Roy, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

38,993

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.917% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.02%

3.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$91,282

0.187% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$383,000

Population & Diversity

Roy, UT is home to a population of 39k people, from which 97.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.14% of Roy, UT residents were born outside of the country (2.79k people).

In 2024, there were 8.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.7k people) in Roy, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.3k Other (Hispanic) and 2k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%

2024 Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of Roy, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Roy, UT was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Roy, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
28.7k ± 1.15k
Other (Hispanic)
3.3k ± 1.14k
White (Hispanic)
2k ± 707

19.5%

Hispanic Population

7.61k people

19.5% of the people in Roy, UT are hispanic (7.61k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Roy, 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

7.14%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.79k people

6.25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.44k people

As of 2024, 7.14% of Roy, UT residents (2.79k 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 Roy, UT was 6.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
880 ± 244
Vietnam
640 ± 237
Gulf War (1990s)
233 ± 93

Roy, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Roy, UT employs 20.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Roy, UT were Manufacturing (2,993 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,297 people), and Retail Trade (2,261 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($75,060), Public Administration ($70,835), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,194).

Employment

Occupations

20.6k

2024 Value

± 1,215

0.438%

1 Year growth

± 8.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Roy, UT grew at a rate of 0.438%, from 20.5k employees to 20.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Roy, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,191 people), Production Occupations (2,017 people), and Management Occupations (1,707 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Roy, 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

20.6k

2024 Value

± 1,215

0.438%

1 Year growth

± 8.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Roy, UT grew at a rate of 0.438%, from 20.5k employees to 20.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Roy, UT, are Manufacturing (2,993 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,297 people), and Retail Trade (2,261 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Roy, UT, though some of these residents may live in Roy, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,425

Median earning men ± $4,007

$35,995

Median earning women ± $2,140

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($78,472), Wholesale Trade ($77,500), and Public Administration ($73,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($65,972), Wholesale Trade ($62,321), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,083).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Roy, UT was $383,000 in 2024, which is 1.15 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $350,800 to $383,000, a 9.18% increase. The homeownership rate in Roy, UT is 84%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Roy, UT have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Roy, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$383,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,149

$11,008

Median Property Taxes

±$758

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

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

Rent vs Own

84%

Homeownership

2024

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84% of the housing units in Roy, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Roy, 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.

$91,282

Median Household Income

± $5,975

13.1k

Number of Households

± 887

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.1k households in Roy, UT grew to $91,282 from the previous year's value of $91,112.

The following chart displays the households in Roy, 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 Roy, 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 (69.2%)
Worked At Home (15.8%)
Carpooled (11.4%)

In 2024, 69.2% of workers in Roy, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.8%) and those who carpooled to work (11.4%).

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 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Roy, UT have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.03% of the workforce in Roy, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.02% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Roy, UT (1.95k out of 38.8k 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 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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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