Escalante, UT · standard
ZIP Code 84726
Garfield County, Utah - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 961
- 1/sq mi
- $67,235
- Median income
- $410,000
- Median home value
- 28.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Escalante pairs a below-median household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 42nd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 20%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 71%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 84726 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 84726 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Escalante, Garfield County, Utah, home to just 961 residents across 961.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 84726 reports a modest median household income of $67,235 (22% below the average Utah ZIP), while per-capita income is $41,067. The poverty rate is 22.0%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Median home value is $410,000 (5% below the average Utah ZIP) and median rent is $1,656; 70.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 28.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 57.9, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Utah and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 84726.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Top industries in ZIP 84726
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Escalante, UT
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 84726.
- Accommodation and food services
Accommodation and food services
18 establishments
- Construction 5
Construction
5 establishments
- Retail trade 5
Retail trade
5 establishments
- Information 3
Information
3 establishments
- Health care and social assistance 3
Health care and social assistance
3 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 84726, Escalante, UT · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
961
Population
961.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 84726?
57.9
Median Age
59.5%
Male
40.5%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$67,235
Median Household Income
-22% vs state ZIP avg
$41,067
Per Capita Income
22.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
448housing units
448
Total Housing Units
363
Occupied Units
85
Vacant Units
2.08
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$410,000
Median Home Value
-5% vs state ZIP avg
$1,656
Median Rent
1982
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 46 business establishments in ZIP 84726, employing approximately 417 people with a combined annual payroll of $18,419,000.
46
Businesses
417
Employees
$18.4M
Annual Payroll
5
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 18 | 39.1% |
| Construction | 5 | 10.9% |
| Retail trade | 5 | 10.9% |
| Information | 3 | 6.5% |
| Health care and social assistance | 3 | 6.5% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 84726, both outside UT so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.