South Ogden vs West Haven

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

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

West Haven has the higher population (19,977 vs 17,563 in South Ogden). West Haven has the higher median household income ($104,307 vs $81,543 in South Ogden). West Haven has the higher median home value ($511,200 vs $371,100 in South Ogden).

Population, income & housing

	South Ogden	West Haven
Population	17,563	19,977
Median age	33.1 yrs	29.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,543	$104,307
Median home value	$371,100	$511,200
Median gross rent	$1,334	$1,715
Housing units	6,946	6,782
Homeownership rate	69.9%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Ogden	West Haven
Population	17,063 → 17,563 (+2.9%)	13,782 → 19,977 (+44.9%)
Median household income	$68,585 → $81,543 (+18.9%)	$77,733 → $104,307 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$213,800 → $371,100 (+73.6%)	$301,900 → $511,200 (+69.3%)
Median gross rent	$963 → $1,334 (+38.5%)	$1,161 → $1,715 (+47.7%)

South Ogden

Population

17,06317,563

Median household income

$68,585$81,543

Median home value

$213,800$371,100

Median gross rent

$963$1,334

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)

	South Ogden	West Haven
Under 5	7.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	25.3%
18 to 24	8.9%	12.1%
25 to 34	20.3%	14.3%
35 to 44	12.2%	16.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	12.3%
55 to 64	11.3%	7.5%
65 to 74	9.0%	3.8%
75 and over	5.5%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Ogden	West Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	75.4%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.3%
Asian	1.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Ogden	West Haven
No high school diploma	4.2%	4.1%
High school graduate	23.3%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Ogden	West Haven
Drove alone	73.0%	69.8%
Carpooled	10.1%	9.0%
Public transit	1.6%	1.1%
Walked	1.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	17.9%
Other means	0.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Ogden	West Haven
1-unit, detached	63.2%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	12.7%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	7.1%
20 or more units	8.5%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	South Ogden	West Haven
Poverty rate	7.8%	4.5%
Average household size	2.59	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1979	2009