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Davis County, Utah

Ogden, UT · Population 370,924
10 Sources Updated August 12, 2026
$110,884 up from the baseline named below
Median Income (nominal) vs 2019
$80,734 national
3.3% up from the baseline named below
Unemployment vs 2024
4.3% national
$23.3B up from the baseline named below
GDP real, vs 2023
39.3% up from the baseline named below
Bachelor's+ vs 2019
35.7% national

Demographics & Population

Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates

Household Income

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household (nominal)
$110,884 up from 2019 vs 2019
Per Capita
$42,483 up from 2019 vs 2019
Mean Household
$132,463 up from 2019 vs 2019
Median Household (cost-of-living adjusted)
$110,552 metro RPP 100.3
Poverty Rate
6.4% up from 2019 vs 2019
Median Income Comparison
Davis County$110,884
Utah$95,166
National$80,734
Cost-of-living adjustment uses the BEA all-items regional price parity for Ogden, UT, 100.3 against a national average of 100 (2024). BEA publishes regional price parity at state and metropolitan level only; there is no county figure, so the metro index stands in for Davis County and the adjusted median is an approximation. Per capita and mean household income above are nominal and carry no adjustment.

Population Profile

Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B01001, B02001, B03003
65+: 11% (40,908 residents) 55-64: 9.1% (33,869 residents) 35-54: 26.5% (98,203 residents) 18-34: 23.2% (86,159 residents) Under 18: 30.1% (111,785 residents) 32 Median Age
CohortsShare of total population
Under 18 · 30.1%
18-34 · 23.2%
35-54 · 26.5%
55-64 · 9.1%
65+ · 11%
Race & Ethnicity
White83.8%
Two or More Races9.3%
Some Other Race2.5%
Asian2%
Black or African American1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%
Hispanic or Latino(any race)11.7%
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.

Educational Attainment

Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
95.6%
High School+
National: 89.6%
up from national +6.0 pts vs national
39.3%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
up from national +3.6 pts vs national
13.4%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
down from national 0.7 pts vs national

Employment Overview

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
370,924
Population
192,485
Labor Force
Employed
184,571
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
3.3% up from 2024 +0.3 pts vs 2024
Mean Commute 4 min below national avg
22.9 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
18.1%
Labor Force and Employed are ACS 5-Year survey estimates; the Unemployment Rate above comes from BLS LAUS, a separate monthly survey with its own methodology. The two won't reconcile by subtracting one from the other.
Key Takeaways
  • Income premium: Households earn well above the national median, supporting strong retail and housing markets.
  • Young population: Median age of 32 is materially below the U.S. norm, a workforce pipeline asset.

Economy & Industry

Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis

$23.3B up from 2023 +4.5% vs 2023
Gross Domestic Product · 2024
+4.5% real (inflation-adjusted) · +4.6% nominal · 2023 to 2024
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis · level and nominal change from CAGDP2 (current dollars); real change from CAGDP9 (chained 2017 dollars), both all-industry total. The two series agree in 2017, the chain reference year, and diverge by the amount of price change since.
100.3
Cost of Living · metro · Above Avg

Top Private-Sector Industries by Employment

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics · Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages 2024 Annual · Private sector only, with government shown below · 2025 is available but itemises 8 of the broad sectors against 10 for 2024, so the fuller year is shown
Top private-sector industries by employment in Davis County, Utah, with employment, share of top sectors, and average wage. Government employment is excluded and reported separately below the table.
IndustryEmploymentShare of Top 10Avg Wage
1Retail Trade
16,978 17.2%
$39,808
2Health Care and Social Assistance
16,454 16.6%
$53,553
3Manufacturing
13,822 14.0%
$77,077
4Construction
12,072 12.2%
$66,888
5Accommodation and Food Services
11,163 11.3%
$20,875
6Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
8,567 8.7%
$92,754
7Administrative and Support and Waste Management
6,394 6.5%
$50,101
8Transportation and Warehousing
5,721 5.8%
$61,564
9Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
3,944 4.0%
$19,015
10Other Services (except Public Administration)
3,805 3.8%
$43,996
Government employment · context only
31,634

Public-sector jobs are not in the table above and are not part of any share or location quotient on this page. Both are measured on the private economy only, 113,113 private jobs in 2024: every location quotient divides by that total, and the Share of Top 10 column divides by the 10 sectors listed above. Private employment is the standard basis for measuring industry concentration because government employment mostly serves the resident population rather than an outside market. Nothing on this card is expected to add up with the government figure.

