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39.63° N · 110.83° W · GEOID 4910440

Carbonville

Carbon County, Utah · part of the Price, UT metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

UtahCarbonville, UTCarbonvilleCarbonville

The short answer

Carbonville is home to 1,636 people. Median household income is $67,193 a year and median rent is $870 a month, 15.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $336,400, about 5.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$870
36% below the median place
Median household income
$67,193
16% below the median place
Median home value
$336,400
5% above the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Carbonville

  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 76 Utah places.
  • Household income has grown 0.3% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 93% of places its size. It is the lowest of 96 Utah places.
  • 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 87% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 33.6 years old, younger than in 85% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 5 years of the median household's income, more than in 81% of places its size.
01

Moving to Carbonville

Carbon County gains about 3.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in937
Moved out878
Net+59

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Emery County, UT10292+10

Within Utah, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within UtahOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$47K
Leavers$49K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Carbon County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Carbon County report $46,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $48,600.
Income you would need
$34,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $870 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,827 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $336,400.
Getting to work
10 minutes each way on average; 6.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Holtville, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in5
$46,751
34% below the median place
Income of households moving out5
$48,589
31% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.2%
41% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCarbonvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.8%17% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.2%41% below
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure3.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$46,75134% below
Income of households moving out5County figure$48,58931% below
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.5%, 44% below the median place.

Carbonville15.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$34,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.5%
24% below the median place
Home price to income
5.0x
32% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$56,600
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Carbonville, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Becker, MN12.4% vs 15.5%n/aCompare
Alvarado, TX11.7% vs 15.5%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
0.5%
44% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,715
47% below the median place
Median home value1
$336,400
5% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureCarbonvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$87036% below
Rent to income115.5%24% below
Property tax rate10.5%44% below
Home price to income15.0x32% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,01437% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,71547% below
Median home value1$336,4005% above
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure3.4%8% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure73.9%43% above
Homeownership167.0%1% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure50.1%1% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8272% below
Vacant homes1County figure16.0%126% above
Median year built119790% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
10 min
58% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCarbonvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$67,19316% below
Income per person1$29,23027% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay4County figure$52,48120% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure4.2%14% above
Jobs4County figure8,72494% below
Poverty rate1County figure17.0%58% above
Mean commute110 min58% below
Works from home1County figure6.3%49% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 79.3%, 14% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
79.3%
14% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
14.8%
54% below the median place
Median age1
33.6
14% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad5.6% −37%
High school or higher91.4% −1%
Household size2.5 +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCarbonvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,6366646th largest
Median age133.614% below
Bachelor's or higher114.8%54% below
High school or higher191.4%1% below
Household size12.50% above
Born abroad15.6%37% below
No health insurance1County figure6.2%3% below
Homes with broadband179.3%14% below
05

Life in Carbonville

320 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k6.1 −35%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k36.7 3.3×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.5 −16%
Shops36.1 +19%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%
Doctors' offices and clinics26.3 +30%
Child care centers3.4 +48%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k6
3.4
48% above the median place
Students per teacher9
19.5
27% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6
26.3
30% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureCarbonvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure1011% above
Public school students9County figure3,69425% below
Students per teacher9County figure19.527% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure17.516% below
Shops per 10k6County figure36.119% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure3.417% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure26.330% above
Child care centers per 10k6County figure3.448% above
Parks per 10k70.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k76.135% below
Grocery stores per 10k70.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k736.7229% above
Libraries per 10k70.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails70.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi70.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings8County figure320above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 8.7, 91% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Carbonville. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk11
8.7
91% below the median place
Tornado risk11
12.3
85% below the median place
Heat wave risk11
26.1
71% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureCarbonvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure84°F4% below
January average low10County figure14°F46% below
Average temperature10County figure45°F18% below
Annual precipitation10County figure14.6 in67% below
Natural hazard risk11County figure8.791% below
Tornado risk11County figure12.385% below
Wildfire risk11County figure66.89% above
Heat wave risk11County figure26.171% below
Median air quality index12County figure442% above
Good air days12County figure72.3%6% above
08

Carbonville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, up from 14% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$793/mo (2024)$1,020/mo$840 to $1,240/mo+4.3%
Median household income$67,193 (2024)$82,500$70,000 to $98,000+3.5%
Median home value$336,400 (2024)$513,000$372,000 to $707,000+7.3%

The median home would be worth 6.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Carbonville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Holtville, CA$861$65,039Compare
Fruitland, ID$798$65,457Compare
Preston, ID$811$61,039Compare
Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN$853$72,747Compare
Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNPreston, IDFruitland, IDHoltville, CACarbonville, UTCarbonvilleHoltvilleFruitlandPrestonHartsville/Trousdale CountyCarbonvilleHoltvilleFruitlandPrestonHartsville/Trousdale County

Common questions

Is Carbonville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 76 Utah places. Household income has grown 0.3% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 93% of places its size. It is the lowest of 96 Utah places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Carbonville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $336,400.

What salary do you need to live in Carbonville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $34,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Carbonville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Holtville, CA, Fruitland, ID, Preston, ID and Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  6. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  7. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Carbonville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Carbonville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/carbonville-utah

Citytistics. “Carbonville, Utah.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/carbonville-utah/

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