The Town Files

Box Elder County, Utah

61,246 people. The median home is worth $403,600 (typical Utah town: $457,300) and the median household earns $84,550.

Towns in Box Elder County

Towns in Box Elder County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Brigham City19,650$369,300$71,30834.1
Tremonton9,894$364,900$74,74129.4
Perry5,555$465,100$112,63933.5
Garland2,589$360,400$74,37529.1

People and housing

Box Elder CountyTypical Utah town
Median home value$403,600$457,300
Median rent$1,116$1,395
Median household income$84,550$93,194
Median age33.334.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%31.8%
Below the poverty line8.4%6.5%

Jobs and pay

23,942 jobs in 2024, average pay $59,175 a year.

Largest industries in Box Elder CountyManufacturing7,269 jobs · $85,113Construction2,517 jobs · $75,776Retail2,116 jobs · $31,660Health care & social assistan…1,884 jobs · $42,791Transportation & warehousing1,735 jobs · $56,619Hotels & restaurants1,711 jobs · $17,451
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Box Elder County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 2.5%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 393 storm events in Box Elder County from 1996 to 2026, with 9 deaths.

Storm events in Box Elder County by type since 1996Hail21Flood4Tornado3Avalanche4High Wind38Heavy Snow47Strong Wind7Funnel Cloud4Winter Storm9Excessive Heat2
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Box Elder County has been included in 9 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
April 4, 2020BiologicalDR-4525: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3478: Covid-19
April 21, 2017FloodDR-4311: Severe Winter Storms And Flooding
August 8, 2011FloodDR-4011: Flooding
September 5, 2005Coastal StormEM-3223: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
August 1, 2005FloodDR-1598: Flooding And Landslides
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).