Riverton city, UT

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 44,864 ( 6,111 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.6 square miles
Population density: 3565.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	37,385	83.33%	6.8%
Black:	70	0.16%	55.4%
Indian:	282	0.63%	196.8%
Asian:	1,351	3.01%	79.7%
2+ races:	796	1.77%	58.6%
Hispanic:	4,714	10.51%	113.2%

Total non-White:	7,479	16.67%	100.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	2,369	7.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,742	11.7

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
38,753
35,016	90.36%
157	0.41%
95	0.25%
752	1.94%
502	1.30%
2,211	5.71%
3,737	9.64%

2000
25,140
23,800	94.67%
153	0.61%
42	0.17%
266	1.06%
103	0.41%
776	3.09%
1,340	5.33%

1990
11,261
10,790	95.82%
29	0.26%
0	0.00%
108	0.96%
n/a
334	2.97%
471	4.18%

1980
7,293
7,088	97.19%
0	0.00%
8	0.11%
30	0.41%
n/a
167	2.29%
205	2.81%

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

11,216	44.6
2,397	9.5

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

13,010	115.5
869	7.7

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

3,702	50.8
266	3.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Riverton 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
33.4
14,064	31.3%
30,800	68.7%
4,553	10.1%

13,185
3.39

11,115	84.3%
9,555	86.0%
521	4.7%
2,070	15.7%

2010
Number	Percent
27.9
14,667	37.8%
24,086	62.2%
1,984	5.1%

10,460
3.70

9,264	88.6%
8,079	87.2%
491	5.3%
1,196	11.4%

2000
Number	Percent
24.2
10,681	42.5%
14,459	57.5%
948	3.8%

6,416
3.91

5,961	92.9%
5,387	90.4%
303	5.1%
455	7.1%

1990
Number	Percent
20.6
5,317	47.2%
5,944	52.8%
406	3.6%

2,718
4.14

2,503	92.1%
2,327	93.0%
99	4.0%
215	7.9%

1980
Number	Percent
19.1
3,548	48.6%
3,745	51.4%
281	3.9%

1,833
3.98

1,673	91.3%
1,573	94.0%
44	2.6%
160	8.7%

2022 Housing Data for Riverton city, UT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	155	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	57	0.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	78	0.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	189	1.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	193	1.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	82	0.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	291	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	371	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	709	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	647	4.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,127	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,808	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,451	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,384	10.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,602	19.7%
$200,000 or more	2,041	15.5%

Median Household Income	115,869
Per Capita Income	39,442

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	301	2.3%
Public Assistance	131	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	322	2.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	19,079	77.5%
Unemployed	605	2.5%
In Armed Forces	31	0.1%

Total Labor Force	19,715	80.1%
Not in Labor Force	4,895	19.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	9,156	5,673	61.7%
Non-Profit	747	893	45.5%
Self-Employed	1,520	1,172	56.5%

Local Government	448	965	31.7%
State Government	470	857	35.4%
Federal Government	326	56	85.3%

Total Private + Self	10,676	6,845	60.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,991	2,771	41.8%
Total	12,667	9,616	56.8%

Pct. Govt.	14.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,982	22.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	5,243	23.5%
Professional, Technical	4,940	22.2%
Service Occupations	2,739	12.3%
All others	4,379	19.7%

White Collar		68.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	2,672	12.0%
Construction	2,462	11.0%
Health care and social assistance	2,390	10.7%
Educational services	2,238	10.0%
Finance and insurance	1,794	8.1%
Manufacturing	1,708	7.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,697	7.6%
Other services	1,338	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	1,175	5.3%
Public administration	1,062	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	810	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	784	3.5%
Wholesale trade	696	3.1%
Information	464	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	373	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	263	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	171	0.8%
Utilities	132	0.6%
Management	46	0.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,151	4.79%
Puerto Rican	526	1.17%
Cuban	3	0.01%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	313	0.70%
Costa Rican	31	0.07%
Guatemalan	67	0.15%
Honduran	6	0.01%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	195	0.43%
Other Central American	14	0.03%

