Wellington vs West Wood

A side-by-side comparison of Wellington and West Wood: population, income, housing, and more.

Wellington and West Wood are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wellington has the higher population (1,526 vs 833 in West Wood). West Wood has the higher median household income ($78,889 vs $58,807 in Wellington). West Wood has the higher median home value ($419,500 vs $173,100 in Wellington).

Population, income & housing

	Wellington	West Wood
Population	1,526	833
Median age	34.1 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,807	$78,889
Median home value	$173,100	$419,500
Median gross rent	$868	—
Housing units	691	291
Homeownership rate	59.4%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wellington	West Wood
Population	1,428 → 1,526 (+6.9%)	694 → 833 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$47,880 → $58,807 (+22.8%)	$69,886 → $78,889 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$122,500 → $173,100 (+41.3%)	$209,300 → $419,500 (+100.4%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $868 (+24.0%)	—

Wellington

Population

1,4281,526

Median household income

$47,880$58,807

Median home value

$122,500$173,100

Median gross rent

$700$868

West Wood

Population

694833

Median household income

$69,886$78,889

Median home value

$209,300$419,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wellington	West Wood
Under 5	9.3%	11.6%
5 to 17	14.6%	30.5%
18 to 24	10.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	16.1%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.9%	9.1%
45 to 54	8.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	7.5%	6.5%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.1%
75 and over	7.7%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wellington	West Wood
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wellington	West Wood
No high school diploma	9.7%	2.1%
High school graduate	41.0%	6.3%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wellington	West Wood
Drove alone	72.1%	63.5%
Carpooled	10.3%	32.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	3.7%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wellington	West Wood
1-unit, detached	59.5%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	10.3%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.8%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Wellington	West Wood
Poverty rate	19.2%	23.2%
Average household size	2.64	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	15	33
Median year structure built	1978	1993