Draper vs South Jordan

A side-by-side comparison of Draper and South Jordan: population, income, housing, and more.

Draper and South Jordan are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Jordan has the higher population (80,331 vs 50,159 in Draper). Draper has the higher median household income ($130,680 vs $126,400 in South Jordan). Draper has the higher median home value ($726,000 vs $614,800 in South Jordan).

Population, income & housing

	Draper	South Jordan
Population	50,159	80,331
Median age	33.7 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$130,680	$126,400
Median home value	$726,000	$614,800
Median gross rent	$1,812	$1,806
Housing units	16,865	26,391
Homeownership rate	71.7%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.8%	46.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Draper	South Jordan
Population	48,000 → 50,159 (+4.5%)	71,198 → 80,331 (+12.8%)
Median household income	$117,266 → $130,680 (+11.4%)	$104,597 → $126,400 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$469,000 → $726,000 (+54.8%)	$405,400 → $614,800 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,415 → $1,812 (+28.1%)	$1,418 → $1,806 (+27.4%)

Draper

Population

48,00050,159

Median household income

$117,266$130,680

Median home value

$469,000$726,000

Median gross rent

$1,415$1,812

South Jordan

Population

71,19880,331

Median household income

$104,597$126,400

Median home value

$405,400$614,800

Median gross rent

$1,418$1,806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Draper	South Jordan
Under 5	6.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	23.4%	23.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.4%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.8%
35 to 44	15.0%	15.1%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	9.5%	9.6%
65 to 74	6.6%	8.8%
75 and over	3.4%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Draper	South Jordan
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	81.0%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	5.1%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.4%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Draper	South Jordan
No high school diploma	3.1%	2.5%
High school graduate	13.7%	16.5%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	33.0%	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17.8%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Draper	South Jordan
Drove alone	67.2%	67.6%
Carpooled	6.9%	8.9%
Public transit	0.7%	1.5%
Walked	1.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	23.4%	20.2%
Other means	0.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Draper	South Jordan
1-unit, detached	62.8%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	15.3%	13.9%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	11.4%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Draper	South Jordan
Poverty rate	5.6%	2.9%
Average household size	2.96	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	2003	2007