Davis County, Utah
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Population Profile
Educational Attainment
Employment Overview
- 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
- 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.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Attraction Opportunities
- 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.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
for rent or sale
HUD Fair Market Rents
- 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.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Education & Talent Pipeline
Aging Workforce
Workforce by Occupation
- 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.
AI Insights
Sample output. Pulse AI analysis draws on 10 federal data sources.
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
Prospect Match Scores
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Updated from official federal government data.
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).
