West Jordan is home to 116,692 people in Utah. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 48,356 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. This skews young, with a median age of 33.3. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Density works out to 3,581 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $108,153, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% 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 West Jordan
What changed most since 1990
Population42,892 → 116,692(+172%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$162,965 → $492,500(+202%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age20.6 → 33.3(+12.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
West Jordan's population equals 9.8% of Salt Lake County's. Its number of households without a car equals 4.2% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 6.9% 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)39%(1,209)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32%(992)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.1%(993)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.4%(43)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,098 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
West Jordan, decade by decade
West Jordan 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
42,892
$79,857
$162,965
15.9%
21.3
2000
68,336
$101,637
$277,985
20.2%
34.5
2010
103,712
$94,665
$324,973
22.5%
51.3
2020
116,961
$102,686
$383,732
26.4%
63.0
2024
116,692
$108,153
$492,500
29.1%
66.3
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.
