Cottonwood Heights, UT

Census Place

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2024 Population
32,828
US Senator
Mike Lee
Republican Party
US Senator
John Curtis
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40
2.3% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.56%
4.66% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$119,422
2.44% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$694,100
8.13% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
17,902
1.47% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Cottonwood Heights, UT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.4% of the residents in Cottonwood Heights, UT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cottonwood Heights, UT was $694,100, and the homeownership rate was 72.4%.

Most people in Cottonwood Heights, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Cottonwood Heights, UT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cottonwood Heights, UT is home to a population of 32.8k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.34% of Cottonwood Heights, UT residents were born outside of the country (2.41k people).

In 2024, there were 23.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.1k people) in Cottonwood Heights, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.19k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 904 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%
2024 Citizenship
97.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Cottonwood Heights, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cottonwood Heights, UT was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cottonwood Heights, UT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    28.1k ± 726
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.19k ± 359
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    904 ± 295
5.82%
Hispanic Population
1.91k people

In 2024, there were 23.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.1k people) in Cottonwood Heights, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.19k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 904 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.82% of the people in Cottonwood Heights, UT are hispanic (1.91k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cottonwood Heights, UT as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    101,934 ± 7,718 people
  2. Venezuela
    11,533 ± 2,632 people
  3. India
    9,236 ± 2,356 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 101,934 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 11,533 and India with 9,236.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.34%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.41k people
7.32%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.41k people

As of 2024, 7.34% of Cottonwood Heights, UT residents (2.41k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cottonwood Heights, UT was 7.32%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    447 ± 139
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    302 ± 147
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    82 ± 56

Cottonwood Heights, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.48 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cottonwood Heights, UT employs 17.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cottonwood Heights, UT were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,746 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,132 people), and Retail Trade (2,018 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($101,131), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($95,227), and Manufacturing ($84,821).

Employment

Occupations

17.9k
2024 Value
± 969
−1.47%
1 Year decline
± 7.85%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cottonwood Heights, UT declined at a rate of −1.47%, from 18.2k employees to 17.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cottonwood Heights, UT, are Management Occupations (2,876 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,153 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,899 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cottonwood Heights, UT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

17.9k
2024 Value
± 969
−1.47%
1 Year decline
± 7.85%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cottonwood Heights, UT declined at a rate of −1.47%, from 18.2k employees to 17.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cottonwood Heights, UT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,746 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,132 people), and Retail Trade (2,018 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cottonwood Heights, UT, though some of these residents may live in Cottonwood Heights, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$74,121
Median earning men ± $7,529
$50,133
Median earning women ± $4,904

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($107,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($99,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($89,531).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($133,274), Public Administration ($74,295), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,949).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.7M people employed in Utah. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 7.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Utah.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing the state of Utah. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Cottonwood Heights, UT. Showing the available data for Utah.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (37.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (1.14%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Utah for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

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Mike Lee
Senator from Utah3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
John Curtis
Senator from Utah1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing Utah.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Utah over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cottonwood Heights, UT was $694,100 in 2024, which is 2.09 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $641,900 to $694,100, a 8.13% increase. The homeownership rate in Cottonwood Heights, UT is 72.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cottonwood Heights, UT have an average commute time of 21.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cottonwood Heights, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$694,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$20,889
$9,102
Median Property Taxes
±$567

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cottonwood Heights, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cottonwood Heights, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

72.4%
Homeownership
2024
67.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72.4% of the housing units in Cottonwood Heights, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$119,422
Median Household Income
± $8,471
12.6k
Number of Households
± 768

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.6k households in Cottonwood Heights, UT grew to $119,422 from the previous year's value of $116,583.

The following chart displays the households in Cottonwood Heights, UT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cottonwood Heights, UT is from Utah.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Utah
0.478
2022 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2023, the income inequality in Utah was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.584% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (61.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (25.2%)
  3. Carpooled (7.95%)

In 2024, 61.9% of workers in Cottonwood Heights, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.2%) and those who carpooled to work (7.95%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cottonwood Heights, UT have a shorter commute time (21.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.31% of the workforce in Cottonwood Heights, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cottonwood Heights, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cottonwood Heights, UT have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.56% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cottonwood Heights, UT (2.48k out of 32.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cottonwood Heights, UT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.4% of the population of Cottonwood Heights, UT has health coverage, with 58.4% on employee plans, 4.55% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 16.4% on non-group plans, and 0.402% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Utah see 1,785 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,785 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1441 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 248 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.3% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

4.57%
Uninsured
58.4%
Employer Coverage
4.55%
Medicaid
15.6%
Medicare
16.4%
Non-Group
0.402%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cottonwood Heights, UT declined by 12.3% from 5.21% to 4.57%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cottonwood Heights, UT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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