The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 13 local governments in Carbon County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
5
0
School districts (school boards)
1
1
Special districts (elected boards)
6
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Carbon County
20,517people
38.6median ageU.S.: 38.9
$58,377 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
17%below the U.S.: 12.5%
18.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$228,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
1.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
4.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
6.2%U.S.: 8.4%
50.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
34.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 13.3% · White 81.9% · Black 0.6% · Asian 0.2% · Other or more than one race 4% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Carbon County
4.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.4%. Utah: 3.2%.
349people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
7,950people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
8,299in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.2%
349
7,950
8,299
August 2026
5.1%
424
7,910
8,334
July 2026
5.0%
424
7,981
8,405
June 2026
5.2%
438
8,015
8,453
May 2026
4.9%
413
8,024
8,437
April 2026
5.2%
439
8,058
8,497
March 2026
5.9%
507
8,081
8,588
February 2026
6.4%
547
8,046
8,593
January 2026
5.8%
494
8,043
8,537
December 2025
5.1%
443
8,287
8,730
November 2025
4.9%
430
8,318
8,748
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.4%
379
8,246
8,625
August 2025
4.9%
427
8,225
8,652
July 2025
4.8%
414
8,300
8,714
June 2025
4.8%
426
8,521
8,947
May 2025
4.1%
365
8,456
8,821
April 2025
4.1%
360
8,463
8,823
March 2025
4.2%
371
8,439
8,810
February 2025
4.3%
377
8,363
8,740
January 2025
4.1%
360
8,351
8,711
December 2024
3.6%
318
8,416
8,734
November 2024
3.8%
330
8,357
8,687
October 2024
4.1%
352
8,334
8,686
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.5%
396
8,361
8,757
2024
4.0%
351
8,329
8,680
2023
3.6%
309
8,195
8,504
2022
3.5%
296
8,169
8,465
2021
3.9%
326
8,136
8,462
2020
5.3%
458
8,187
8,645
2019
3.5%
303
8,295
8,598
2018
4.2%
356
8,179
8,535
2017
4.8%
401
7,884
8,285
2016
5.7%
475
7,843
8,318
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Utah's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.5% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Carbon County
224.1 per 100,0002023. Utah: 231.4.
1,285.9 per 100,0002023. Utah: 1,618.4.
0murders2023, 46 violent crimes in all.
2023 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2023
46
224.1
264
1,285.9
2022
55
272.5
204
1,010.6
By police agency (5)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Price Police Department
2025
43
180
8,286
Carbon County Sheriff's Office
2025
24
46
6,914
Helper Police Department
2025
6
27
2,126
Wellington Police Department
2025
4
11
1,620
East Carbon Police Department
2023
5
26
1,569
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Utah · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.63 per 1,000 residents2022, 5 agencies serving 20,187 people.
53sworn officers2022, full-time, as of October 31.
30civilian staff2022, full-time.
2022 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (5), 2022
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Carbon County Sheriff's Office
25
25
6,757
Price Police Department
16
4
8,230
Helper Police Department
5
1
2,082
East Carbon Police Department
4
0
1,531
Wellington Police Department
3
0
1,587
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2022
53
2.63
30
5
2021
52
2.49
27
5
2016
56
2.75
29
5
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Carbon County County Assessor?
Amy Schmidt-Peters (Republican) is the County Assessor of Carbon County, Utah.
Who is the Carbon County County Recorder?
Karla Medley (Republican) is the County Recorder of Carbon County, Utah.
Who is the Carbon County County Treasurer?
Tara Madsen (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Carbon County, Utah.
Who are the Carbon County commissioners?
Jared Haddock (County Commissioner).
Who is on the Carbon County School Board?
Keith W. Cox (Board Member, District 1); Gwen Callahan (Board Member, District 2); Jeffrey Reed Richens (Board Member, District 3).
What is the population of Carbon County?
About 20,517 people, with a median age of 38.6; the median household income is $58,377 and 17% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Carbon County?
4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 349 people unemployed in a labor force of 8,299, against 4.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Carbon County?
13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 1 school district and 6 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Lieutenant Governor's official results of each seat's last election (the November 2024 general) and, for seats last filled in 2022, the county clerks' official canvass reports of the November 2022 general election; officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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