Kearns metro is home to 37,696 people in Utah. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 32.2. Density works out to 8,138 people per square mile. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.6% of residents.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $86,968, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kearns metro
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$115,203 → $373,700(+224%)US over the same years: +67%
White share89.1% → 45.5%(−43.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share7.3% → 42.4%(+35.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Kearns metro's population equals 3.2% of Salt Lake County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)37.4%(418)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(233)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.8%(222)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,119 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Kearns metro, decade by decade
Kearns metro population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
28,374
$68,424
$115,203
7.8%
24.9
2000
33,659
$83,270
$208,215
10.1%
52.5
2010
35,731
$75,942
$231,178
10.8%
67.9
2020
36,723
$83,473
$267,133
13.4%
74.1
2024
37,696
$86,968
$373,700
13.7%
75.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
