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West Jordan

Utah · 116,812 residents (2025 est.) · 32.6 sq mi
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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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
116,692
+71%since 2000
from 68,336 in 2000
116,812 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,581 / sq mi
+15%since 2009
from 3,122 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
33.3
+33%since 2000
from 25.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
32.6 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
35K58K80K102K124K19902000201020202024West Jordan
2024117K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.2%(7,205)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.5%(8,731)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.8%(10,252)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.5%(9,915)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247%(8,172)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.8%(17,227)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.9%(18,602)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(14,351)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.2%(10,740)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747%(8,127)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.3%(2,651)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.6%(719)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$108,153
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $55,794 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,854
+126%since 2000
from $17,221 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
70.1%
+31.9 ptssince 2009
from 38.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 5.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.345
+3%since 2010
from 0.336 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade11%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services9.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade8.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration7%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance6.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.7%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$492,500
+77%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $152,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,757
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $730 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.2%
−4.7 ptssince 2000
from 81.9% in 2000
22.8% rent
Vacancy rate
3.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.16 people
−9%since 2009
from 3.47 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.1%
−13.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.2%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 44.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.6
+36%since 2009
from 3.4 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
69
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic84.4%(57,688)
Black0.6%(396)
Hispanic / Latino10.1%(6,882)
Asian2%(1,381)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic63.2%(73,724)
Black1.2%(1,445)
Hispanic / Latino25.4%(29,645)
Asian3.4%(3,913)
Other6.8%(7,965)
Diversity Score
66
+45%since 2009
from 46 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
Mexican16%(18,709)
Central American2.2%(2,545)
Venezuelan1.4%(1,640)
Salvadoran1.2%(1,420)
Colombian1%(1,204)
Spaniard0.8%(888)
Guatemalan0.6%(747)
Puerto Rican0.6%(705)
Chilean0.4%(493)
Peruvian0.4%(443)
Dominican0.3%(394)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.3%(304)
Argentine0.2%(241)
Uruguayan0.2%(234)
Nicaraguan0.2%(179)
Honduran0.1%(111)
Cuban0.1%(105)
Paraguayan0.1%(73)
Bolivian0.1%(71)
Asian origin
Chinese0.6%(647)
Filipino0.5%(594)
Vietnamese0.3%(389)
Pakistani0.3%(343)
Laotian0.2%(274)
Asian Indian0.2%(243)
Korean0.2%(239)
Japanese0.2%(202)
Cambodian0.1%(129)
Burmese0.1%(85)
Nepalese0.1%(82)
Taiwanese0.1%(79)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Uzbek0.1%(78)
Thai0%(33)
Kazakh0%(12)
Malaysian0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.9%(1,079)
Tongan0.8%(906)
Ancestry
English25.2%(29,384)
German8.8%(10,325)
Irish6%(6,949)
American4.3%(5,032)
Italian2.8%(3,306)
Danish2.8%(3,255)
Scottish2.7%(3,161)
Swedish2.2%(2,610)
Dutch1.9%(2,181)
French1.7%(1,945)
Norwegian1.6%(1,821)
British1.2%(1,447)
+ 37 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.1%(1,230)
Polish0.9%(1,095)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(995)
Swiss0.6%(661)
Brazilian0.5%(585)
Greek0.4%(435)
Arab0.4%(421)
Croatian0.3%(301)
Czech0.2%(247)
Armenian0.2%(221)
Iranian0.2%(219)
Canadian0.2%(210)
West Indian0.1%(144)
Jamaican0.1%(127)
Finnish0.1%(111)
Portuguese0.1%(94)
Russian0.1%(94)
Hungarian0.1%(90)
Syrian0.1%(85)
Turkish0.1%(66)
Austrian0.1%(61)
Lebanese0%(58)
Israeli0%(57)
Belgian0%(56)
Iraqi0%(53)
Ukrainian0%(44)
Romanian0%(42)
Egyptian0%(19)
Haitian0%(17)
Nigerian0%(15)
Moroccan0%(14)
Serbian0%(7)
Slovene0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.1%
+9.0 ptssince 2000
from 20.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 89.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.2%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 4.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.1 min
+56%since 2000
from 15.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
67.7%
−10.1 ptssince 2009
from 77.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.9%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
19.3%
+14.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 7.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
75.5%
−2.2 ptssince 2011
from 77.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 79.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.6%
+7.8 ptssince 2009
from 30.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Female
48.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Foreign born
12.4%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2012
from 6.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.0%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.1%
+8.5 ptssince 2017
from 87.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 98.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 86.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
78.3%
−5.0 ptssince 2016
from 83.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
16.2%
+3.5 ptssince 2016
from 12.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.5%(15,859)
Married56.3%(25,928)
Widowed1.3%(606)
Divorced7.9%(3,631)
Women 15+
Never married28.4%(12,631)
Married56.1%(24,939)
Widowed5.5%(2,443)
Divorced10%(4,467)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.0%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
71.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 71.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 10.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
10.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 8.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
9.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 8.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
80.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 81.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
18.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 16.1% 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%(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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Frequently asked

How many people live in West Jordan, Utah?

West Jordan, Utah has about 116,692 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in West Jordan, Utah?

The typical household in West Jordan, Utah earns about $108,153 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is West Jordan, Utah expensive?

In West Jordan, Utah, the median home is worth about $492,500, and the typical rent is about $1,757 a month.

How educated are people in West Jordan, Utah?

About 29.1% of adults age 25 and over in West Jordan, Utah hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in West Jordan, Utah?

About 6.1% of people in West Jordan, Utah live below the federal poverty line.

Has West Jordan, Utah grown since 1990?

Yes, West Jordan, Utah has grown since 1990. The population has added about 73,800 residents, a change of about 172 percent over that period.

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