The Town Files

Beaver County, Utah

7,273 people. The median home is worth $283,700 (typical Utah town: $457,300) and the median household earns $79,360.

Towns in Beaver County

Towns in Beaver County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Beaver3,592$280,100$75,96034.3
Milford1,431$256,600$82,36829.4
Minersville807$309,600$73,75034.0

People and housing

Beaver CountyTypical Utah town
Median home value$283,700$457,300
Median rent$981$1,395
Median household income$79,360$93,194
Median age34.434.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%31.8%
Below the poverty line6.6%6.5%

Jobs and pay

2,715 jobs in 2024, average pay $44,316 a year.

Largest industries in Beaver CountyRetail393 jobs · $27,275Construction205 jobs · $48,877Manufacturing196 jobs · $43,742Health care & social assistan…108 jobs · $33,983Transportation & warehousing78 jobs · $53,577Other services63 jobs · $39,623
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Beaver County0%2%4%6%8%10%12%2000200420082012201620202023 3%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 149 storm events in Beaver County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Beaver County by type since 1996Hail5Tornado3Wildfire3High Wind25Dust Devil1Heavy Rain3Heavy Snow37Flash Flood16Strong Wind2Winter Storm4
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Beaver County has been included in 9 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
October 7, 2026FloodDR-4948: Cottonwood Fire, Flooding, And Mudslides
June 23, 2026FireFM-5640: Cottonwood Fire
April 4, 2020BiologicalDR-4525: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3478: Covid-19
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).