Cottonwood Heights city, UT

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 33,257 ( 176 from 2010 )
Land area: 9.2 square miles
Population density: 3603.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	28,543	85.83%	3.2%
Black:	185	0.56%	30.7%
Indian:	53	0.16%	50.5%
Asian:	1,265	3.80%	7.9%
2+ races:	1,292	3.88%	102.8%
Hispanic:	1,760	5.29%	2.4%

Total non-White:	4,714	14.17%	19.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-933	-3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	757	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
33,433
29,476	88.16%
267	0.80%
107	0.32%
1,172	3.51%
637	1.91%
1,719	5.14%
3,957	11.84%

2000
27,371
24,922	91.05%
104	0.38%
94	0.34%
750	2.74%
507	1.85%
924	3.38%
2,449	8.95%

1990
28,766
27,598	95.94%
49	0.17%
44	0.15%
410	1.43%
n/a
665	2.31%
1,168	4.06%

1980
22,665
21,777	96.08%
56	0.25%
63	0.28%
431	1.90%
n/a
321	1.42%
888	3.92%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

4,554	16.6
1,508	5.5

Number	Rate
1990's
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n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,676	-9.3
1,281	4.5

Number	Rate
1980's
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n/a
n/a
n/a

5,821	25.7
280	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Cottonwood Heights city, UT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.4
7,315	22.0%
25,942	78.0%
5,710	17.2%

12,361
2.68

8,754	70.8%
7,248	82.8%
530	6.1%
3,607	29.2%

2010
Number	Percent
36.9
7,703	23.0%
25,730	77.0%
4,465	13.4%

12,459
2.68

8,902	71.5%
7,258	81.5%
611	6.9%
3,557	28.5%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
7,310	26.7%
20,061	73.3%
2,113	7.7%

9,336
2.93

7,324	78.4%
6,123	83.6%
445	6.1%
2,012	21.6%

1990
Number	Percent
27.7
10,274	35.7%
18,492	64.3%
1,283	4.5%

8,660
3.32

7,234	83.5%
6,309	87.2%
519	7.2%
1,426	16.5%

1980
Number	Percent
22.8
9,957	43.9%
12,708	56.1%
594	2.6%

5,866
3.86

5,380	91.7%
4,851	90.2%
311	5.8%
486	8.3%

2022 Housing Data for Cottonwood Heights city, UT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	296	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	267	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	256	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	166	1.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	269	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	278	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	214	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	219	1.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	390	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	696	5.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,115	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,477	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,201	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,174	9.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,711	13.8%
$200,000 or more	2,632	21.3%

Median Household Income	110,197
Per Capita Income	54,444

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	331	2.7%
Public Assistance	170	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	588	4.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	15,970	79.7%
Unemployed	518	2.6%
In Armed Forces	3	0.0%

Total Labor Force	16,491	82.3%
Not in Labor Force	3,555	17.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,740	5,177	56.6%
Non-Profit	653	1,055	38.2%
Self-Employed	1,350	948	58.7%

Local Government	504	578	46.6%
State Government	396	532	42.7%
Federal Government	142	113	55.7%

Total Private + Self	8,090	6,125	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,695	2,278	42.7%
Total	9,785	8,403	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,425	24.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,962	21.8%
Professional, Technical	5,480	30.1%
Service Occupations	1,947	10.7%
All others	2,394	13.1%

