Rocky Ridge, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

1,060

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

16.5

0.602% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.7%

6.25% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$95,625

6.86% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$573,400

Population & Diversity

Rocky Ridge, UT is home to a population of 1.06k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.472% of Rocky Ridge, UT residents were born outside of the country (5 people).

In 2024, there were 23.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.02k people) in Rocky Ridge, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 44 White (Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Rocky Ridge, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rocky Ridge, UT was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rocky Ridge, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.02k ± 281
White (Hispanic)
44 ± 54
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 13

4.15%

Hispanic Population

44 people

4.15% of the people in Rocky Ridge, UT are hispanic (44 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rocky Ridge, 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

0.472%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

0.555%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

As of 2024, 0.472% of Rocky Ridge, UT residents (5 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 Rocky Ridge, UT was 0.555%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
6 ± 20
Vietnam
1 ± 18

Rocky Ridge, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 6 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Rocky Ridge, UT employs 428 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rocky Ridge, UT were Manufacturing (156 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (70 people), and Educational Services (58 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($42,500), Other Services Except Public Administration ($41,250), and Construction ($37,813).

Employment

Occupations

428

2024 Value

± 112

13.8%

1 Year growth

± 33.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rocky Ridge, UT grew at a rate of 13.8%, from 376 employees to 428 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rocky Ridge, UT, are Production Occupations (115 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (50 people), and Material Moving Occupations (46 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rocky Ridge, 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

428

2024 Value

± 112

13.8%

1 Year growth

± 33.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rocky Ridge, UT grew at a rate of 13.8%, from 376 employees to 428 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rocky Ridge, UT, are Manufacturing (156 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (70 people), and Educational Services (58 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rocky Ridge, UT, though some of these residents may live in Rocky Ridge, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,635

Median earning men ± $4,771

$16,319

Median earning women ± $3,346

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,500), Other Services Except Public Administration ($42,857), and Manufacturing ($41,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($17,885), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($14,444), and Public Administration ($4,583).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rocky Ridge, UT was $573,400 in 2024, which is 1.72 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $450,000 to $573,400, a 27.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Rocky Ridge, UT is 54.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rocky Ridge, UT have an average commute time of 9.36 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rocky Ridge, UT is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$573,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$77,273

$89

Median Property Taxes

±$48

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

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$95,625

Median Household Income

± $13,473

162

Number of Households

± 54

In 2024, the median household income of the 162 households in Rocky Ridge, UT grew to $95,625 from the previous year's value of $89,485.

The following chart displays the households in Rocky Ridge, 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 Rocky Ridge, 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 (59.3%)
Walked (21%)
Carpooled (12.1%)

In 2024, 59.3% of workers in Rocky Ridge, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (21%) and those who carpooled to work (12.1%).

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

9.36 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rocky Ridge, UT have a shorter commute time (9.36 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Rocky Ridge, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rocky Ridge, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rocky Ridge, UT have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rocky Ridge, UT (135 out of 1.06k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rocky Ridge, UT is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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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