Fruit Heights, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

6,023

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.5

0.484% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.88%

26.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$140,679

4.59% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$667,700

Population & Diversity

Fruit Heights, UT is home to a population of 6.02k people, from which 99.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.56% of Fruit Heights, UT residents were born outside of the country (94 people).

In 2024, there were 77.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.72k people) in Fruit Heights, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 74 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 65 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Fruit Heights, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fruit Heights, UT was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fruit Heights, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.72k ± 160
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
74 ± 66
White (Hispanic)
65 ± 52

2.96%

Hispanic Population

178 people

2.96% of the people in Fruit Heights, UT are hispanic (178 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fruit Heights, 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

1.56%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

94 people

2.17%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

131 people

As of 2024, 1.56% of Fruit Heights, UT residents (94 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 Fruit Heights, UT was 2.17%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
158 ± 104
Gulf War (2001-)
89 ± 96
Gulf War (1990s)
86 ± 109

Fruit Heights, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.78 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fruit Heights, UT.

Economy

The economy of Fruit Heights, UT employs 2.91k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fruit Heights, UT were Manufacturing (395 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (290 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (237 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($163,269), Retail Trade ($121,667), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($118,250).

Employment

Occupations

2.91k

2024 Value

± 498

1.96%

1 Year growth

± 23.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fruit Heights, UT grew at a rate of 1.96%, from 2.85k employees to 2.91k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fruit Heights, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (514 people), Management Occupations (456 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (291 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fruit Heights, 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

2.91k

2024 Value

± 498

1.96%

1 Year growth

± 23.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fruit Heights, UT grew at a rate of 1.96%, from 2.85k employees to 2.91k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fruit Heights, UT, are Manufacturing (395 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (290 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (237 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fruit Heights, UT, though some of these residents may live in Fruit Heights, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$99,167

Median earning men ± $27,135

$40,382

Median earning women ± $16,562

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($185,417), Retail Trade ($126,627), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($122,396).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($93,269), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,980), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fruit Heights, UT was $667,700 in 2024, which is 2.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $654,800 to $667,700, a 1.97% increase. The homeownership rate in Fruit Heights, UT is 95.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fruit Heights, UT have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fruit Heights, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$667,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,611

$1,900

Median Property Taxes

±$341

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 Fruit Heights, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

95.7%

Homeownership

2024

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 95.7% of the housing units in Fruit Heights, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 92.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fruit Heights, 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.

$140,679

Median Household Income

± $13,965

1.99k

Number of Households

± 392

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.99k households in Fruit Heights, UT grew to $140,679 from the previous year's value of $134,500.

The following chart displays the households in Fruit 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fruit Heights, 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 (73.7%)
Worked At Home (22.4%)
Carpooled (2.13%)

In 2024, 73.7% of workers in Fruit Heights, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.4%) and those who carpooled to work (2.13%).

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

25.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fruit Heights, UT have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.33% of the workforce in Fruit Heights, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.88% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fruit Heights, UT (233 out of 6.01k 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 75+, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 75+.

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

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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