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West Valley City, UT

134,466 Population
35.8 square miles 3,753.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.3 ±1.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 34.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Utah: 32.3 ±0.2

Economics

$30,034 ±$1,493 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: $44,456 ±$996
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Utah: $40,096 ±$528
$80,889 ±$5,655 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: $94,409 ±$2,963
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Utah: $93,421 ±$1,383

12.6% ±3.2% (16,908  ±4,272) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 9.3% 116,525 (±0.8% / ±9,401)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Utah: 9.1% 304,249 (±0.5% / ±15,931)

23.5 minutes ±1.8 (1,498,735  ±145,519) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 23.6 13,123,460 (±0.5 / ±344,552)
  • a little higher than the figure in Utah: 22.6 32,759,890 (±0.3 / ±543,745)

Families

43,539 ±1,924 Number of households
  • the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 460,977 ±3,781
  • Utah: 1,167,591 ±5,333
3.1 ±0.1 (134,174  ±44) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 2.7 1,250,412 (±0 / ±345)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Utah: 2.9 3,362,336

4.9% ±1.9% (1,652  ±654) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 4.9% † 16,180 (±0.7% / ±2,168)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Utah: 6% 52,625 (±0.4% / ±3,841)

Housing

45,566 ±2,023 Number of housing units
  • the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 484,627 ±185
  • Utah: 1,258,529 ±179

$427,300 ±$13,520 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: $547,500 ±$9,435
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Utah: $517,700 ±$5,786

12.6% ±3.4% (16,850  ±4,507.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 14.7% 184,439 (±1% / ±11,890)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Utah: 14% 473,521 (±0.5% / ±16,884.6)

Social

77.1% ±4.6% (65,144  ±4,448.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 91.3% 751,761 (±1.6% / ±13,406.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Utah: 93.1% 1,940,800 (±1% / ±20,542.8)
15.2% ±2.1% (12,817  ±1,787.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 39.3% 323,398 (±1% / ±8,116.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Utah: 38.4% 800,376 (±0.6% / ±12,828.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

28.5% ±3.5% (38,356  ±4,724) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 12.9% 163,369
  • more than double the rate in Utah: 8.9% 303,784

2.1% ±0.5% (2,107  ±481) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 3.7% 34,759 (±0.3% / ±3,045)
  • about half the rate in Utah: 4.4% 109,653 (±0.2% / ±4,740)
2,107 Total veterans ±481 2,034 Male ±480 73 Female ±88

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