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Tooele

Utah · 42,270 residents (2025 est.) · 24.1 sq mi
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Tooele is a city of 38,405 people in Utah. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 15,903 people. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Few US cities rank higher on income. The median age is 32.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. 79% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $96,221, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 77%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Tooele

What changed most since 1990

  • Population13,887 → 38,405 (+177%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$143,524 → $381,400 (+166%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree11.2% → 18.6% (+7.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 33 cities and towns in the Salt Lake City metro

  • 19th in household income$96,221
  • 25th in share with a bachelor's degree18.6%
  • 26th in home value$381,400
  • 17th in diversity score48.5

Its weight in Tooele County

Tooele's population equals 48% of Tooele County's. Its number of households without a car equals 70% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
38,405
+71%since 2000
from 22,502 in 2000
42,270 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,593 / sq mi
+71%since 2000
from 933 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
32.7
+19%since 2000
from 27.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
24.1 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
11K19K26K34K41K19902000201020202024Tooele
202438K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.8%(2,614)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 98.6%(3,313)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.7%(3,340)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.7%(2,955)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.2%(2,756)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.9%(5,355)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.3%(6,275)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.4%(4,360)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 648.8%(3,388)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.5%(2,491)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.5%(1,338)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.6%(220)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$96,221
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,862 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,560
+108%since 2000
from $16,580 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
65.8%
+36.0 ptssince 2009
from 29.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 6.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.338
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.339 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade11.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance10%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical9.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing1.6%
US avg: 0.4%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$381,400
+77%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $118,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,214
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $544 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
78.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2000
from 79.9% in 2000
21.1% rent
Vacancy rate
3.1%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.09 people
+1%since 2009
from 3.07 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.2%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 22.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 41.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.0
+38%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
1990 – 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
64
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic85.9%(19,340)
Black0.7%(148)
Hispanic / Latino10.1%(2,271)
Asian0.5%(121)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic76.1%(29,239)
Black1.1%(433)
Hispanic / Latino17.1%(6,575)
Asian0.5%(189)
Other5.1%(1,969)
Diversity Score
49
+26%since 2009
from 38 in 2009
1990 – 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
Mexican13.3%(5,098)
Spaniard1.4%(527)
Puerto Rican0.5%(188)
Guatemalan0.4%(144)
Salvadoran0.2%(70)
Peruvian0.1%(38)
Argentine0.1%(37)
Dominican0.1%(36)
Venezuelan0.1%(34)
Colombian0%(18)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.2%(92)
Filipino0.2%(64)
Vietnamese0.1%(30)
Asian Indian0.1%(20)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.3%(128)
Tongan0.1%(29)
Guamanian0.1%(24)
Ancestry
English25.5%(9,789)
German9.4%(3,627)
Irish5.2%(1,985)
Scottish4.3%(1,659)
American4.1%(1,562)
Italian3%(1,171)
Swedish2%(786)
Danish2%(783)
Norwegian1.8%(681)
French1.5%(560)
British1.2%(466)
Dutch1.1%(413)
+ 25 more ancestry groups with data
Greek0.8%(310)
Welsh0.6%(247)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(238)
Polish0.3%(133)
Swiss0.2%(93)
Brazilian0.2%(90)
Hungarian0.2%(80)
Slovene0.2%(60)
Finnish0.1%(51)
Arab0.1%(45)
Somali0.1%(44)
Russian0.1%(43)
Lebanese0.1%(35)
West Indian0.1%(32)
Ethiopian0.1%(22)
Portuguese0.1%(21)
Canadian0.1%(20)
Iranian0%(19)
Austrian0%(16)
Czech0%(16)
Ukrainian0%(16)
Iraqi0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
18.6%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 15.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.6%
+5.1 ptssince 2000
from 86.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.2%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 3.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.8 min
+11%since 2000
from 27.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
67.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 67.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
14.2%
−10.3 ptssince 2009
from 24.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.8%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−3.0 ptssince 2011
from 6.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
71.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2011
from 70.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 71.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
30.3%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 28.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
52.0%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
48.0%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
4.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.2%
−6.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2012
from 11.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.8%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 12.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.0%
+9.2 ptssince 2017
from 84.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 94.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.9%
+5.6 ptssince 2020
from 86.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
88.8%
−3.4 ptssince 2016
from 92.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
8.9%
+3.6 ptssince 2016
from 5.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.2%(5,390)
Married53.6%(8,207)
Widowed2%(301)
Divorced9.2%(1,402)
Women 15+
Never married26.8%(3,708)
Married56.5%(7,822)
Widowed4.5%(629)
Divorced12.1%(1,679)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.8%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 12.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
71.5%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 68.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
8.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 8.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
11.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 11.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 14.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
79.0%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 75.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
24.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 25.0% 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)50%(837)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25%(418)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22%(369)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,675 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

Tooele, decade by decade

Tooele population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199013,887$71,484$143,52411.2%29.4
200022,502$79,901$215,68415.0%31.3
201031,605$80,902$242,25516.4%37.0
202035,742$79,679$257,43715.8%47.6
202438,405$96,221$381,40018.6%48.5

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Tooele, Utah?

Tooele, Utah has about 38,405 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Tooele, Utah?

The typical household in Tooele, Utah earns about $96,221 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Tooele, Utah expensive?

In Tooele, Utah, the median home is worth about $381,400, and the typical rent is about $1,214 a month.

How educated are people in Tooele, Utah?

About 18.6% of adults age 25 and over in Tooele, Utah hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Tooele, Utah?

About 5.9% of people in Tooele, Utah live below the federal poverty line.

Has Tooele, Utah grown since 1990?

Yes, Tooele, Utah has grown since 1990. The population has added about 24,518 residents, a change of about 177 percent over that period.

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