The Town Files

Wasatch County, Utah

36,642 people. The median home is worth $787,300 (typical Utah town: $457,300) and the median household earns $117,608.

Towns in Wasatch County

Towns in Wasatch County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Heber16,856$654,200$110,33928.7
Midway6,003$892,800$157,06540.5

People and housing

Wasatch CountyTypical Utah town
Median home value$787,300$457,300
Median rent$2,000$1,395
Median household income$117,608$93,194
Median age36.834.1
Bachelor's degree or higher51.3%31.8%
Below the poverty line4.7%6.5%

Jobs and pay

12,108 jobs in 2024, average pay $56,807 a year.

Largest industries in Wasatch CountyConstruction1,958 jobs · $72,358Retail1,412 jobs · $38,619Hotels & restaurants1,391 jobs · $26,507Health care & social assistan…1,350 jobs · $50,711Professional & technical serv…756 jobs · $88,604Manufacturing640 jobs · $68,370
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Wasatch County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 2.4%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 201 storm events in Wasatch County from 1996 to 2026, with 16 deaths.

Storm events in Wasatch County by type since 1996Hail7Flood1Tornado1Avalanche22High Wind14Lightning2Heavy Snow97Flash Flood2Funnel Cloud1Winter Storm20
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Wasatch County has been included in 11 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
December 23, 2023FloodDR-4752: Flooding
April 4, 2020BiologicalDR-4525: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3478: Covid-19
July 2, 2018FireFM-5248: Dollar Ridge Fire
August 8, 2011FloodDR-4011: Flooding
September 5, 2005Coastal StormEM-3223: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).