Elk Ridge vs West Mountain

A side-by-side comparison of Elk Ridge and West Mountain: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elk Ridge has the higher population (4,782 vs 1,371 in West Mountain). Elk Ridge has the higher median household income ($138,587 vs $107,222 in West Mountain). West Mountain has the higher median home value ($639,300 vs $565,200 in Elk Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Ridge	West Mountain
Population	4,782	1,371
Median age	31.0 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$138,587	$107,222
Median home value	$565,200	$639,300
Housing units	1,303	383
Homeownership rate	99.6%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Ridge	West Mountain
Population	3,737 → 4,782 (+28.0%)	1,233 → 1,371 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$100,391 → $138,587 (+38.0%)	$83,125 → $107,222 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$356,300 → $565,200 (+58.6%)	$478,000 → $639,300 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,536 → $1,472 (-4.2%)	—

Elk Ridge

Population

3,7374,782

Median household income

$100,391$138,587

Median home value

$356,300$565,200

Median gross rent

$1,536$1,472

West Mountain

Population

1,2331,371

Median household income

$83,125$107,222

Median home value

$478,000$639,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk Ridge	West Mountain
Under 5	11.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	27.0%	27.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	11.9%
25 to 34	13.0%	4.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	17.6%
45 to 54	8.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.0%
65 to 74	5.3%	4.8%
75 and over	3.9%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Ridge	West Mountain
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Ridge	West Mountain
No high school diploma	2.1%	2.4%
High school graduate	18.1%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Ridge	West Mountain
Drove alone	71.2%	78.7%
Carpooled	7.3%	2.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.3%	17.2%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Ridge	West Mountain
1-unit, detached	93.0%	95.6%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elk Ridge	West Mountain
Poverty rate	2.2%	0.6%
Average household size	3.75	3.69
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	2011	1980