Herriman vs Riverton

A side-by-side comparison of Herriman and Riverton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Herriman has the higher population (57,336 vs 44,944 in Riverton). Riverton has the higher median household income ($119,093 vs $118,446 in Herriman). Herriman has the higher median home value ($554,900 vs $543,900 in Riverton).

Population, income & housing

	Herriman	Riverton
Population	57,336	44,944
Median age	28.8 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$118,446	$119,093
Median home value	$554,900	$543,900
Median gross rent	$1,870	$1,826
Housing units	16,969	14,050
Homeownership rate	81.5%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	35.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herriman	Riverton
Population	40,149 → 57,336 (+42.8%)	43,250 → 44,944 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$101,460 → $118,446 (+16.7%)	$101,619 → $119,093 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$375,100 → $554,900 (+47.9%)	$349,600 → $543,900 (+55.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,360 → $1,870 (+37.5%)	$1,584 → $1,826 (+15.3%)

Herriman

Population

40,14957,336

Median household income

$101,460$118,446

Median home value

$375,100$554,900

Median gross rent

$1,360$1,870

Riverton

Population

43,25044,944

Median household income

$101,619$119,093

Median home value

$349,600$543,900

Median gross rent

$1,584$1,826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herriman	Riverton
Under 5	9.7%	7.9%
5 to 17	26.1%	22.9%
18 to 24	8.5%	5.9%
25 to 34	18.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	16.2%	16.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	5.2%	10.6%
65 to 74	2.7%	7.3%
75 and over	1.5%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herriman	Riverton
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.7%
Asian	2.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.4%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herriman	Riverton
No high school diploma	4.8%	7.2%
High school graduate	16.9%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	29.7%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herriman	Riverton
Drove alone	62.8%	66.2%
Carpooled	10.6%	9.7%
Public transit	1.6%	1.3%
Walked	1.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.7%
Worked from home	22.8%	20.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herriman	Riverton
1-unit, detached	65.2%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	19.6%	12.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	1.9%
20 or more units	5.7%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Herriman	Riverton
Poverty rate	6.8%	3.4%
Average household size	3.43	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	2012	2000