With 94,291 people, Sandy is a city in Utah. Few US cities rank higher on income. The typical home is worth $614,100, having roughly tripled since 2000. About 46% of adults have finished a four-year degree. There are 3,893 people per square mile. 75% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $112,176, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 87%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sandy
What changed most since 2000
Homes owned by their occupants84.3% → 75.2%(−9.1 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Median age29.1 → 37.6(+8.5 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Sandy's population equals 7.9% of Salt Lake County's. Its number of households without a car equals 3.6% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 5.3% 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)31.9%(1,050)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(640)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.2%(1,256)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(193)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(73)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,289 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
Sandy, decade by decade
Sandy 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
2000
88,418
$121,064
$329,173
34.7%
21.0
2010
87,461
$109,694
$406,972
36.9%
31.6
2020
96,904
$116,010
$455,484
43.0%
45.9
2024
94,291
$112,176
$614,100
46.0%
46.9
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.
