Woods Cross, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

11,531

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.1

5.59% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.8%

6.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$120,543

4.52% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$497,400

Population & Diversity

Woods Cross, UT is home to a population of 11.5k people, from which 95.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.17% of Woods Cross, UT residents were born outside of the country (711 people).

In 2024, there were 18.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.48k people) in Woods Cross, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 514 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 341 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Woods Cross, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Woods Cross, UT was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Woods Cross, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.48k ± 619
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
514 ± 413
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
341 ± 159

9.66%

Hispanic Population

1.11k people

9.66% of the people in Woods Cross, UT are hispanic (1.11k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Woods Cross, 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

6.17%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

711 people

2.29%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

263 people

As of 2024, 6.17% of Woods Cross, UT residents (711 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 Woods Cross, UT was 2.29%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
189 ± 118
Vietnam
160 ± 80
Gulf War (1990s)
62 ± 57

Woods Cross, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Woods Cross, UT employs 6.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Woods Cross, UT were Other Services, Except Public Administration (714 people), Retail Trade (651 people), and Educational Services (637 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($91,818), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,606), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($90,375).

Employment

Occupations

6.47k

2024 Value

± 717

1.14%

1 Year growth

± 15.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Woods Cross, UT grew at a rate of 1.14%, from 6.4k employees to 6.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Woods Cross, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (797 people), Management Occupations (797 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (524 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Woods Cross, 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

6.47k

2024 Value

± 717

1.14%

1 Year growth

± 15.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Woods Cross, UT grew at a rate of 1.14%, from 6.4k employees to 6.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Woods Cross, UT, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (714 people), Retail Trade (651 people), and Educational Services (637 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Woods Cross, UT, though some of these residents may live in Woods Cross, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$73,476

Median earning men ± $4,279

$40,913

Median earning women ± $10,067

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($95,250), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($90,375), and Public Administration ($88,589).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,115), Manufacturing ($61,528), and Public Administration ($52,188).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Woods Cross, UT was $497,400 in 2024, which is 1.5 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $472,600 to $497,400, a 5.25% increase. The homeownership rate in Woods Cross, UT is 81%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Woods Cross, UT have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Woods Cross, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$497,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$33,357

$2,799

Median Property Taxes

±$427

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

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

Rent vs Own

81%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81% of the housing units in Woods Cross, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Woods Cross, 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.

$120,543

Median Household Income

± $12,989

3.46k

Number of Households

± 460

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.46k households in Woods Cross, UT grew to $120,543 from the previous year's value of $115,335.

The following chart displays the households in Woods Cross, 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Woods Cross, 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 (75.8%)
Worked At Home (13.4%)
Carpooled (5.94%)

In 2024, 75.8% of workers in Woods Cross, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.4%) and those who carpooled to work (5.94%).

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

20 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Woods Cross, UT have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.2% of the workforce in Woods Cross, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Woods Cross, UT (548 out of 11.4k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

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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