84655 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 84655, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

84655 is a zip code in Utah County, Utah, which covers Goshen CCD and Spanish Fork-Payson, with a total population of 15,303 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 84655 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 84655.

The estimated population of people living in 84655 is 15,303, with a median age of 26.3.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 84655 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
15,303
+10.28%
+27.24%
2020
13,877
+5.88%
-
2019
13,106
+5.65%
-
2018
12,405
+3.14%
-
2017
12,027
 - -

Population of 84655 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 84655 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
83.6%
84.1%
 -0.59%
Black/African American
0.9%
0.6%
 +50.00%
Native
0.5%
0.1%
 +400.00%
Hispanic
11.4%
14.1%
 -19.15%
Asian
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.8%
0.4%
 +100.00%
Two Or More Races
2.8%
0.7%
 +300.00%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 84655 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 84655 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 84655 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 84655 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 26.3 -0.75% 25 -2.72% 27.3 0%
2020 26.5 +6.43% 25.7 +4.9% 27.3 +7.06%
2019 24.9 +2.89% 24.5 +2.94% 25.5 +2.41%
2018 24.2 0% 23.8 +0.85% 24.9 -1.19%
2017 24.2 - 23.6 - 25.2 -

The median age of the 84655 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 84655 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,317 +25.79% 1,243 +26.98% 1,660 1,609
10 to 19 1,429 +13.29% 1,281 +20.89% 1,610 1,563
20 to 29 888 +19.18% 672 +52.08% 1,068 1,095
30 to 39 995 +9.44% 920 +13.34% 1,089 1,044
40 to 49 628 +46.55% 539 +64.21% 966 957
50 to 59 447 +48.63% 464 +22.76% 673 574
60 to 69 400 +14.66% 396 +3.36% 454 401
70+ 214 +8.7% 194 +52.42% 229 311

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 84655 zip code is $83,657.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 84655.

  • Under 25
    $52,021.00
  • 25 to 44
    $93,317.00
  • 45 to 64
    $88,458.00
  • 65 and over
    $58,194.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 84655 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 84655, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 84655 is currently $92,405.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

4.16% of households in 84655 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 84655 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    3.96%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    16.19%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    21.44%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    21.26%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    26.84%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    6.15%
  • $200,000 or more
    4.16%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 84655 is $24,686.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 84655 by the total population of 84655.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 84655 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 84655 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    10.90%
  • Bachelor's degree
    28.57%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.34%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    43.90%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.28%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 84655 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 84655 zip over the age of 16 is 9,808.

Of those people, a total of 72.50% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 84655 is 70.20%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 84655 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 947 59.80% 12.20%
20 to 24 years 1,016 86.90% 2.80%
25 to 29 years 1,147 76.50% 8.10%
30 to 34 years 972 81.80% 2.40%
35 to 44 years 2,309 79.90% 1.50%
45 to 54 years 1,440 88.90% 0.50%
55 to 59 years 582 73.20% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 431 74.20% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 694 14.70% 0.00%
75 years and over 270 4.80% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 84655. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 8,986 72.10% 3.00%
Black or African American 9 100.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 84 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 97 75.30% 0.00%
Other 364 68.10% 8.10%
Two or more races 268 78.40% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 1,257 70.90% 5.20%
Not Hispanic or Latino 8,172 72.40% 2.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 84655 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 84655 is 6,888, with median earnings of $39,853.00.

Women in 84655 are earning approximately 49.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 6,888 $39,853.00
Male 4,031 $51,439.00
Female 2,857 $25,207.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 84655 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 803 $72,480.00
Business and Financial 155 $78,558.00
Computer and Mathematical 203 $72,604.00
Architecture and Engineering 119 $97,917.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 37 $29,514.00
Community and Social Service 92 $48,750.00
Legal 17 $0.00
Educational and Library 492 $38,500.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 161 $18,606.00
Healthcare Practitioners 230 $53,611.00
Healthcare Support 225 $23,728.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 70 $14,135.00
Law Enforcement 62 $53,750.00
Food Preparation and Serving 129 $6,367.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 237 $31,771.00
Personal Care and Service 197 $7,750.00
Sales 702 $26,574.00
Office and Administrative Support 833 $27,295.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 132 $33,993.00
Construction and Extraction 506 $49,605.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 271 $50,563.00
Production 599 $41,250.00
Transportation and Material Moving 258 $56,667.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 84655 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 84655.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 497 $86,042.00 306 $49,545.00
Business and Financial 102 $88,333.00 53 $31,964.00
Computer and Mathematical 189 $74,063.00 14 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 103 $89,125.00 16 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 24 $28,611.00 13 $0.00
Community and Social Service 34 $53,026.00 58 $41,667.00
Legal 7 $0.00 10 $0.00
Educational and Library 78 $63,750.00 414 $19,545.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 73 $28,510.00 88 $2,692.00
Healthcare Practitioners 120 $54,306.00 110 $42,222.00
Healthcare Support 19 $0.00 206 $24,138.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 41 $50,156.00 29 $2,499.00
Law Enforcement 44 $58,750.00 18 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 52 $7,813.00 77 $6,289.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 187 $42,961.00 50 $29,000.00
Personal Care and Service 52 $6,757.00 145 $11,354.00
Sales 416 $43,043.00 286 $13,232.00
Office and Administrative Support 214 $52,813.00 619 $23,552.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 112 $33,955.00 20 $125,227.00
Construction and Extraction 499 $49,836.00 7 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 262 $51,125.00 9 $0.00
Production 404 $49,643.00 195 $31,758.00
Transportation and Material Moving 244 $62,685.00 14 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 4,016 households in 84655, with an average household size of 3.8 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 3,603 families living in the 84655 zip code with an average family size of 4.05 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 84655:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,077 138 388 413
Average Household Size 4.18 4.28 3.44 1.13
Total Families 3,077 138 388 0
Average Household Size 4.16 3.52 3.35 0

Poverty

Of the 3,603 families living in 84655, 2.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 84655:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 4,100 housing units in 84655.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 4,016 97.95%
Vacant 84 2.05%

12.20% of the total 4,100 housing units in 84655 are rental units. This is approximately 500 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,504 are occupied by the owner - or 85.46% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 84655 is $978.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 84655 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    12
  • Less than $500
    13
  • $500 to $999
    250
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    153
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    67
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    17
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 84655 is $323,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 84655 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    81
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    29
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    28
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    300
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,034
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,715
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    279
  • $1,000,000 or more
    38

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 84655. The chart below shows the number of properties in 84655 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    303
  • 1940 to 1949
    85
  • 1950 to 1959
    100
  • 1960 to 1969
    111
  • 1970 to 1979
    268
  • 1980 to 1989
    193
  • 1990 to 1999
    842
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,221
  • 2010 to 2013
    968
  • 2014 or later
    9

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 84655 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    79
  • 1 vehicle available
    509
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,495
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,933

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 84655 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 84655 that commute to work in a particular way.

27.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 84655.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    151
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    572
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    826
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    801
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    704
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    403
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,106
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    225
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    194
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    368
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    551
  • 90 or more minutes
    159

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 84655 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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