Cottonwood Heights

Population: 32,984
Median household income: $116,583
Median home value: $641,900

Cottonwood Heights is a community in Salt Lake County, Utah, home to 32,984 residents. At $116,583, its median household income sits above Salt Lake County's $94,658.

From 2019 to 2023, Cottonwood Heights's population declined 3.1% from 34,036 to 32,984, while its median home value rose 67.6% from $382,900 to $641,900.

The median resident is 39.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,984
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $116,583
Median home value: $641,900
Median gross rent: $1,697
Housing units: 13,098
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,03632,984

Median household income

$93,564$116,583

Median home value

$382,900$641,900

Median gross rent

$1,230$1,697

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,036	$93,564	$382,900	$1,230
2020	33,865	$95,427	$402,100	$1,288
2021	33,597	$99,645	$454,700	$1,402
2022	33,257	$110,197	$561,600	$1,547
2023	32,984	$116,583	$641,900	$1,697

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,818	5.5%
5 to 17	5,413	16.4%
18 to 24	2,431	7.4%
25 to 34	4,592	13.9%
35 to 44	4,823	14.6%
45 to 54	3,918	11.9%
55 to 64	4,191	12.7%
65 to 74	3,242	9.8%
75 and over	2,556	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,947	84.7%
Black or African American	228	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39	0.1%
Asian	1,401	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.1%
Some other race	58	0.2%
Two or more races	1,425	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,863	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate16.1%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree31.9%

Graduate or professional degree20.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	775	3.3%
High school graduate	3,755	16.1%
Some college or associate's	6,472	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	7,441	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,879	20.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone64.1%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home23.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,463	64.1%
Carpooled	1,432	8.0%
Public transit	159	0.9%
Walked	323	1.8%
Bicycle	31	0.2%
Worked from home	4,159	23.3%
Other means	309	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,526	25.7%
15 to 29 min	7,023	51.2%
30 to 44 min	2,225	16.2%
45 to 59 min	495	3.6%
60+ min	448	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 7.2% (2,377 of 32,917)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,970	72.0%
Nonfamily households	3,487	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,457	95.1%
Vacant	641	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,859	71.1%
Renter-occupied	3,598	28.9%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units12.7%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,297	71.0%
1-unit, attached	926	7.1%
2 to 4 units	413	3.2%
5 to 19 units	1,659	12.7%
20 or more units	737	5.6%
Mobile home & other	66	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4916270
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6137, -111.8146