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84532 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 84532 covers Moab, Utah, with a population of about 10,648 and a median household income of $64,145.

Population
10,6487 per square mile
Median age
39.40.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,14530% below the Utah median
Poverty rate
15.5%3.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$589,534up 13.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,03027% below the Utah median
Degree or higher
35.2%about the US average
Homeownership
71.4%6.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
569

Where 84532 is

Moab, Utah — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population10,648
Median age39.4
Family households58.5%
Born outside the US6.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.1%
White (non-Hispanic)80.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino11.4%
Veterans5.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$64,145
Income per person$40,536
Poverty rate15.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.3%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k4.4%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k9.0%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k11.9%
$100–125k11.4%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k6.5%
$200k or more6.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed5,520
Mean adjusted gross income$72,567
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.1%
Returns, under $25k25.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.8%
Returns, $200k or more5.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$491,100
Median gross rent$1,030
Rent as a share of household income27.8%
Owner-occupied71.4%
Vacant homes16.4%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house67.8%
Attached house4.3%
2 to 4 units5.7%
5 to 19 units4.8%
20 or more units4.6%
Mobile home12.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$589,534as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 104%
Typical asking rent$1,875as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$639,908$230,634

$230,634 in 2012 to $589,534 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%
High school diploma or higher94.7%
Works from home11.5%
Drives to work alone70.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity28.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.9% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.3% 1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.9% 4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.1% 4.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.3% 6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.8% 6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.4% 4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use66.6% 9.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.9% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.7% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments569
People employed5,411
Annual payroll$212,117,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 68.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.8 out of 100
Community resilience19.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Lightning99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche77.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave64.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake60.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind29.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail21.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave13.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado12.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Utah and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPUtahUnited States
Median household income$64,145$91,750$78,538
Income per person$40,536$39,240$43,289
Poverty rate15.5%8.6%12.4%
Median home value$491,100$455,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,030$1,405$1,348
Homeownership71.4%70.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%36.9%35%
Unemployment rate2.7%3.4%5.2%
Works from home11.5%16%13.5%
Born outside the US6.6%8.6%13.9%
Median age39.431.738.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMOAB, UT US1.8 km away
Rain in a year9 in
Snow in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January43.5°F / 21.4°F0.65 in rain, 1.7 in snow
February52.1°F / 27.2°F0.66 in rain, 1.4 in snow
March64.6°F / 35.6°F0.7 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April72.3°F / 42.6°F0.77 in rain
May82.6°F / 50.7°F0.82 in rain
June93.9°F / 58.9°F0.35 in rain
July99.2°F / 66.3°F0.92 in rain
August95.9°F / 64.1°F0.88 in rain
September87.7°F / 54.7°F0.89 in rain
October73.5°F / 41.7°F1.03 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November57.1°F / 30.3°F0.7 in rain, 1 in snow
December43.9°F / 22°F0.76 in rain, 4.9 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket56% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Grand School District56.2% of this ZIP code's land area
San Juan School District43.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Walkability6.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

84530 La Sal, UT37.4 km away
84540 Thompson, UT47.7 km away
84515 Cisco, UT48.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Grand County56% of this ZIP code's land area
San Juan County44% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1580.08 sq mi
Water area11.87 sq mi
Population density7 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.5677, -109.5271

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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