Kearns, UT

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2022 Population

36,862

0.0543% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

Mitt Romney

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

31.3

2.62% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

9.05%

7.46% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$79,334

9.07% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$295,500

22.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Kearns, UT had a population of 36.9k people with a median age of 31.3 and a median household income of $79,334. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Kearns, UT grew from 36,842 to 36,862, a 0.0543% increase and its median household income grew from $72,739 to $79,334, a 9.07% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kearns, UT are White (Non-Hispanic) (46.5%), Other (Hispanic) (25.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (7.82%), White (Hispanic) (7.12%), and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) (4.38%).

None of the households in Kearns, 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.

87.7% of the residents in Kearns, UT are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Kearns, UT was $295,500, and the homeownership rate was 81.2%.

Most people in Kearns, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Kearns, UT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kearns, UT is home to a population of 36.9k people, from which 87.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 19.6% of Kearns, UT residents were born outside of the country (7.23k people).

In 2022, there were 1.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.1k people) in Kearns, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.49k Other (Hispanic) and 2.88k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

87.7%

2022 Citizenship

88.4%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 87.7% of Kearns, UT residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Kearns, UT was 88.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kearns, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.1k ± 1.05k
Other (Hispanic)
9.49k ± 1.11k
Two+ (Hispanic)
2.88k ± 940

41.8%

Hispanic Population

15.4k people

41.8% of the people in Kearns, UT are hispanic (15.4k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Kearns, UT as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

19.6%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

7.23k people

19%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

7.01k people

As of 2022, 19.6% of Kearns, UT residents (7.23k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kearns, UT was 19%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
470 ± 197
Vietnam
193 ± 68
Gulf War (1990s)
56 ± 57

Kearns, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.44 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Kearns, UT employs 19k people. The largest industries in Kearns, UT are Manufacturing (3,367 people), Construction (2,367 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,049 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,372), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($55,667), and Utilities ($54,844).

Employment

Occupations

19k

2022 Value

± 1,139

1.5%

1 Year growth

± 8.36%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Kearns, UT grew at a rate of 1.5%, from 18.7k employees to 19k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kearns, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,320 people), Production Occupations (2,330 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (2,028 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kearns, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

19k

2022 Value

± 1,139

1.5%

1 Year growth

± 8.36%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Kearns, UT grew at a rate of 1.5%, from 18.7k employees to 19k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kearns, UT, are Manufacturing (3,367 people), Construction (2,367 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,049 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kearns, UT, though some of these residents may live in Kearns, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,476

Median earning men ± $2,284

$32,739

Median earning women ± $2,359

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($62,926), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,868), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,781).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($49,007), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,850), and Public Administration ($47,944).

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 58.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.58%).

Mike Lee and Mitt Romney 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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Kearns, UT. Showing the available data for Utah.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.58%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 58.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.58%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Utah for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

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Mike Lee

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitt Romney

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Mike Lee and Mitt Romney 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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Utah

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Utah have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.574% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.647% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (639k), High School or Equivalent (579k), and Bachelors Degree (496k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kearns, UT was $295,500 in 2022, which is 1.05 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $240,400 to $295,500, a 22.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Kearns, UT is 81.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Kearns, UT have an average commute time of 24.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kearns, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Kearns, UT is $79,334. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Kearns, UT was Census Tract 1135.26 with a value of $94,754, followed by Census Tract 1137.01 and Census Tract 1138.01, with respective values of $86,250 and $77,744.

Property

$295,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,317

$8,553

Median Property Taxes

±$746

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 Kearns, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

81.2%

Homeownership

2022

71.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 81.2% of the housing units in Kearns, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1135.26
Census Tract 1137.01
Census Tract 1138.01

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Kearns, UT was Census Tract 1135.26 with a value of $94,754, followed by Census Tract 1137.01 and Census Tract 1138.01, with respective values of $86,250 and $77,744.

The following map shows all of the places in Kearns, UT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$79,334

Median Household Income

± $2,831

10.5k

Number of Households

± 845

In 2022, the median household income of the 10.5k households in Kearns, UT grew to $79,334 from the previous year's value of $72,739.

The following chart displays the households in Kearns, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.478

2022 Wage GINI in Utah

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2022, the income inequality in Utah was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0322% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (73.7%)
Carpooled (14.5%)
Worked At Home (9.06%)

In 2022, 73.7% of workers in Kearns, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.5%) and those who worked at home (9.06%).

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

24.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kearns, UT have a shorter commute time (24.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.943% of the workforce in Kearns, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kearns, UT (3.31k out of 36.6k 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 6 - 11, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kearns, UT is Hispanic, followed by White 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

79.4% of the population of Kearns, UT has health coverage, with 54.1% on employee plans, 11.8% on Medicaid, 4.93% on Medicare, 7.92% on non-group plans, and 0.735% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Salt Lake County, UT see 1292 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.623% increase from the previous year (1284 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1258 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 184 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,292 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Salt Lake County, UT

Primary care physicians in Salt Lake County, UT see an average of 1,292 patients per year. This represents a 0.623% increase from the previous year (1,284 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Salt Lake County, UT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.9% under 18 years, 22.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 6.98% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

20.6%

Uninsured

54.1%

Employer Coverage

11.8%

Medicaid

4.93%

Medicare

7.92%

Non-Group

0.735%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kearns, UT grew by 7.64% from 19.1% to 20.6%.

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

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