Eagle Mountain, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

53,290

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

4.07% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.58%

9.39% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$113,648

7.65% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$518,100

Population & Diversity

Eagle Mountain, UT is home to a population of 53.3k people, from which 95.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.13% of Eagle Mountain, UT residents were born outside of the country (3.27k people).

In 2024, there were 15.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (42.9k people) in Eagle Mountain, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.7k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.04k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%

2024 Citizenship

96.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Eagle Mountain, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Eagle Mountain, UT was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Eagle Mountain, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Eagle Mountain, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
42.9k ± 1.31k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.7k ± 662
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.04k ± 520

12.9%

Hispanic Population

6.85k people

12.9% of the people in Eagle Mountain, UT are hispanic (6.85k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
104,058 ± 7,797 people
Venezuela
13,264 ± 2,822 people
Peru
9,271 ± 2,361 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 104,058 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 13,264 and Peru with 9,271.

Foreign-Born Population

6.13%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.27k people

5.36%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.65k people

As of 2024, 6.13% of Eagle Mountain, UT residents (3.27k 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 Eagle Mountain, UT was 5.36%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Eagle Mountain, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
433 ± 208
Gulf War (1990s)
158 ± 79
Vietnam
156 ± 85

Eagle Mountain, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.74 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Eagle Mountain, UT.

Economy

The economy of Eagle Mountain, UT employs 23.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Eagle Mountain, UT were Educational Services (2,909 people), Retail Trade (2,865 people), and Construction (2,810 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($102,925), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($95,585), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,776).

Employment

Occupations

23.2k

2024 Value

± 1,234

8.7%

1 Year growth

± 7.22%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eagle Mountain, UT grew at a rate of 8.7%, from 21.3k employees to 23.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Eagle Mountain, UT, are Management Occupations (3,121 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,534 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,457 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Eagle Mountain, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

23.2k

2024 Value

± 1,234

8.7%

1 Year growth

± 7.22%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eagle Mountain, UT grew at a rate of 8.7%, from 21.3k employees to 23.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Eagle Mountain, UT, are Educational Services (2,909 people), Retail Trade (2,865 people), and Construction (2,810 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Eagle Mountain, UT, though some of these residents may live in Eagle Mountain, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$69,752

Median earning men ± $5,712

$32,590

Median earning women ± $5,398

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,406), Public Administration ($88,203), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,631).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,236), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,021), and Information ($41,473).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Eagle Mountain, UT was $518,100 in 2024, which is 1.56 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $469,500 to $518,100, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Eagle Mountain, UT is 84.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Eagle Mountain, UT have an average commute time of 32.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Eagle Mountain, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$518,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$22,593

$10,799

Median Property Taxes

±$790

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 Eagle Mountain, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

84.7%

Homeownership

2024

72%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.7% of the housing units in Eagle Mountain, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Eagle Mountain, UT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$113,648

Median Household Income

± $3,322

12.7k

Number of Households

± 853

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.7k households in Eagle Mountain, UT grew to $113,648 from the previous year's value of $105,576.

The following chart displays the households in Eagle Mountain, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Eagle Mountain, UT is from Utah.

0.472

2024 Wage GINI in Utah

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Utah across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.6%)
Worked At Home (22.1%)
Carpooled (8.61%)

In 2024, 67.6% of workers in Eagle Mountain, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.61%).

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.

Commute Time

32.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Eagle Mountain, UT have a longer commute time (32.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.44% of the workforce in Eagle Mountain, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Eagle Mountain, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.58% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Eagle Mountain, UT (1.9k out of 53.1k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Eagle Mountain, UT is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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