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Summit County, UT: population growth, jobs and income

Summit County lost 109 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.3%).

Summit County had an estimated 43,141 residents in 2025, up 1.6% (663 more people) since 2020. That is slower than Utah as a whole (+7.8%), and the 25th fastest growth of 28 counties in Utah.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,987/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes40.8%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months3662025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  1. 1 Summary, headline numbers and ranks (free preview)
  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 445 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 33,144 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +17.6% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 2.9% in 2025, 0.4 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 563 new homes in 2025, or 13.1 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $138,114 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +29.1% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 1,415th.

Part of the Heber, UT micro area.

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Summit County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202543,141−109
202443,250+269
202342,981−125
202243,106−78
202143,184+706
202042,478–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Summit County

Summit County grew by 663 people since 2020 even though 1,387 more residents moved to other U.S. counties than came from them: births outnumbered deaths by 1,052, and net international migration added 959.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+226+1,052
International migrationfrom and to other countries+107+959
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−445−1,387
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+3+39
Total change−109+663

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn UtahAmong U.S. counties
Population growth25th of 281,415th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents24th of 282,878th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth9th of 27281st of 3,092
Median household income1st of 2817th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate1st of 28346th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents7th of 2872nd of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Summit County's population change (+1.6%) was ahead of 2 of its 7 neighbouring counties with a comparable figure and behind 5.

Its median household income ($138,114, 2020–24) is higher than in all 8 of its neighbouring counties.

Summit County, UT and its 8 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Summit County, UT This county43,141+1.6%−10.313.1$138,114
Uinta County, WY20,728+1.3%1.52.8$82,980
Duchesne County, UT20,856+6.3%5.26.1$78,445
Wasatch County, UT38,514+9.8%9.929.3$117,608
Rich County, UT2,687+7.4%−23.830.5$79,009
Morgan County, UT13,383+8.1%14.514.3$130,929
Daggett County, UT934–––$66,000
Salt Lake County, UT1,220,916+2.9%−6.65.9$97,494
Sweetwater County, WY41,267−2.2%−4.00.8$75,034

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Summit County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 1.6% between 2020 and 2025, about 663 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Utah as a whole changed +7.8% over the same years. That ranks 25th of 28 counties in Utah for population growth.

How many people moved to Summit County?

On net, none in 2025: about 445 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Summit County?

It averaged 2.9% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Summit County?

About 43,141 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Summit County?

Private employers there had 33,144 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +17.6% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What Beacon CRE covers in Utah

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.