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Midvale

Utah · 36,099 residents (2025 est.) · 5.90 sq mi
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Midvale is a city of 35,989 people in Utah. 43% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 32.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. Density works out to 6,105 people per square mile. 8,960 more people live here than in 2000. That trails the Utah median by roughly 21%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
35,989
+33%since 2000
from 27,029 in 2000
36,099 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
6,105 / sq mi
+29%since 2009
from 4,716 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
32.7
+16%since 2000
from 28.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
5.90 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
9K17K24K31K38K19902000201020202024Midvale
202436K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(2,142)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(2,093)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(2,332)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(2,180)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.3%(2,999)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3423.4%(8,428)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.4%(5,555)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.8%(3,516)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.3%(3,329)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.5%(2,326)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 841.7%(613)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.3%(476)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$75,084
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,130 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,668
+125%since 2000
from $17,609 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.1%
+30.1 ptssince 2009
from 20.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.2%
−1.9 ptssince 2000
from 13.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.413
+12%since 2010
from 0.368 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services11.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration9.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade9%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade7.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$436,600
+71%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $140,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,597
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $655 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
43.4%
−4.7 ptssince 2000
from 48.1% in 2000
56.6% rent
Vacancy rate
3.9%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.30 people
−9%since 2009
from 2.54 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.7%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 28.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.0%
+9.9 ptssince 2009
from 42.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.8
+35%since 2009
from 4.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
78
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic73.4%(19,847)
Black0.8%(215)
Hispanic / Latino20.8%(5,613)
Asian1.8%(485)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic64.5%(23,219)
Black1.6%(593)
Hispanic / Latino19.4%(6,990)
Asian4.5%(1,611)
Other9.9%(3,576)
Diversity Score
67
+9%since 2009
from 61 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican12.2%(4,383)
South American2.8%(1,002)
Salvadoran1.6%(576)
Venezuelan1.1%(404)
Dominican0.8%(288)
Argentine0.7%(246)
Peruvian0.3%(123)
Puerto Rican0.3%(115)
Chilean0.2%(89)
Ecuadorian0.2%(85)
Cuban0.2%(78)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.2%(65)
Spaniard0.2%(62)
Colombian0.1%(48)
Costa Rican0.1%(37)
Honduran0.1%(33)
Asian origin
Chinese1.1%(393)
Asian Indian0.6%(224)
Korean0.6%(210)
Vietnamese0.5%(179)
Kazakh0.4%(131)
Filipino0.3%(97)
Thai0.2%(70)
Sri Lankan0.1%(41)
Japanese0.1%(36)
Laotian0.1%(31)
Mongolian0.1%(30)
Nepalese0.1%(29)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0.1%(24)
Pacific Islander origin
Tongan1.3%(476)
Samoan0.3%(119)
Guamanian0.1%(33)
Chamorro0.1%(26)
Ancestry
English20.2%(7,258)
German9.2%(3,295)
Irish6.7%(2,418)
Scottish3.8%(1,380)
Swedish3.3%(1,196)
Italian2.6%(923)
American2.5%(907)
Welsh2.3%(834)
Danish2%(714)
Russian1.4%(505)
Norwegian1.4%(503)
French1.3%(481)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch1.3%(471)
Arab1.2%(423)
British1%(344)
Polish0.9%(312)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(282)
Brazilian0.8%(273)
Greek0.7%(262)
Hungarian0.5%(193)
Swiss0.5%(192)
Iraqi0.5%(184)
Armenian0.4%(130)
Canadian0.3%(117)
Portuguese0.3%(93)
Palestinian0.2%(87)
Jordanian0.2%(63)
Croatian0.2%(58)
Finnish0.2%(54)
Syrian0.1%(44)
Czech0.1%(42)
West Indian0.1%(42)
Slovene0.1%(39)
Lebanese0.1%(36)
Austrian0.1%(28)
Lithuanian0.1%(28)
Jamaican0.1%(19)
Romanian0%(17)
Ethiopian0%(16)
Ukrainian0%(14)
Israeli0%(12)
Slovak0%(12)
Belgian0%(8)
Latvian0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.8%
+13.2 ptssince 2000
from 20.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.7%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 82.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.5%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 5.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.6 min
+47%since 2000
from 14.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
60.1%
−13.7 ptssince 2009
from 73.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
15.6%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.2%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.4%
+12.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.7%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.4%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.3%
−4.1 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
75.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2011
from 73.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
82.0%
+4.1 ptssince 2020
from 77.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.9%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.5%
+14.7 ptssince 2009
from 24.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 52.8% in 2009
Female
49.9%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 47.2% in 2009
Foreign born
13.2%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 15.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.9%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.8%
+4.3 ptssince 2012
from 9.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.9%
−9.6 ptssince 2013
from 22.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.7%
+11.4 ptssince 2017
from 82.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 96.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
82.1%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 77.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
79.2%
+3.1 ptssince 2016
from 76.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
10.4%
−5.9 ptssince 2016
from 16.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married45.6%(6,701)
Married41%(6,025)
Widowed2.1%(314)
Divorced11.3%(1,668)
Women 15+
Never married36.9%(5,429)
Married39.8%(5,860)
Widowed5.1%(746)
Divorced18.2%(2,679)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.9%
−9.6 ptssince 2013
from 22.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
59.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 60.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 9.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
11.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 10.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
12.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 69.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
22.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 21.4% 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)36.5%(403)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(301)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.4%(214)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(71)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.9%(43)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,104 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Midvale, Utah?

Midvale, Utah has about 35,989 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Midvale, Utah?

The typical household in Midvale, Utah earns about $75,084 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Midvale, Utah expensive?

In Midvale, Utah, the median home is worth about $436,600, and the typical rent is about $1,597 a month.

How educated are people in Midvale, Utah?

About 33.8% of adults age 25 and over in Midvale, Utah hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Midvale, Utah?

About 11.2% of people in Midvale, Utah live below the federal poverty line.

Has Midvale, Utah grown since 1990?

Yes, Midvale, Utah has grown since 1990. The population has added about 24,103 residents, a change of about 203 percent over that period.

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