Total South American	1,119	2.49%
Argentinean	19	0.04%
Bolivian	6	0.01%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	283	0.63%
Ecuadorian	5	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	8	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	798	1.78%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	602	1.34%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	482	1.07%
Indian	354	0.79%
Chinese	87	0.19%
Japanese	41	0.09%
Filipino	37	0.08%
Korean	27	0.06%
Thai	25	0.06%
Taiwanese	16	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	36,986	90.2%
Spanish	2,338	5.7%
Other Indo-European	482	1.2%
Other Asian	325	0.8%
Vietnamese	294	0.7%
Chinese	239	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	87	0.2%
Other	78	0.2%
Tagalog	54	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	13,664	30.5%
German	4,735	10.6%
Danish	2,046	4.6%
Irish	1,968	4.4%
Scottish	1,942	4.3%
British	1,853	4.1%
Norwegian	1,771	3.9%
Swedish	1,564	3.5%
European	1,355	3.0%
American	1,299	2.9%
Italian	1,057	2.4%
Scandinavian	1,016	2.3%
Dutch	824	1.8%
French	529	1.2%
Swiss	488	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	43,342	96.6%
Not a citizen	1,522	3.4%

Native	42,225	94.1%
Foreign-born	2,639	5.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
641	2.3%	1,417	5.1%	5,606	20.2%	9,951	35.8%	6,737	24.3%	3,427	12.3%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	641	2.3%
9-12 Years	1,417	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,606	20.2%
Some College	9,951	35.8%
Bach. Degree	6,737	24.3%
Grad Degree	3,427	12.3%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +7,028	R +3,404	D + 5.3%
D +3,624
2020 vs. 2012	R +2,310	D +1,855	D + 27.1%
D +4,165
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	15,393	65.2%	Joe Biden (D)	6,958	29.5%	1,254	5.3%	23,605	8	18	1.57%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	8,365	47.0%	Evan McMullin (I)	4,994	28.1%	4,438	24.9%	17,797	2	1	1.56%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	13,083	80.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,793	17.1%	422	2.6%	16,298	8	33	1.60%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Riverton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

6,958

29.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

15,393

65.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

620

2.6%

Other

634

2.7%

TOTAL

23,605

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Riverton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,334

18.7%

Donald Trump (R)

8,365

47.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

642

3.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

4,994

28.1%

Other

379

2.1%

TOTAL

17,797

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Riverton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,793

17.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

13,083

80.3%

Other

422

2.6%

TOTAL

16,298

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 33

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Riverton city, UT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	70%	Spencer Cox (R)	16,746	72.4%	Chris Peterson (D)	4,988	21.6%	1,405 [+]	6.1%	23,139	9	1.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Dan Cottam (Libertarian) 639 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 423 (1.8%); Greg Duerden (Independent American) 343 (1.5%);
2018	S1	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	12,664	72.9%	Jenny Wilson (D)	3,725	21.5%	972 [+]	5.6%	17,361	10	1.63%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig Bowden (Libertarian) 401 (2.3%); Tim Aalders (Constitution) 399 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 172 (1.0%);
2016	S3	59%	Mike Lee* (R)	13,391	77.1%	Misty Snow (D)	3,217	18.5%	750 [+]	4.3%	17,358	9	1.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Stoney Fonua (Independent American) 454 (2.6%); Bill Barron (I) 296 (1.7%);
2016	G	60%	Gary Herbert* (R)	13,159	74.8%	Mike Weinholtz (D)	3,660	20.8%	766 [+]	4.4%	17,585	8	1.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Brian Kamerath (Libertarian) 492 (2.8%); Dell Schanze (Independent American) 222 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 52 (0.3%);

*: 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	13,637
Median Value	$478,200

Occupied	13,185	96.7%
Vacant	452	3.3%

Owned	11,377	86.3%
Rented	1,808	13.7%
Median Rent	$1,665

Single-Family Units	12,528	91.9%
Detached	10,843	79.5%
Attached	1,685	12.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	824	6.0%
Mobile Homes	33	0.2%

Riverton city, UT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Riverton city, UT

2022 Housing Data for Riverton city, UT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Riverton city, UT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Riverton city, UT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Riverton city, UT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Riverton city, UT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Riverton city, UT