CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Magna metro

Utah · 17,829 residents · 19.9 sq mi

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Magna metro is a city of 17,829 people in Utah. This skews young, with a median age of 23.5. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $45,900. The population has fallen 22% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 23.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 46%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,829

−22%vs 2000

vs 22,770 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

23.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 25.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

19.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202430K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.2%(2,000)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 915.3%(2,719)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1412.3%(2,188)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,326)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(987)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.6%(3,141)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(2,457)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.2%(1,112)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.7%(844)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.5%(632)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.9%(343)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(80)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,691

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,845 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,773

−39%vs 2000

vs $14,355 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.0%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,900

−46%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $112,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$418

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $630 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.4%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.4% in 2000

18.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.6%(18,348)

Black0.5%(106)

Hispanic / Latino15%(3,416)

Asian0.6%(135)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(16,692)

Black0.6%(103)

Hispanic / Latino8.3%(1,486)

Asian1.3%(227)

Other4.5%(807)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican31.1%(9,346)

South American2.9%(878)

Central American1.8%(551)

Peruvian1.4%(417)

Salvadoran1.3%(378)

Venezuelan0.8%(246)

Spaniard0.6%(189)

Colombian0.4%(125)

Cuban0.4%(119)

Guatemalan0.3%(95)

Puerto Rican0.3%(92)

Chilean0.2%(68)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.2%(52)

Honduran0.1%(26)

Argentine0%(15)

Ecuadorian0%(7)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.4%(109)

Laotian0.4%(108)

Kazakh0.3%(95)

Filipino0.3%(81)

Chinese0.2%(49)

Japanese0.1%(35)

Burmese0.1%(29)

Korean0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan2.5%(754)

Samoan0.8%(231)

Native Hawaiian0.4%(119)

Fijian0.2%(61)

Ancestry

English18.9%(5,685)

German8.8%(2,656)

Irish6.7%(2,016)

American3.9%(1,174)

Italian3.1%(932)

Dutch2.6%(775)

Scottish2.6%(775)

Norwegian1.7%(498)

Swedish1.7%(496)

Welsh1.5%(452)

Swiss0.9%(265)

French0.9%(259)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.8%(252)

Polish0.8%(243)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(205)

Greek0.6%(187)

British0.3%(89)

Finnish0.3%(81)

Belgian0.2%(59)

Australian0.1%(42)

Romanian0.1%(42)

Brazilian0.1%(38)

Portuguese0.1%(31)

Canadian0.1%(27)

Austrian0.1%(25)

Hungarian0.1%(24)

Czech0.1%(17)

French Canadian0%(13)

Armenian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.0%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.0 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 16.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.3%(4,000)

Married50%(5,823)

Widowed2.7%(315)

Divorced12.9%(1,508)

Women 15+

Never married30%(3,347)

Married50.1%(5,585)

Widowed5%(562)

Divorced14.8%(1,650)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.9%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 21.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.5%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 60.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 9.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.3%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 68.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)39%(350)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.8%(285)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.5%(238)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 897 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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