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Uintah County · Utah

ZIP code 84078

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 84078 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
30,669

ZCTA residents

Median income
$71,230

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$279,000

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
4.85%

Utah state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 84078 sits in Uintah County, Utah and is home to 30,669 people. Median household income is $71,230, the median home is worth $279,000 and median gross rent is $907. 69.9% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 4.85% (Utah state rate).

County
Uintah County

FIPS 49047

State
Utah (UT)

299 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 84078

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
30,669ZIP 84078 residents
Median household income
$71,230Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$279,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$907Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
32 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
69.9%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 84078 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 84078 is a small city in Uintah County, Utah, with 30,669 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #48 of 299 ranked by population — larger than 84% of them. The median age here is 32 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in ZIP 84078 earn a median of $71,230 a year, 9.3% below the national figure of $78,538. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 10% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 84078 is valued at $279,000, 8% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $907 a month, 35.5% below the national figure, or roughly $10,884 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 69.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Reading ZIP 84078 in context

How 84078 sits inside Uintah County and Utah.

ZIP 84078 is tabulated inside Uintah County, Utah, one of 8 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 299 across Utah. This is a dense urban ZIP, where a single postal boundary can hold more residents than an entire rural county. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 84078 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 84078 reports a median household income of $71,230, 21% above the $58,692 county median, and 9% below the $78,550 typical UT ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $279,000, 4% above the county figure and 23% below the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $907 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

Utah charges 4.85% statewide, and local governments overlapping 84078 may add county, city or special-district levies on top. We publish the state floor for this ZIP rather than guessing a combined figure, because ZIP boundaries and taxing-district boundaries were drawn for different purposes and do not line up.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 84078 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 84078

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
4.85%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$5Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$49Before any exemptions

Utah levies 4.85% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
15%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
3.9×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,448/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
10%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 84078 compares

ZIP 84078 against the median ZIP in Uintah County and across Utah.

MeasureZIP 84078County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$71,230$58,692$78,550-9%
Median home value$279,000$268,950$363,100-23%
Median gross rent$907$907$1,173-23%
Population30,6694961,463+1996%

Medians are computed across the 8 ZIP areas in Uintah County and the 299 ZIP areas in Utah.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 299 Utah ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 36% of 265 state ZIPs

#170
Home value

above 30% of 274 state ZIPs

#191
Population

larger than 84% of 299 state ZIPs

#48

Comparable ZIP codes

Utah ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
84535San Juan County$71,357$300,200$1,065
84649Millard County$71,452$203,700—
84058Utah County$71,474$441,900$1,395
84046Daggett County$70,714$238,800$1,013
84624Millard County$70,581$259,600$1,007
84737Washington County$70,417$420,900$1,239

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Uintah County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Uintah County, Utah.

ZIP 84078 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 84078?
ZIP 84078 lies mostly in Uintah County, Utah. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 84078?
Utah charges 4.85% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 84078 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $907 a month, about 15% of median household income, and the median home is worth $279,000 — -23% against the typical Utah ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 84078, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.