Demographics
The Gardner Institute provides demographic decision support to the Utah State Legislature and Office of the Governor. We produce population estimates and projections, as well as applied demographic research focused on Utah. We represent the state in work with the Census Bureau, including the State Data Center Program and Federal-State Cooperatives for Population Estimates and Projections. We work with the Census Bureau in the production, distribution, and analysis of their product.
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Featured Research
Washington County Temporary Resident Population Estimates, 2017
Washington County’s blend of outdoor recreation opportunities and retirement communities contribute to a large, but previously unknown number of temporary residents. We estimate there were 57,069 temporary residents in Washington County at the fall 2017 seasonal peak in addition to the already estimated 165,592 permanent residents. This research offers a more comprehensive measure of population that is particularly informative to planners in a high-visitation area such as Washington County.
Salt Lake and Utah County Subcounty Estimates, 2010-2018
As Census 2020 approaches and data from Census 2010 become more outdated, the need for current housing and population estimates becomes more urgent. This is especially crucial in Utah, the highest growth state this decade and third fastest-growing from 2017 to 2018. This report presents annual subcounty population, household, and housing unit estimates for cities and census tract areas in Salt Lake and Utah County from 2010 to 2018. Salt Lake County grew 1.2 percent from 2017 to 2018, Utah County grew 2.6 percent, and both counties experienced their largest and most rapid growth in housing units of any year [...]
Washington County Temporary Resident Population Estimates, 2017
Washington County’s blend of outdoor recreation opportunities and retirement communities contribute to a large, but previously unknown number of temporary residents.
State and County Population Estimates for Utah: 2018
The Utah Population Committee (UPC), chaired by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, produced Utah’s state and county population estimates for July 1, 2018. These estimates indicate that the state added approximately 402,000 people since April 1, 2010, reaching an estimated 3,166,647 Utahns. From 2017 to 2018, the population grew by 52,664 people. This is an annual growth rate of 1.69 percent, a deceleration from the previous year’s 1.93 percent.
Video: Census 2020: What You Need to Know
Utah is a place of dynamic growth and change, and in order for us to have an accurate understanding, we must know who we are and who we are becoming. The Census provides us with a gold standard of data to help accomplish just that, so that we can paint an accurate portrait of what our state and our nation will look like for generations to come.
Salt Lake and Utah County Subcounty Estimates, 2010-2017
As more years pass since the decennial census, the need for current housing and population estimates intensifies. This is crucial in Utah, the third fastest-growing state in the nation (2016 to 2017). This report presents annual subcounty population, household, and housing unit estimates for cities and census tract areas in Salt Lake and Utah county from 2010 to 2017. For both counties, 2016 to 2017 represents the largest and most rapid population growth of this seven-year period. Though Utah County is about half the population of Salt Lake County, it gained more new residents from 2016 to 2017, proving that [...]