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Key Takeaways
  • Largest private-sector industry: Retail Trade employs 16,978 workers (17.2% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $39,808. Every industry figure on this page is private sector; government employs a further 31,634 and is counted separately.
  • Economic scale: Regional GDP of $23.3B (2024).
  • Wage stratification: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services averages $92,754 while Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation averages $19,015, a 4.9x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration

Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.

Location Quotient Analysis

Chart source: BLS QCEW · broad NAICS supersector · private sector · Location Quotient vs. national private-sector employment share. The same supersector axes appear on every profile, so the shape can be compared across counties.
Concentrated Industries
List source: BLS QCEW · 3-digit NAICS sub-sector · private sector · Location Quotient vs. national private-sector employment share.
Same source and same private-sector basis as the Top Industries table above. These sit at a finer level than the chart's supersector axes, so the two sets of values are not directly comparable. The sub-sector view surfaces specialization the supersector view masks, such as Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing here.
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
12.80x
1,204
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
4.60x
2,407
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets
3.22x
61
Pipeline Transportation
2.84x
133
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
2.49x
3,756
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
2.15x
3,401
Construction of Buildings
1.86x
2,921
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
1.86x
3,248
Specialty Trade Contractors
1.84x
8,105
Truck Transportation
1.76x
2,269
Printing and Related Support Activities
1.69x
514
Repair and Maintenance
1.62x
2,016
Waste Management and Remediation Services
1.58x
686
Furniture, Home Furnishings, and Other Retailers
1.54x
1,052
General Merchandise Retailers
1.54x
4,274
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Misc. Retailers
1.51x
1,941

Cluster Depth

Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
16 sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5
Largest grouping among them is Construction Cluster at 29% of the employment across all of them, which signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
27,505
Employment in the sub-sectors listed
12.80x
Peak sub-sector LQ
Sub-Sector Detail, Highest 10 By LQ
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
12.80x 1,204
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
4.60x 2,407
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets
3.22x 61
Pipeline Transportation
2.84x 133
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
2.49x 3,756
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
2.15x 3,401
Construction of Buildings
1.86x 2,921
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
1.86x 3,248
Specialty Trade Contractors
1.84x 8,105
Truck Transportation
1.76x 2,269
+ 6 more sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5, holding a further 10,483 jobs not counted in the total above. See the spider chart for the broader picture.

Attraction Opportunities

LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, screened against local siting constraints. Source: BLS QCEW
0.16x
Utilities
81 employed
0.16x
Electrical Equipment, Appliance Manufacturing
56 employed
0.28x
Computing Infrastructure Providers and Data Processing
114 employed
0.31x
Accommodation
505 employed
Screened on industrial power cost, rail-truck intermodal access, land base. Industrial electricity in Utah costs 8.43¢/kWh against 8.62¢/kWh nationally (2025). Utah has 1 rail-truck intermodal terminal, the nearest 22 miles from the county. Land area 325 sq mi, larger than 15% of US counties. Sources: EIA, BTS NTAD, Census Gazetteer.
Key Takeaways
  • Top specialization: Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing concentrates at 12.80x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
  • Cluster depth: 16 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, and no single source of demand accounts for more than 33% of the employment across them, the largest being resident household spending. Demand reaches this base from more than one market rather than from a single one.
  • Attraction whitespace: 4 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5 with at least 50 employed, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Davis County's Top Sectors by Workforce Share
Each rectangle's area is proportional to that sector's share of total private-sector employment across all NAICS supersectors. Hover for exact employment.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW 2024 Annual · Private sector, NAICS supersectors

Housing & Affordability

Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026

Housing Overview

Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064, B25004
$505,500 up from the baseline named below
Median Home Value vs 2019
$1,621 up from the baseline named below
Rent/Mo vs 2019
77.3% up from the baseline named below
Owner-Occ vs 2019
4.1% up from the baseline named below
Vacancy vs 2019
1.6% available
for rent or sale
4.6x
Home Value to Income Ratio
vs. ~4.1x national average

