New housing units permitted
238
Across 135 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $41.8M.
Thompson Springs, UT (84540)
Grand County · Population 70
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Thompson Springs, UT (ZIP 84540) sits in Grand County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Obesity comes in below the national average at 25.0%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $47,058 per worker, roughly 28% below the US average. Biological accounts for 50% of the 4 FEMA disaster declarations on record for this ZIP. Annual precipitation averages just 14.7" per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals — an arid-climate ZCTA where landscaping and water-budget choices matter more than national averages suggest. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 4-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Salt Lake County, UT (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: fair market rent of $1,560 for a two-bedroom. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$1,140
/month
1 Bed
$1,300
/month
2 Bed
$1,560
/month
3 Bed
$2,120
/month
4 Bed
$2,620
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
Single-family
120
50% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
118
50% of total units
Single-family value
$34.8M
construction value
Multifamily value
$7.0M
construction value
Apartment construction (5+ unit buildings) accounts for 42% of new units this year — the area is densifying, not just adding single-family stock.
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$47,058
Average weekly wage
$905
Total employment
6,934
Total establishments
688
That is roughly 28% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.9%
That tracks the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
6,903
Employed
6,632
Unemployed
271
Based on Grand County, UT data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
4
Date Range
1977–2020
Most Recent Declaration
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Biological — declared April 4, 2020 (DR-4525)
Incident period: January 20, 2020 – May 11, 2023
Top Incident Types
- Biological2 (50%)
- Coastal Storm1 (25%)
- Drought1 (25%)
Households Program
1
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
4
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
1
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
47.1°F
32.4° – 61.9°
Annual precipitation
14.7"
Annual snowfall
59.1"
Heating · cooling days
6,942.5 · 455.1
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: GLADE PARK 17W, CO US, 31 miles from the centroid of Thompson Springs, UT (ZIP 84540)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
47
GoodGood 246dModerate 117dUSG 2d
Peak AQI (2024)
105
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Primary pollutant
Ozone
226 days as main pollutant
Days measured
365
Based on Grand County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
7,357
That is roughly 843 years per 100,000 below the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
17%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.5
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.8
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
13.2%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
124
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
949
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.7
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
95%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
46%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 6.7% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Grand data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Good food access — most residents near a store
8.0% of Grand County, UT residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.31
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.65
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
1.23
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 2.5% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Grand County, UT for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 15 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 26 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
0
Burglary
4
Vehicle theft
4
County-level data for Grand (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−14 people
−9 households • +$6.5M net AGI flow
Moved in
700households
1,057 people • $45.7M AGI
Moved out
709households
1,071 people • $39.3M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Salt Lake County, UT — 39 households
- San Juan County, UT — 33 households
Where departing residents went
- Salt Lake County, UT — 37 households
- Mesa County, CO — 32 households
- San Juan County, UT — 32 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $65,350 versus departing households' $55,420.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Utah
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 84540. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
Yes
graduated
Sales tax (combined)
7.42%
State 6.10% · avg local 1.32%
Property tax (effective)
0.62%
Median $2,415/year
Tax burden rank
36 of 50
10.90% of personal income
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
130% FPL
Federal 130% FPL gross income limit. Asset limit $3,000.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 84540
Nearby ZIPs by distance
84515 (23 mi) · 81525 (29.8 mi) · 81521 (Fruita, 34.6 mi) · 81523 (39.4 mi) · 81522 (48.8 mi) · 84532 (Spanish Valley, 48.8 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
25.0%
8.0pp below the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
32.6%
Tracks close to the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
27.1%
5.1pp above the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
75.4%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
8.1%
4.9pp below the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
10.9%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
What these numbers say together
Thompson Springs, UT (ZIP 84540) sits in Grand County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Obesity comes in below the national average at 25.0%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $47,058 per worker, roughly 28% below the US average. Biological accounts for 50% of the 4 FEMA disaster declarations on record for this ZIP. Annual precipitation averages just 14.7" per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals — an arid-climate ZCTA where landscaping and water-budget choices matter more than national averages suggest. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 4-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Salt Lake County, UT (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: fair market rent of $1,560 for a two-bedroom. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 27.1%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 84540
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 84540?
25.0%, which is 8.0 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 84540?
27.1%, which is 5.1 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 84540?
32.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 84540 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 84540 ranks in the 67th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 84540?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 84540, ranking in the 89th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 84540 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 4 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 84540 between 1977–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 84540?
Biological is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 84540, accounting for 2 of 4 declarations (50%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 84540?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 84540 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4525) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 84540?
ZIP 84540 has an average annual temperature of 47.1°F and 14.7" of annual precipitation based on the GLADE PARK 17W, CO US weather station 31.0 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 84540?
Utah has a graduated income tax with a top rate of unspecified. Combined sales tax: 7.42% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Utah have paid family leave?
Utah has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 84540?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (4 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (4 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 84540
Nearby ZIPs by distance
84515 (23 mi) · 81525 (29.8 mi) · 81521 (Fruita, 34.6 mi) · 81523 (39.4 mi) · 81522 (48.8 mi) · 84532 (Spanish Valley, 48.8 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Data refreshed via Mubboo's ETL pipeline; oldest source on this page retrieved Apr 24, 2026.
Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
67th percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 1,094
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
42
Persons with Disability
201
Without HS Diploma
28
Without Health Insurance
127
Adults Age 65+
235
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.