West Valley City, UT

Census Place

Add Comparison
2023 Population
137,955
0.657% 1-year decline
US Senator
N/AMike Lee
Republican Party
US Senator
N/AJohn Curtis
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
30.3
0.331% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
11.8%
9.21% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$88,604
8.43% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$377,300
13.1% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
70,339
0.611% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, West Valley City, UT had a population of 138k people with a median age of 30.3 and a median household income of $88,604. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of West Valley City, UT declined from 138,868 to 137,955, a −0.657% decrease and its median household income grew from $81,719 to $88,604, a 8.43% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in West Valley City, UT are White (Non-Hispanic) (42%), Other (Hispanic) (25%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.57%), White (Hispanic) (8%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.88%).

None of the households in West Valley City, 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.

85.4% of the residents in West Valley City, UT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in West Valley City, UT are American Beauty Academy-West Valley Campus (11 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in West Valley City, UT was $377,300, and the homeownership rate was 71.1%.

Most people in West Valley City, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.2 minutes. The average car ownership in West Valley City, UT was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

West Valley City, UT is home to a population of 138k people, from which 85.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 23% of West Valley City, UT residents were born outside of the country (31.7k people).

In 2023, there were 1.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (57.9k people) in West Valley City, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 34.4k Other (Hispanic) and 11.8k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

85.4%
2023 Citizenship
86%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 85.4% of West Valley City, UT residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in West Valley City, UT was 86%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in West Valley City, UT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    57.9k ± 2.96k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    34.4k ± 3.55k
  3. Two+ (Hispanic)
    11.8k ± 1.78k
42.5%
Hispanic Population
58.6k people

In 2023, there were 1.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (57.9k people) in West Valley City, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 34.4k Other (Hispanic) and 11.8k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

42.5% of the people in West Valley City, UT are hispanic (58.6k people).

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Utah.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    98,749 ± 7,598 people
  2. Venezuela
    9,695 ± 2,414 people
  3. India
    8,976 ± 2,323 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 98,749 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 9,695 and India with 8,976.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Foreign-Born Population

23%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
31.7k people
21.8%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
30.3k people

As of 2023, 23% of West Valley City, UT residents (31.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in West Valley City, UT was 21.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    966 ± 178
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    667 ± 206
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    656 ± 180

West Valley City, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Economy

The economy of West Valley City, UT employs 70.3k people. The largest industries in West Valley City, UT are Retail Trade (8,796 people), Manufacturing (8,728 people), and Construction (8,152 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($82,344), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($72,955), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($64,217).

Males in Utah have an average income that is 1.5 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,550. The income inequality in Utah (measured using the Gini index) is 0.478, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

70.3k
2023 Value
± 2,070
0.611%
1 Year growth
± 4.32%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in West Valley City, UT grew at a rate of 0.611%, from 69.9k employees to 70.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in West Valley City, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (10,629 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (6,963 people), and Production Occupations (6,276 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of West Valley City, UT.

View Data
Save Image

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Employment by Industries

70.3k
2023 Value
± 2,070
0.611%
1 Year growth
± 4.32%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in West Valley City, UT grew at a rate of 0.611%, from 69.9k employees to 70.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in West Valley City, UT, are Retail Trade (8,796 people), Manufacturing (8,728 people), and Construction (8,152 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West Valley City, UT, though some of these residents may live in West Valley City, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,995
Median earning men ± $1,478
$34,913
Median earning women ± $1,226

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($79,073), Public Administration ($64,625), and Wholesale Trade ($58,821).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,485), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($48,311), and Public Administration ($45,647).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.
Y-Axis
N/A%
Year-over-year N/A
Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in N/A. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Civics

Mike Lee and John Curtis 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.

US Senators from Utah

N/AMike Lee
Senator from Utah3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
N/AJohn Curtis
Senator from Utah1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mike Lee and John Curtis 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.

Error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'concat')

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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Education

In 2022, universities in West Valley City, UT awarded 11 degrees. The student population of West Valley City, UT in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 10 male students and 45 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in West Valley City, UT are Hispanic or Latino (6 and 54.5%), followed by White (4 and 36.4%), Asian (1 and 9.09%), and Black or African American (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in West Valley City, UT by number of degrees awarded are American Beauty Academy-West Valley Campus (11 and 100%).

The most popular majors in West Valley City, UT are General Cosmetology (7 and 63.6%) and Barbering (4 and 36.4%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 55 students enrolled in West Valley City, UT, 18.2% men and 81.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 26 records, of which 92.3% were women and 7.69% men.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 7 degrees awarded
  2. 4 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in West Valley City, UT was General Cosmetology with 7 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in West Valley City, UT according to their major.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
11 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was American Beauty Academy-West Valley Campus with 11 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Student Diversity

In 2022, 4 men were awarded degrees from institutions in West Valley City, UT, which is 0.571 times less than the 7 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 6 degrees mean that there were 1.5 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 4 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Educational Pyramid

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Educational Attainment

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Housing & Living

The median property value in West Valley City, UT was $377,300 in 2023, which is 1.24 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $333,600 to $377,300, a 13.1% increase. The homeownership rate in West Valley City, UT is 71.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in West Valley City, UT have an average commute time of 22.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in West Valley City, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in West Valley City, UT is $88,604. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in West Valley City, UT was Census Tract 1135.39 with a value of $118,875, followed by Census Tract 1135.37 and Census Tract 1134.12, with respective values of $113,844 and $112,232.

Property

$377,300
Median Property Value 2023
±$7,029
$27,612
Median Property Taxes
±$1,214

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

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Rent vs Own

71.1%
Homeownership
2023
68.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 71.1% of the housing units in West Valley City, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.1%.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.
Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 1135.39
  2. Census Tract 1135.37
  3. Census Tract 1134.12

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in West Valley City, UT was Census Tract 1135.39 with a value of $118,875, followed by Census Tract 1135.37 and Census Tract 1134.12, with respective values of $113,844 and $112,232.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$88,604
Median Household Income
± $3,877
38.9k
Number of Households
± 1,589

In 2023, the median household income of the 38.9k households in West Valley City, UT grew to $88,604 from the previous year's value of $81,719.

The following chart displays the households in West Valley City, 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for West Valley City, 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (71.9%)
  2. Carpooled (14.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (10.1%)

In 2023, 71.9% of workers in West Valley City, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.4%) and those who worked at home (10.1%).

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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Commute Time

22.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in West Valley City, UT have a shorter commute time (22.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.06% of the workforce in West Valley City, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West Valley City, UT (16.1k out of 136k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in West Valley City, 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Health

82.1% of the population of West Valley City, UT has health coverage, with 51.9% on employee plans, 15.1% on Medicaid, 6.06% on Medicare, 8.58% on non-group plans, and 0.521% 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.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Salt Lake County, UT.
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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.9% under 18 years, 23.8% between 18 and 34 years, 34.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.57% over 64 years.

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

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Uninsured People

17.9%
Uninsured
51.9%
Employer Coverage
15.1%
Medicaid
6.06%
Medicare
8.58%
Non-Group
0.521%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in West Valley City, UT declined by 2.01% from 18.2% to 17.9%.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart