Census-designated place · Utah

Maeser, Utah

Maeser, census-designated place, in Uintah County, Utah. Maeser had 4,081 residents in the 2020 Census, a full count; the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 4,435 (±658). GEOID 4947180.

Residents, 2020 Census

4,081

Census count or controlled total
ACS 2020-2024 estimate: 4,435 ±658

Median household income

$83,813

±$11,233 (90% margin)
Utah: $95,166

Median home value

$341,200

±$18,068 (90% margin)
Utah: $489,400

Median gross rent

$794

±$257 (90% margin)
Utah: $1,496

Where is Maeser and what county is it in?

Maeser is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for counting, with no city government of its own, in Uintah County, Utah. It covers 6.5 square miles of land, 631 residents per square mile in 2020.

Maeser is in the Vernal, UT micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Maeser (marked with a dot) in Uintah County, Utah. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Maeser, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 4,081 residents in Maeser, a full count rather than a sample. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a sample, estimates 4,435 (±658).

The Census Bureau publishes yearly population estimates for incorporated places only; Maeser is a census-designated place, so its figures come from the ACS and the 2020 Census.

ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure MaeserUintah CountyUtah Change since 2015-2019
Total population 4,435 ±658 37,056 3,392,331 no clear change
Households 1,530 ±249 12,145 1,124,822 no clear change
Average household size 2.89 ±0.34 3.02 2.97 no clear change
Housing units 1,598 ±257 13,838 1,223,468 no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Maeser?

The median resident of Maeser is 32.0 years old; 32.4% are under 18 and 14.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 85.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 6.1%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure MaeserUintah CountyUtah Change since 2015-2019
Median age 32.0 ±5.5 33.2 32.0 no clear change
Under 18 years 32.4% ±5.5 pts 31.2% 27.8% –
65 years and over 14.0% ±3.5 pts 11.9% 11.9% –
Male 46.9% ±3.9 pts 50.6% 50.7% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.1% ±3.5 pts 8.8% 15.9% –
White alone, not Hispanic 85.0% ±5.3 pts 80.0% 74.7% −10.9 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 3.2% ±2.0 pts 0.5% 1.1% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.8% ±1.1 pts 0.8% 2.4% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.7% ±1.0 pts 3.8% 0.6% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.8% ±1.5 pts 0.1% 0.9% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 3.4% ±2.3 pts 5.8% 4.0% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.8 pts 0.2% 0.4% –
Born outside the United States 0.8% ±1.5 pts 3.1% 8.9% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 1.8% ±1.8 pts 6.1% 15.9% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 4.3% ±2.1 pts 4.4% 4.6% –
With a disability 9.9% ±3.9 pts 14.0% 10.6% –
No health insurance coverage 6.4% ±3.6 pts 13.1% 8.4% no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 93.2% ±4.2 pts 89.8% 93.4% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 22.7% ±7.0 pts 16.8% 37.7% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 5.3% ±2.6 pts 4.4% 13.0% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 82.8% ±8.9 pts 86.3% 86.0% –
Moved from another state in the past year 12.2% ±8.1 pts 3.4% 2.8% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Maeser earn?

Half of Maeser's 1,530 households earn less than $83,813 a year (±$11,233), against $73,746 in Uintah County and $95,166 in Utah. In 2015-2019 it was $93,351 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 7.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure MaeserUintah CountyUtah Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $83,813 ±$11,233 $73,746 $95,166 no clear change
Mean household income $82,316 ±$9,997 $94,276 $121,376 –
Per capita income $28,364 ±$3,301 $31,623 $40,873 no clear change
People below the poverty line 7.7% ±3.7 pts 11.8% 8.5% –
Children under 18 below the poverty line 13.2% ±6.7 pts 13.4% 8.8% –
Households receiving SNAP 18.8% ±11.0 pts 13.2% 5.2% –
Households with a computer 92.4% ±8.2 pts 95.1% 97.9% –
Households with a broadband subscription 86.5% ±9.5 pts 91.1% 93.4% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Maeser?

Owners occupy 75.9% of Maeser's occupied homes and renters 24.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $341,200 by its owner (±$18,068). The median renter pays $794 a month including utilities, and 67.1% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure MaeserUintah CountyUtah Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $341,200 ±$18,068 $298,600 $489,400 +$34,142
Median gross rent $794 ±$257 $941 $1,496 −$368
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 67.1% ±27.4 pts 22.4% 37.1% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,721 ±$223 $1,567 $2,009 –
Owner-occupied homes 75.9% ±9.9 pts 73.5% 70.2% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 24.1% ±9.9 pts 26.5% 29.8% –
Housing units 1,598 ±257 13,838 1,223,468 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 4.2% ±6.0 pts 1.2% 0.6% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±9.7 pts 4.9% 5.5% –
Single-family detached homes 75.3% ±9.1 pts 69.6% 66.5% –
Mobile homes 2.8% ±2.4 pts 11.7% 2.9% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±2.3 pts 1.3% 4.2% –
Built 2010 to 2019 26.0% ±9.5 pts 15.4% 16.4% –
Built 1939 or earlier 0.0% ±2.3 pts 2.9% 6.1% –
Households with no vehicle 1.4% ±2.0 pts 3.1% 4.1% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Maeser work and get to work?

75.3% of Maeser's workers drive alone and 12.3% work from home. The average trip to work takes 18.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure MaeserUintah CountyUtah Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 58.9% ±7.4 pts 60.9% 69.6% –
Unemployment rate 0.9% ±1.2 pts 6.0% 3.6% –
Drove alone to work 75.3% ±7.3 pts 72.8% 67.4% –
Carpooled 8.7% ±3.9 pts 12.1% 9.8% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±2.0 pts 0.5% 1.6% –
Walked 0.0% ±2.0 pts 3.4% 2.0% –
Worked from home 12.3% ±7.2 pts 8.0% 17.6% –
Mean travel time to work 18.4 min ±3.0 20.6 min 22.1 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Maeser?

No census tract lies mostly in Maeser; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Maeser, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Maeser
Tract 9683.01Uintah County6,524 $74,367 $329,40013%
Tract 9683.02Uintah County4,877 $97,659 $356,50016%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Maeser) · Census block assignment files

How does Maeser compare with other places in Utah?

Maeser ranks 111th of 165 places in Utah with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Maeser's rank in Utah (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population (ACS 2020-2024)100th167
Residents per square mile117th167
Median household income111th165
Per capita income141st167
Median home value133rd167
Median gross rent147th155
Poverty rate52nd111
Bachelor's degree or higher129th166
Median age102nd167
Owner-occupied share101st167
Work from home107th146
Travel time to work130th167

Maeser's figures with every place in Utah (CSV)

Every place in Utah, sortable · Compare Maeser with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Maeser?

17 of the 57 figures for Maeser on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Maeser are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.