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.
We are your demographic resource.
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.
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 [...]
The Utah Demographic and Economic Model
Models certainly do not replace thinking, but rather inform thinking. We build models to organize thought processes, understand relationships, shed light on cause and effect, and, ultimately, help people make INFORMED DECISIONS. In a high-growth state like Utah, long-term demographic and economic projection models provide vital information that helps with education, transportation, water, and other policies. They count on the development, upkeep, and operation of these models to help them make smart decisions and, ultimately, help our state prosper.
Fact Sheet: U.S. Census Bureau Estimates for Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin, 2017
Each year, the Census Bureau produces population estimates at varying levels of geography. The release of the age, sex, race and Hispanic origin at the nation, state, and county level completes the 2017 vintage estimate package. Prior pieces of this release include national, state, county, metropolitan/micropolitan, and incorporated place (cities and towns) estimates for the 2017 vintage. All releases include annual estimates from Census 2010 to July 1, 2017.