HUD Fair Market Rents

HUD publishes these by FMR area, which may cover more than one county · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026 · Affordability threshold and renter cost burden from Census ACS B25119, B25070
Studio
$1,208/mo
1 Bedroom
$1,281/mo
2 Bedroom
$1,614/mo
3 Bedroom
$2,163/mo
4 Bedroom
$2,612/mo
30% of monthly median renter household income (~$1,622/mo, from a renter median of $64,900) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Measured: 44.5% of renter households already pay 30% or more of income on rent, and 17.4% pay 50% or more.
Key Takeaways
  • In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 4.6x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
  • High home ownership: 77.3% owner-occupied; rental supply may be tight for incoming workers.
  • Affordable rent tiers: 3 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom sizes sit below what a household on the median renter income of $64,900 can pay without cost burden (~$1,622/mo), and 44.5% of renter households are measured as cost-burdened.
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.

Workforce Pipeline

Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition

Labor Market Overview

Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23001, B23025, B08303, B08301
218,231 up from the baseline named below
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 4 min below national avg
22.9 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
18.1%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
81.6%
of prime-age population
Prime-age rate numerator is civilian employed (B23001); the denominator is total population aged 25-54 (B01001), which also includes armed forces.
Labor force participation rate: 70.6%, the labor force as a share of the population aged 16 and over (ACS B23025) 71% Participation
of population age 16 and over (272,818)
up from 2019 vs 2019

Education & Talent Pipeline

Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · College Scorecard
Bachelor's+
39.3% up from 2019 vs 2019
HS Diploma+
95.6% unchanged from 2019 vs 2019
Institutions in Davis County
3 institutions in Davis County reporting credentials to College Scorecard
Credentials awarded in Davis County
1,722/yr
Davis Technical College 1,523/yr
Avalon Institute-Layton 148/yr
Eagle Gate College-Layton 51/yr

Aging Workforce

Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
15.5%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Same cohort is 9.1% of total population, the basis used in the Demographics cohort chart.

Workforce by Occupation

Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
45.8%
Service
13.3%
Sales & Office
21.9%
Construction / Maint.
7.3%
Production / Transport
11.6%
Bars are drawn on a 0% to 60% axis, so bar length is proportional to actual share. Labels give each group's share of 184,571 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
  • Healthy participation: 70.6% labor force participation reflects a steady, available local workforce.
  • Talent pipeline: 3 institutions in Davis County award 1,722 credentials a year. Employers drawing from a wider labor shed should read this alongside institutions outside the county, which this page does not aggregate.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.

AI Insights

Sample output. Pulse AI analysis draws on 10 federal data sources.

Sample AI Insight

Davis County shows strong potential for petroleum and coal products manufacturing attraction, with a 12.80x concentration and 1,204 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally.

The concentrated base spans petroleum and coal products manufacturing, miscellaneous manufacturing, and lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets, and no single source of demand accounts for more than 33% of the employment across them, the largest being resident household spending. Supply-chain recruitment has more than one demand base to work from.

Industry Shift Analysis

Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100

Prospect Match Scores

Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources

Updated from official federal government data.

Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2024 annual
BLS LAUS (via FRED)2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
BEA Regional Price Parity2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
College ScorecardAY 2022-23

American Community Survey figures on this page are 2020-2024 five-year averages rather than single-year counts. A five-year estimate pools 60 months of survey responses, so each value describes the period as a whole.

Frequently Asked Questions

Key economic and demographic figures for Davis County, Utah, from federal data sources.

What is the population of Davis County, Utah?

370,924 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).

What is the median household income in Davis County, Utah?

$110,884 in nominal dollars (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates). Adjusted for local prices using the BEA all-items regional price parity for Ogden, UT (100.3 against a national average of 100), that is $110,552 at national average prices. BEA publishes regional price parity at metro level; there is no county-level figure.

What is the unemployment rate in Davis County, Utah?

3.3% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).

What is the GDP of Davis County, Utah?

$23.3B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP2).