Economic Data
Data Comparison by State
Compare Utah and Washington County across population, household income, education, GDP, cost of living, and other key indicators alongside neighboring states.
Economic Indicator Data
Data Comparison By State
Population
Median Household Income
% bachelor’s degree or higher
GDP (in billions)
GDP (per capita)
cost of living
index
Arizona
7,623,818
$86,570
34.7 %
$598 B
$68,283
Phoenix MSA (AZ)
Tucson MSA (AZ)
104.1
100.2
California
39,355,309
$100,800
38.1 %
$4,251 B
$91,116
Los Angeles MSA (CA)
San Francisco MSA (CA)
151.4
165.5
Colorado
6,012,561
$102,500
47.8 %
$584 B
$86,181
Denver MSA (CO)
109.4
Idaho
2,029,733
$87,840
33.0 %
$136 B
$64,846
Boise City MSA (ID)
Idaho Falls MSA (ID)
102.1
0.0
Nevada
3,349,303
$88,880
28.5 %
$282 B
$73,156
Las Vegas MSA (NV)
Reno MSA (NV)
95.6
104.1
New Mexico
2,125,498
$67,620
31.8 %
$153 B
$61,645
Albuquerque MSA (NM)
95.8
Oregon
4,273,586
$92,740
37.8 %
$343 B
$73,678
Portland MSA (OR)
114.1
Utah
3,538,904
$102,900
39.1 %
$319 B
$69,991
Provo MSA (UT)
Salt Lake City MSA (UT)
95.1
103.3
Wyoming
588,753
$81,030
32.3 %
$53 B
$89,806
Cheyenne
n.a.
United States
341,784,857
$83,730
36.8 %
$30,767 B
$76,393
United States
100
Establishment-Based Employment
Average Weekly Wages - Private
Private Businesses
Initial Unemployment Insurance claims
Current
Date
Changes*
Current
Date
Changes*
Current
Date
Changes*
Current
Date
Changes*
Arizona
3,250,100
Aug-2026
0.5%
$1264.28
Aug-2026
5.5%
225,011
Q1 - 26
1.8%
11,053
Aug-2026
-17.5%
California
18,103,800
Aug-2026
0.7%
$1442.11
Aug-2026
5.3%
1,953,774
Q1 - 26
9.3%
158,618
Aug-2026
-4.9%
Colorado
2,981,200
Aug-2026
0.1%
$1382.63
Aug-2026
5.4%
261,077
Q1 - 26
9.6%
12,299
Aug-2026
4.5%
Idaho
896,700
Aug-2026
1.0%
$1250.26
Aug-2026
4.3%
97,975
Q1 - 26
-4.3%
2,494
Aug-2026
-29.9%
Nevada
1,616,300
Aug-2026
1.3%
$1194.20
Aug-2026
5.9%
111,332
Q1 - 26
7.0%
11,492
Aug-2026
-2.1%
New Mexico
905,300
Aug-2026
1.3%
$1096.20
Aug-2026
11.6%
63,100
Q1 - 26
-0.6%
3,440
Aug-2026
-11.4%
Oregon
1,964,400
Aug-2026
-0.5%
$1315.12
Aug-2026
5.8%
167,628
Q1 - 26
-2.2%
17,322
Aug-2026
-0.7%
Utah
1,788,800
Aug-2026
1.2%
$1216.67
Aug-2026
1.8%
136,641
Q1 - 26
1.7%
5,285
Aug-2026
-12.4%
Wyoming
300,600
Aug-2026
0.2%
$1202.76
Aug-2026
7.0%
30,287
Q1 - 26
6.1%
759
Aug-2026
-16.9%
United States
159,238,000
Sep-2026
0.3%
$1681.00
Q1 - 26
4.0%
12,075,890
Q1 - 26
3.6%
164,717
