427
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	191	$49,848	$154,532	−$356,168	$1,246
NAICS 335 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing NAICS 335	191	$74,664	$246,905	−$263,795	$1,867
NAICS 327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing NAICS 327	184	$59,236	$189,477	−$321,223	$1,481
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	177	$64,102	$207,590	−$303,110	$1,603
NAICS 518 Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services NAICS 518	164	$111,454	$383,850	−$126,850	$2,786
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	110	$50,101	$155,473	−$355,227	$1,253
NAICS 425 Wholesale trade agents and brokers NAICS 425	110	$58,854	$188,055	−$322,645	$1,471
NAICS 519 Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services NAICS 519	94	$61,787	$198,973	−$311,727	$1,545
NAICS 312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing NAICS 312	84	$39,164	$114,762	−$395,938	$979
NAICS 333 Machinery manufacturing NAICS 333	58	$47,981	$147,582	−$363,118	$1,200
NAICS 313 Textile mills NAICS 313	48	$29,142	$77,457	−$433,243	$729
NAICS 326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing NAICS 326	43	$48,225	$148,490	−$362,210	$1,206
NAICS 814 Private households NAICS 814	42	$22,261	$51,843	−$458,857	$557
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	34	$33,258	$92,778	−$417,922	$831
NAICS 112 Animal production and aquaculture NAICS 112	22	$49,441	$153,017	−$357,683	$1,236
NAICS 928 National security and international affairs NAICS 928	21	$73,072	$240,979	−$269,721	$1,827
NAICS 314 Textile product mills NAICS 314	9	$40,712	$120,524	−$390,176	$1,018
NAICS 925 Administration of housing programs, urban planning, and community development NAICS 925	4	$58,717	$187,545	−$323,155	$1,468

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	3,460	1,330	62%	$14.05	$29,230	$77,784	$731
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	260	60	30%	$14.77	$30,730	$83,368	$768
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	1,510	10	1%	$15.22	$31,650	$86,793	$791
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	1,330	690	108%	$16.22	$33,740	$94,572	$844
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	1,390	240	21%	$16.91	$35,170	$99,895	$879
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	3,050	210	7%	$17.70	$36,820	$106,037	$921
Tellers SOC 43-3071	260	(10)	(4%)	$19.17	$39,880	$117,427	$997
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	1,090	280	35%	$19.43	$40,410	$119,400	$1,010
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	190	80	73%	$20.47	$42,580	$127,478	$1,065
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	1,500	820	121%	$22.58	$46,970	$143,819	$1,174
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	950	550	138%	$22.91	$47,650	$146,350	$1,191
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	2,560	1,420	125%	$23.39	$48,660	$150,110	$1,217
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	1,110	530	91%	$24.98	$51,970	$162,430	$1,299
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	370	210	131%	$27.42	$57,030	$181,266	$1,426
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	1,330	100	8%	$27.87	$57,960	$184,727	$1,449
Electricians SOC 47-2111	490	260	113%	$28.14	$58,540	$186,886	$1,464
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	650	(300)	(32%)	—	$70,190	$230,251	$1,755
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	300	60	25%	$38.92	$80,960	$270,341	$2,024
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	1,910	750	65%	$42.42	$88,230	$297,402	$2,206

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 49053 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.