Millcreek vs West Valley City

A side-by-side comparison of Millcreek and West Valley City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Valley City has the higher population (137,955 vs 63,342 in Millcreek). Millcreek has the higher median household income ($98,502 vs $88,604 in West Valley City). Millcreek has the higher median home value ($579,300 vs $377,300 in West Valley City).

Population, income & housing

	Millcreek	West Valley City
Population	63,342	137,955
Median age	37.0 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$98,502	$88,604
Median home value	$579,300	$377,300
Median gross rent	$1,444	$1,445
Housing units	27,546	40,691
Homeownership rate	63.4%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.9%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Millcreek	West Valley City
Population	60,731 → 63,342 (+4.3%)	136,009 → 137,955 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$72,134 → $98,502 (+36.6%)	$66,342 → $88,604 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$366,100 → $579,300 (+58.2%)	$219,500 → $377,300 (+71.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,120 → $1,444 (+28.9%)	$1,126 → $1,445 (+28.3%)

Millcreek

Population

60,73163,342

Median household income

$72,134$98,502

Median home value

$366,100$579,300

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,444

West Valley City

Population

136,009137,955

Median household income

$66,342$88,604

Median home value

$219,500$377,300

Median gross rent

$1,126$1,445

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Millcreek	West Valley City
Under 5	5.9%	8.0%
5 to 17	15.0%	23.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	10.7%
25 to 34	17.4%	14.8%
35 to 44	15.3%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.1%	10.0%
65 to 74	8.2%	5.3%
75 and over	7.5%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Millcreek	West Valley City
White (non-Hispanic)	78.1%	42.0%
Black or African American	2.7%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.8%
Asian	3.6%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.2%	4.1%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	42.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Millcreek	West Valley City
No high school diploma	4.0%	18.6%
High school graduate	14.5%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Millcreek	West Valley City
Drove alone	65.9%	71.9%
Carpooled	7.1%	14.4%
Public transit	2.9%	1.9%
Walked	1.2%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.2%
Worked from home	21.2%	10.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Millcreek	West Valley City
1-unit, detached	55.4%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	9.8%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	6.3%
20 or more units	13.2%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Millcreek	West Valley City
Poverty rate	8.2%	11.8%
Average household size	2.45	3.54
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1972	1984