White Collar		76.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,755	15.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,297	12.6%
Retail trade	1,847	10.1%
Educational services	1,772	9.7%
Manufacturing	1,499	8.2%
Finance and insurance	1,327	7.3%
Construction	1,089	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	874	4.8%
Other services	825	4.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	737	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	705	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	538	3.0%
Public administration	533	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	528	2.9%
Wholesale trade	511	2.8%
Information	187	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	85	0.5%
Utilities	39	0.2%
Management	33	0.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,121	3.37%
Puerto Rican	71	0.21%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	118	0.35%
Costa Rican	79	0.24%
Guatemalan	32	0.10%
Honduran	7	0.02%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	200	0.60%
Argentinean	3	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	27	0.08%
Colombian	23	0.07%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	35	0.11%
Uruguayan	10	0.03%
Venezuelan	102	0.31%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	250	0.75%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	369	1.11%
Indian	357	1.07%
Korean	77	0.23%
Japanese	62	0.19%
Filipino	31	0.09%
Taiwanese	25	0.08%
Vietnamese	22	0.07%
Thai	20	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	28,348	90.3%
Spanish	846	2.7%
Other Indo-European	665	2.1%
Chinese	378	1.2%
German, other Germanic	259	0.8%
Arabic	214	0.7%
Other Asian	184	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	145	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	138	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	9,216	27.7%
German	3,746	11.3%
Irish	2,487	7.5%
Danish	1,601	4.8%
European	1,494	4.5%
Scottish	1,362	4.1%
Swedish	1,343	4.0%
American	1,320	4.0%
Italian	1,129	3.4%
Norwegian	983	3.0%
British	713	2.1%
Dutch	684	2.1%
French	684	2.1%
Scandinavian	517	1.6%
Polish	449	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	32,401	97.4%
Not a citizen	856	2.6%

Native	30,930	93.0%
Foreign-born	2,327	7.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
184	0.8%	503	2.2%	3,488	15.1%	6,301	27.2%	7,716	33.4%	4,936	21.3%
Average years of education: 15.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	184	0.8%
9-12 Years	503	2.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,488	15.1%
Some College	6,301	27.2%
Bach. Degree	7,716	33.4%
Grad Degree	4,936	21.3%
Average years of education: 15.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +2,252	D +1,811	D + 3.5%
D +4,063
2020 vs. 2012	R -1,600	D +6,917	D + 37.9%
D +5,317
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Joe Biden (D)	12,036	57.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	7,840	37.7%	904	4.4%	20,780	-20	-9	1.38%
2016	71%	Hillary Clinton (D)	7,973	45.2%	Donald Trump (R)	5,588	31.7%	4,092	23.2%	17,653	-13	-14	1.54%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	9,440	56.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	6,719	40.1%	595	3.6%	16,754	-16	9	1.64%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cottonwood Heights city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

12,036

57.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

7,840

37.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

421

2.0%

Other

483

2.3%

TOTAL

20,780

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -9

2016 President, Cottonwood Heights city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

7,973

45.2%

Donald Trump (R)

5,588

31.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

684

3.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

190

1.1%

Evan McMullin (I)

2,878

16.3%

Other

340

1.9%

TOTAL

17,653

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -14

2012 President, Cottonwood Heights city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

6,719

40.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

9,440

56.3%

Other

595

3.6%

TOTAL

16,754

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cottonwood Heights city, UT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	83%	Chris Peterson (D)	10,016	49.4%	Spencer Cox (R)	9,387	46.3%	892 [+]	4.4%	20,295	-17	1.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Dan Cottam (Libertarian) 542 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 206 (1.0%); Greg Duerden (Independent American) 144 (0.7%);
2018	S1	68%	Jenny Wilson (D)	8,153	48.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	8,051	47.7%	683 [+]	4.0%	16,887	-15	1.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig Bowden (Libertarian) 323 (1.9%); Tim Aalders (Constitution) 239 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 121 (0.7%);
2016	S3	69%	Mike Lee* (R)	8,845	51.6%	Misty Snow (D)	7,405	43.2%	880 [+]	5.1%	17,130	-17	1.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Barron (I) 556 (3.2%); Stoney Fonua (Independent American) 324 (1.9%);
2016	G	70%	Gary Herbert* (R)	8,705	50.0%	Mike Weinholtz (D)	8,110	46.6%	599 [+]	3.4%	17,414	-17	1.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Brian Kamerath (Libertarian) 427 (2.5%); Dell Schanze (Independent American) 147 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 25 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	13,208
Median Value	$561,600

Occupied	12,361	93.6%
Vacant	847	6.4%

Owned	8,797	71.2%
Rented	3,564	28.8%
Median Rent	$1,547

Single-Family Units	9,941	75.3%
Detached	9,221	69.8%
Attached	720	5.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,541	19.2%
Mobile Homes	77	0.6%

Cottonwood Heights city, UT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cottonwood Heights city, UT

2022 Housing Data for Cottonwood Heights city, UT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cottonwood Heights city, UT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cottonwood Heights city, UT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cottonwood Heights city, UT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cottonwood Heights city, UT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cottonwood Heights city, UT