South Jordan vs West Valley City

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

South Jordan 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 80,331 in South Jordan). South Jordan has the higher median household income ($126,400 vs $88,604 in West Valley City). South Jordan has the higher median home value ($614,800 vs $377,300 in West Valley City).

Population, income & housing

	South Jordan	West Valley City
Population	80,331	137,955
Median age	35.8 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$126,400	$88,604
Median home value	$614,800	$377,300
Median gross rent	$1,806	$1,445
Housing units	26,391	40,691
Homeownership rate	84.1%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.5%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Jordan	West Valley City
Population	71,198 → 80,331 (+12.8%)	136,009 → 137,955 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$104,597 → $126,400 (+20.8%)	$66,342 → $88,604 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$405,400 → $614,800 (+51.7%)	$219,500 → $377,300 (+71.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,418 → $1,806 (+27.4%)	$1,126 → $1,445 (+28.3%)

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

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)

	South Jordan	West Valley City
Under 5	6.7%	8.0%
5 to 17	23.3%	23.2%
18 to 24	6.4%	10.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	15.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.6%	10.0%
65 to 74	8.8%	5.3%
75 and over	4.2%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Jordan	West Valley City
White (non-Hispanic)	81.0%	42.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	4.6%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	4.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	42.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Jordan	West Valley City
No high school diploma	2.5%	18.6%
High school graduate	16.5%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.7%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Jordan	West Valley City
Drove alone	67.6%	71.9%
Carpooled	8.9%	14.4%
Public transit	1.5%	1.9%
Walked	0.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	20.2%	10.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Jordan	West Valley City
1-unit, detached	72.5%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	13.9%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	6.3%
20 or more units	7.9%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	South Jordan	West Valley City
Poverty rate	2.9%	11.8%
Average household size	3.11	3.54
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	2007	1984