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West Valley City, UT

139,094 Population
35.8 square miles 3,882.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.3 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: 33.6 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Utah: 31.8 ±0.2

Economics

$26,074 ±$1,408 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: $37,405 ±$917
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Utah: $35,220 ±$607
$74,348 ±$5,046 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: $81,307 ±$1,675
  • a little less than the amount in Utah: $79,449 ±$1,246

8.2% ±2.7% (11,320  ±3,673) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: 8.2% † 102,889 (±0.8% / ±10,394)
  • a little less than the rate in Utah: 8.6% 281,673 (±0.5% / ±15,053)

22 minutes ±1.6 (1,327,710  ±119,950) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: 21.7 10,936,465 (±0.5 / ±335,596)
  • a little higher than the figure in Utah: 21.4 27,978,436 (±0.3 / ±470,217)

Families

42,003 ±2,068 Number of households
  • the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: 443,798 ±3,523
  • Utah: 1,101,499 ±5,112
3.3 ±0.2 (138,876  ±253) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: 2.8 1,248,337 (±0 / ±3,470)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Utah: 3 3,290,918 (±0)

5.1% ±1.8% (1,818  ±645) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: 5.2% † 16,814 (±0.7% / ±2,410)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Utah: 5.8% 49,297 (±0.5% / ±4,299)

Housing

43,083 ±2,053 Number of housing units
  • the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: 464,624 ±1,252
  • Utah: 1,190,154 ±220

$343,300 ±$8,772 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: $444,200 ±$5,655
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Utah: $421,700 ±$4,076

17.6% ±4.1% (24,089  ±5,547.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: 14.6% 182,218 (±0.9% / ±11,744.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Utah: 14.5% 478,353 (±0.6% / ±18,075.9)

Social

80% ±4% (66,403  ±3,935) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: 91.9% 744,172 (±1.7% / ±13,555.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Utah: 93.2% 1,873,479 (±1% / ±20,457.9)
13.7% ±2% (11,389  ±1,671.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: 36.2% 293,033 (±1% / ±7,742.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Utah: 36.8% 740,097 (±0.6% / ±12,860.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

25.2% ±3.5% (35,078  ±4,917) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: 12.2% 153,680 (±0.6% / ±7,936)
  • more than double the rate in Utah: 8.3% 278,336 (±0.3% / ±9,885)

3.2% ±0.9% (3,153  ±867) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area: 4.1% 38,273 (±0.4% / ±3,262)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Utah: 4.8% 114,803 (±0.2% / ±4,889)
3,153 Total veterans ±867 3,024 Male ±854 129 Female ±103

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