Roosevelt, Utah

Population

Growing. Up 3.9% since 2020.

7,032

people, the 84th-largest of Utah's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Utah's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The workday

7 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

69.3%

of 4,353 jobs located in Roosevelt are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 65% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$977

a month. Utah's median is $1,496.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $170.

A $170 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Duchesne County.

• $967 Tract 9405.02
• $1,137 Tract 9406

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$987–$1,480

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $977 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

59% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 222 homes permitted, 2022–2025
• 4% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 59% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4–1.7% to the 2,566 homes here.

9–44

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 42% less than Utah's.

$282,500

median home value in Roosevelt.

• $282,500 Roosevelt
• $489,400 Utah
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year