W38-26
-9.0%
Office Market Avg. Asking Rents PSF
Industrial Market Avg. Asking Rents PSF
Existing Single-Family Home Median Sales Price
Location
Current
Date
Changes*
Current
Date
Changes*
Current
Date
Changes*
Arizona
Phoenix Area (AZ)
Tucson Area (AZ)
$2.69
$0.86
Q2 - 26
Q1 - 26
2.7%
-55.9%
$1.09
$1.93
Q2 - 26
Q1 - 26
0.9%
135.4%
$477,700
$391,400
Q2 - 26
Q1 - 26
0.7%
0.2%
California
Los Angeles Area (CA)
San Francisco Area (CA)
$4.12
$6.08
Q2 - 26
Q2 - 26
3.3%
6.2%
$1.19
$1.99
Q2 - 26
Q2 - 26
-6.3%
11.2%
$858,500
$1,500,000
Q1 - 26
Q2 - 26
-0.5%
5.2%
Colorado
Denver MSA (CO)
$2.84
Q2 - 26
0.7%
$0.83
Q2 - 26
2.5%
$668,300
Q2 - 26
0.2%
Idaho
Boise City MSA (ID)
$0.88
Q1 - 26
-55.1%
$1.98
Q1 - 26
130.2%
$521,600
Q2 - 26
5.5%
Nevada
Las Vegas Area (NV)
Northern Nevada
$2.57
$2.32
Q1 - 26
Q2 - 26
-2.3%
6.9%
$1.02
$0.80
Q1 - 26
Q2 - 26
-7.3%
-3.6%
$639,500
$486,300
Q2 - 26
Q2 - 26
0.7%
0.2%
New Mexico
Albuquerque MSA (NM)
$1.74
Q2 - 26
-0.6%
$0.93
Q2 - 26
5.7%
$370,700
Q2 - 26
-1.1%
Oregon
Portland Area (OR)
$2.73
Q2 - 26
-1.1%
$2.73
Q1 - 26
206.7%
$611,100
Q2 - 26
-0.6%
Utah
Salt Lake City Area (UT)
$2.23
Q2 - 26
2.0%
$0.82
Q2 - 26
3.8%
$601,200
Q2 - 26
2.2%
United States
United States
$3.01
Q1 - 25
n.a.
$0.91
Q1 - 25
n.a.
$416,900
Q1 - 25
-2.3%
* Change versus one year ago
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC RATES (PER KWH)
COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC RATES (PER KWH)
INDUSTRIAL NATURAL GAS RATES (PER 1000 CU.FT.)
COMMERCIAL NATURAL GAS RATES (PER 1000 CU.FT.)
Current
Date
Changes*
Current
Date
Changes*
Current
Date
Changes*
Current
Date
Changes*
Arizona
$0.081
2025
0.7%
$0.125
2025
2.0%
$4.31
2025
-19.7%
$9.39
2025
-23.1%
California
$0.216
2025
-1.6%
$0.264
2025
3.2%
$13.06
2025
14.8%
$16.56
2025
18.2%
Colorado
$0.091
2025
5.2%
$0.125
2025
6.5%
$8.04
2025
5.7%
$9.09
2025
5.1%
Idaho
$0.080
2025
3.8%
$0.093
2025
0.9%
$4.15
2025
-18.3%
$6.51
2025
-10.2%
Nevada
$0.081
2025
-4.8%
$0.094
2025
-8.1%
$5.40
2025
-49.5%
$7.51
2025
-45.1%
New Mexico
$0.059
2025
8.7%
$0.112
2025
6.5%
$6.38
2025
13.4%
$6.34
2025
6.7%
Oregon
$0.083
2025
4.5%
$0.106
2025
4.5%
$6.55
2025
-8.4%
$12.21
2025
4.6%
Utah
$0.084
2025
7.3%
$0.100
2025
6.9%
$6.05
2025
-21.9%
$8.31
2025
-27.2%
Wyoming
$0.087
2025
8.8%
$0.095
2025
2.9%
$4.65
2025
-1.6%
$8.22
2025
-7.7%
United States
$0.086
2025
5.8%
$0.134
2025
5.2%
$5.23
2025
28.5%
$10.97
2025
8.9%