Roy vs West Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Roy and West Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Roy has the higher population (39,021 vs 19,977 in West Haven). West Haven has the higher median household income ($104,307 vs $91,112 in Roy). West Haven has the higher median home value ($511,200 vs $350,800 in Roy).

Population, income & housing

	Roy	West Haven
Population	39,021	19,977
Median age	32.7 yrs	29.6 yrs
Median household income	$91,112	$104,307
Median home value	$350,800	$511,200
Median gross rent	$1,557	$1,715
Housing units	13,460	6,782
Homeownership rate	86.3%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roy	West Haven
Population	39,040 → 39,021 (-0.0%)	13,782 → 19,977 (+44.9%)
Median household income	$70,032 → $91,112 (+30.1%)	$77,733 → $104,307 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$191,800 → $350,800 (+82.9%)	$301,900 → $511,200 (+69.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,061 → $1,557 (+46.7%)	$1,161 → $1,715 (+47.7%)

Roy

Population

39,04039,021

Median household income

$70,032$91,112

Median home value

$191,800$350,800

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,557

West Haven

Population

13,78219,977

Median household income

$77,733$104,307

Median home value

$301,900$511,200

Median gross rent

$1,161$1,715

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roy	West Haven
Under 5	8.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	19.1%	25.3%
18 to 24	9.5%	12.1%
25 to 34	16.6%	14.3%
35 to 44	15.2%	16.0%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.3%
55 to 64	10.3%	7.5%
65 to 74	7.1%	3.8%
75 and over	4.2%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roy	West Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	73.3%	75.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	1.8%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roy	West Haven
No high school diploma	6.7%	4.1%
High school graduate	33.6%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roy	West Haven
Drove alone	71.5%	69.8%
Carpooled	10.4%	9.0%
Public transit	1.2%	1.1%
Walked	0.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	17.9%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roy	West Haven
1-unit, detached	81.4%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	3.1%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Roy	West Haven
Poverty rate	4.8%	4.5%
Average household size	2.99	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1985	2009