South Jordan vs Taylorsville

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

South Jordan and Taylorsville 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 59,010 in Taylorsville). South Jordan has the higher median household income ($126,400 vs $85,608 in Taylorsville). South Jordan has the higher median home value ($614,800 vs $398,900 in Taylorsville).

Population, income & housing

	South Jordan	Taylorsville
Population	80,331	59,010
Median age	35.8 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$126,400	$85,608
Median home value	$614,800	$398,900
Median gross rent	$1,806	$1,432
Housing units	26,391	21,096
Homeownership rate	84.1%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.5%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Jordan	Taylorsville
Population	71,198 → 80,331 (+12.8%)	60,138 → 59,010 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$104,597 → $126,400 (+20.8%)	$66,311 → $85,608 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$405,400 → $614,800 (+51.7%)	$239,400 → $398,900 (+66.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,418 → $1,806 (+27.4%)	$1,054 → $1,432 (+35.9%)

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

Taylorsville

Population

60,13859,010

Median household income

$66,311$85,608

Median home value

$239,400$398,900

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,432

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Jordan	Taylorsville
Under 5	6.7%	7.0%
5 to 17	23.3%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	15.4%
35 to 44	15.1%	14.1%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	9.6%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.1%
75 and over	4.2%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Jordan	Taylorsville
White (non-Hispanic)	81.0%	60.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.7%
Asian	4.6%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	1.6%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	26.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Jordan	Taylorsville
No high school diploma	2.5%	12.2%
High school graduate	16.5%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.7%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Jordan	Taylorsville
Drove alone	67.6%	69.0%
Carpooled	8.9%	13.8%
Public transit	1.5%	1.4%
Walked	0.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	20.2%	13.7%
Other means	1.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Jordan	Taylorsville
1-unit, detached	72.5%	64.0%
1-unit, attached	13.9%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	11.4%
20 or more units	7.9%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	South Jordan	Taylorsville
Poverty rate	2.9%	9.1%
Average household size	3.11	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	2007	1981