West Jordan

Population: 116,277
Median household income: $103,960
Median home value: $454,700

West Jordan is a community in Salt Lake County, Utah, home to 116,277 residents. At $103,960, its median household income sits above Salt Lake County's $94,658.

From 2019 to 2023, West Jordan's population grew 1.9% from 114,138 to 116,277, while its median home value rose 60.0% from $284,200 to $454,700.

70.6% of workers drive to work alone. 71.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 116,277
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $103,960
Median home value: $454,700
Median gross rent: $1,650
Housing units: 37,496
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

114,138116,277

Median household income

$80,955$103,960

Median home value

$284,200$454,700

Median gross rent

$1,234$1,650

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	114,138	$80,955	$284,200	$1,234
2020	115,181	$84,722	$316,600	$1,269
2021	116,045	$90,227	$342,600	$1,383
2022	116,383	$99,002	$412,100	$1,489
2023	116,277	$103,960	$454,700	$1,650

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1722.1%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,398	6.4%
5 to 17	25,732	22.1%
18 to 24	11,631	10.0%
25 to 34	17,189	14.8%
35 to 44	18,229	15.7%
45 to 54	14,307	12.3%
55 to 64	11,295	9.7%
65 to 74	7,604	6.5%
75 and over	2,892	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	75,864	65.2%
Black or African American	1,379	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	248	0.2%
Asian	3,185	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,912	1.6%
Some other race	496	0.4%
Two or more races	5,141	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28,052	24.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,316	8.8%
High school graduate	19,110	26.7%
Some college or associate's	25,632	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	14,391	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6,067	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit1.4%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home17.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	44,248	70.6%
Carpooled	5,897	9.4%
Public transit	862	1.4%
Walked	377	0.6%
Bicycle	105	0.2%
Worked from home	10,900	17.4%
Other means	274	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,511	18.4%
15 to 29 min	24,365	47.1%
30 to 44 min	12,831	24.8%
45 to 59 min	2,869	5.5%
60+ min	2,187	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.19
Poverty rate: 6.2% (7,155 of 115,691)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,873	79.6%
Nonfamily households	7,422	20.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,295	96.8%
Vacant	1,201	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,139	77.5%
Renter-occupied	8,156	22.5%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached10.3%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units8.2%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,790	71.4%
1-unit, attached	3,866	10.3%
2 to 4 units	869	2.3%
5 to 19 units	2,082	5.6%
20 or more units	3,093	8.2%
Mobile home & other	796	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4982950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6027, -112.0013