Saratoga Springs, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

48,425

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

3% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.02%

5.25% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$128,802

4.19% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$605,500

Population & Diversity

Saratoga Springs, UT is home to a population of 48.4k people, from which 96% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.59% of Saratoga Springs, UT residents were born outside of the country (3.68k people).

In 2024, there were 15.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (38.4k people) in Saratoga Springs, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.55k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.5k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%

2024 Citizenship

96.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96% of Saratoga Springs, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Saratoga Springs, UT was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Saratoga Springs, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
38.4k ± 1.56k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.55k ± 810
Other (Hispanic)
2.5k ± 796

14.2%

Hispanic Population

6.87k people

14.2% of the people in Saratoga Springs, UT are hispanic (6.87k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Saratoga Springs, 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

7.59%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.68k people

5.98%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.63k people

As of 2024, 7.59% of Saratoga Springs, UT residents (3.68k 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 Saratoga Springs, UT was 5.98%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
310 ± 124
Vietnam
106 ± 69
Gulf War (1990s)
87 ± 56

Saratoga Springs, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.92 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Saratoga Springs, UT employs 21.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Saratoga Springs, UT were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,792 people), Educational Services (2,582 people), and Retail Trade (2,473 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($121,477), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($97,209), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($89,118).

Employment

Occupations

21.2k

2024 Value

± 1,198

12.2%

1 Year growth

± 7.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Saratoga Springs, UT grew at a rate of 12.2%, from 18.9k employees to 21.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Saratoga Springs, UT, are Management Occupations (3,019 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,482 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (2,201 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Saratoga Springs, 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

21.2k

2024 Value

± 1,198

12.2%

1 Year growth

± 7.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Saratoga Springs, UT grew at a rate of 12.2%, from 18.9k employees to 21.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Saratoga Springs, UT, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,792 people), Educational Services (2,582 people), and Retail Trade (2,473 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Saratoga Springs, UT, though some of these residents may live in Saratoga Springs, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$81,054

Median earning men ± $6,485

$35,740

Median earning women ± $4,047

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($128,145), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($109,658), and Manufacturing ($106,316).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($68,125), Manufacturing ($55,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,234).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Saratoga Springs, UT was $605,500 in 2024, which is 1.82 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $567,200 to $605,500, a 6.75% increase. The homeownership rate in Saratoga Springs, UT is 84.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Saratoga Springs, UT have an average commute time of 28.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Saratoga Springs, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$605,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,785

$10,167

Median Property Taxes

±$759

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

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

Rent vs Own

84.5%

Homeownership

2024

70%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.5% of the housing units in Saratoga Springs, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Saratoga Springs, 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.

$128,802

Median Household Income

± $7,451

12k

Number of Households

± 800

In 2024, the median household income of the 12k households in Saratoga Springs, UT grew to $128,802 from the previous year's value of $123,619.

The following chart displays the households in Saratoga Springs, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Saratoga Springs, 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 (62.2%)
Worked At Home (26.8%)
Carpooled (7.17%)

In 2024, 62.2% of workers in Saratoga Springs, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.8%) and those who carpooled to work (7.17%).

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

28.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Saratoga Springs, UT have a longer commute time (28.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.13% of the workforce in Saratoga Springs, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.02% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Saratoga Springs, UT (2.43k out of 48.4k 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 < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Saratoga Springs, 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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