Hooper, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

9,338

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.279% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.38%

22.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$113,333

1.25% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$628,500

Population & Diversity

Hooper, UT is home to a population of 9.34k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.01% of Hooper, UT residents were born outside of the country (188 people).

In 2024, there were 18.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.11k people) in Hooper, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 431 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 282 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Hooper, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hooper, UT was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hooper, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.11k ± 380
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
431 ± 222
White (Hispanic)
282 ± 211

8.92%

Hispanic Population

833 people

8.92% of the people in Hooper, UT are hispanic (833 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hooper, 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

2.01%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

188 people

1.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

141 people

As of 2024, 2.01% of Hooper, UT residents (188 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 Hooper, UT was 1.53%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
186 ± 87
Vietnam
146 ± 81
Gulf War (1990s)
127 ± 95

Hooper, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Hooper, UT employs 4.55k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hooper, UT were Manufacturing (875 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (569 people), and Public Administration (568 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($125,982), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($110,054), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,761).

Employment

Occupations

4.55k

2024 Value

± 513

2.34%

1 Year growth

± 15.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hooper, UT grew at a rate of 2.34%, from 4.44k employees to 4.55k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hooper, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (581 people), Management Occupations (450 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (376 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hooper, 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

4.55k

2024 Value

± 513

2.34%

1 Year growth

± 15.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hooper, UT grew at a rate of 2.34%, from 4.44k employees to 4.55k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hooper, UT, are Manufacturing (875 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (569 people), and Public Administration (568 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hooper, UT, though some of these residents may live in Hooper, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$80,174

Median earning men ± $13,246

$36,544

Median earning women ± $2,855

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($126,875), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($111,087), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($107,778).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,724), Public Administration ($60,195), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,271).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hooper, UT was $628,500 in 2024, which is 1.89 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $548,800 to $628,500, a 14.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Hooper, UT is 96.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hooper, UT have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hooper, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$628,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$31,625

$2,499

Median Property Taxes

±$353

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

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

Rent vs Own

96.3%

Homeownership

2024

69.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 96.3% of the housing units in Hooper, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 99.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hooper, 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.

$113,333

Median Household Income

± $19,781

2.6k

Number of Households

± 332

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.6k households in Hooper, UT declined from $113,333 from the previous year's value of $114,773.

The following chart displays the households in Hooper, 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 Hooper, 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 (75.5%)
Worked At Home (16.9%)
Carpooled (5.53%)

In 2024, 75.5% of workers in Hooper, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.9%) and those who carpooled to work (5.53%).

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

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hooper, UT have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Hooper, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.38% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hooper, UT (409 out of 9.34k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hooper, UT is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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