Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

105,277

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.9

1.65% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.79%

3.09% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$99,427

3.32% 1-year growth

Health

93.4% of the population of Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT has health coverage, with 59.1% on employee plans, 7.56% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 14% on non-group plans, and 0.911% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Utah see 1,785 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,785 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1441 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 248 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

1,785 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Utah

Primary care physicians in Utah see an average of 1,785 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,785 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.55%

Uninsured

59.1%

Employer Coverage

7.56%

Medicaid

11.8%

Medicare

14%

Non-Group

0.911%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT declined by 8.87% from 7.19% to 6.55%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT employs 53.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT were Construction (3,327 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,098 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,944 people), and the highest paying industries were Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers ($223,863), Software publishers ($188,617), and Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores ($173,889).

Males in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT have an average income that is 1.42 times higher than the average income of females, which is $69,841. The income inequality in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT (measured using the Gini index) is 0.464, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

24,935

Women

46.3%

28,949

Men

53.7%

The workforce of Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT in 2024 was 53,884 people, with 46.3% woman, and 53.7% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

53.9k

2024 Value

−1.32%

1 Year decline

± −1.32%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT declined at a rate of −1.32%, from 54.6k employees to 53.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT, are Customer service representatives (1,867 people), Other managers (1,813 people), and Retail salespersons (1,435 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, 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

53.9k

2024 Value

−1.32%

1 Year decline

± −1.32%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT declined at a rate of −1.32%, from 54.6k employees to 53.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT, are Construction (3,327 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,098 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,944 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT, though some of these residents may live in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,306

Median earning men ± $4,234

$44,865

Median earning women ± $2,855

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($95,526), Wholesale Trade ($93,167), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,426).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($101,023), Public Administration ($73,841), and Manufacturing ($66,105).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

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.

Education

The student population of Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 124 male students and 45 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT are Hispanic or Latino (21 and 33.3%), White (16 and 25.4%), Two or More Races (7 and 11.1%), and Unknown (7 and 11.1%).

The largest universities in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT by number of degrees awarded are The Barber School (64 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT are Barbering (48 and 75%) and Hair Styling & Design (16 and 25%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 169 students enrolled in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT, 73.4% men and 26.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 66 records, of which 30.3% were women and 69.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Barbering
48 degrees awarded
Hair Styling & Design
16 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT was Barbering with 48 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

The Barber School

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

64 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was The Barber School with 64 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 48 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT, which is 3 times more than the 16 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 21 degrees mean that there were 1.31 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 16 degrees awarded.

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

Measure

In 2024, 0.62% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.649% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (21.9k), Some college (19.2k), and High School or Equivalent (16.7k).

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 Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT was $590,900 in 2024, which is 1.78 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $533,800 to $590,900, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT is 66.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$590,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,710

$27,043

Median Property Taxes

±$1,112

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 Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.9%

Homeownership

2024

68.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.9% of the housing units in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, 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.

$99,427

Median Household Income

± $2,948

40.4k

Number of Households

± 1,545

In 2024, the median household income of the 40.4k households in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT grew to $99,427 from the previous year's value of $96,228.

The following chart displays the households in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, 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

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT

0.464

2023 Wage GINI in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT

In 2024, the income inequality in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.191% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (63.6%)
Worked At Home (21.9%)
Carpooled (9.42%)

In 2024, 63.6% of workers in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.9%) and those who carpooled to work (9.42%).

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

21.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.811% of the workforce in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.79% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, UT (8.18k out of 105k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Salt Lake County (Southeast)--Sandy (North), Cottonwood Heights & Midvale Cities PUMA, 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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