Ballard vs Maeser

A side-by-side comparison of Ballard and Maeser: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Maeser has the higher population (4,533 vs 1,648 in Ballard). Ballard has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $77,873 in Maeser). Maeser has the higher median home value ($315,100 vs $241,100 in Ballard).

Population, income & housing

	Ballard	Maeser
Population	1,648	4,533
Median age	33.6 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$81,250	$77,873
Median home value	$241,100	$315,100
Median gross rent	$1,233	$792
Housing units	491	1,665
Homeownership rate	86.5%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ballard	Maeser
Population	1,053 → 1,648 (+56.5%)	4,123 → 4,533 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$64,500 → $81,250 (+26.0%)	$75,852 → $77,873 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$163,700 → $241,100 (+47.3%)	$249,500 → $315,100 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,109 → $1,233 (+11.2%)	$944 → $792 (-16.1%)

Ballard

Population

1,0531,648

Median household income

$64,500$81,250

Median home value

$163,700$241,100

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,233

Maeser

Population

4,1234,533

Median household income

$75,852$77,873

Median home value

$249,500$315,100

Median gross rent

$944$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ballard	Maeser
Under 5	7.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	23.6%	28.1%
18 to 24	8.0%	10.4%
25 to 34	13.8%	9.7%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.6%	8.6%
55 to 64	10.8%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.1%	7.4%
75 and over	2.7%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ballard	Maeser
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	1.1%
Asian	4.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ballard	Maeser
No high school diploma	8.9%	8.2%
High school graduate	47.0%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ballard	Maeser
Drove alone	69.0%	76.1%
Carpooled	19.4%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	2.7%
Worked from home	10.5%	7.0%
Other means	0.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ballard	Maeser
1-unit, detached	81.5%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	11.4%
20 or more units	0.8%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Ballard	Maeser
Poverty rate	13.6%	8.3%
Average household size	3.65	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1993	1999