How long do people stay in their homes in Moab, UT?

34.9% (±10.0 points) of households in Moab, UT moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

13.6% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on .

Moved in 2020 or later
34.9% (±10.0 points)
Since before 2000
13.6%

When households in Moab moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved inMoabGrand CountyUtahUnited States
2023 or later5.3% (±3.4 points)5.1%5.4%4.6%
2020 to 202229.6% (±9.4 points)21.2%23.2%20.2%
2010 to 201940.7% (±9.8 points)36.4%41.3%39.6%
2000 to 200910.7% (±5.0 points)21.3%15.0%16.4%
1990 to 19997.4% (±4.7 points)7.6%7.8%9.6%
1989 or earlier6.2% (±3.7 points)8.5%7.2%9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Moab, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Grand County (26.3%).

It is not measurably different from Utah (28.6%).

It is higher than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Moab

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Moab
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that moved in since 2020Compared with this place
Moab—34.9% (±10.0 points)—
Castle Valley9.2 mi2.5% (±18.2 points)Lower
Green River45 mi17.8% (±17.0 points)Not measurably different
Monticello50 mi21.7% (±10.9 points)Not measurably different
Nucla58 mi32.3% (±21.0 points)Not measurably different
Naturita58 mi5.8% (±15.7 points)Lower
Loma59 mi12.8% (±14.0 points)Lower
Fruita60 mi32.1% (±6.4 points)Not measurably different
Redlands60 mi13.4% (±4.2 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Castle Valley, UT (2.5%), Naturita, CO (5.8%), Loma, CO (12.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Moab

How often do people move in Moab?

34.9% of households in Moab, UT moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Moab have?

13.6% of households in Moab have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Moab city, Utah (place:50700, in state:49).

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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