West Jordan city, UT

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 116,383 ( 12,671 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.3 square miles
Population density: 3600.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	79,292	68.13%	2.5%
Black:	1,334	1.15%	56.0%
Indian:	470	0.40%	9.1%
Asian:	4,827	4.15%	11.7%
2+ races:	3,444	2.96%	63.5%
Hispanic:	26,645	22.89%	45.1%

Total non-White:	37,091	31.87%	40.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	1,932	2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,739	12.6

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
103,712
77,360	74.59%
855	0.82%
517	0.50%
4,320	4.17%
2,106	2.03%
18,364	17.71%
26,352	25.41%

2000
68,216
57,931	84.92%
254	0.37%
200	0.29%
1,877	2.75%
1,102	1.62%
6,750	9.90%
10,285	15.08%

1990
42,892
38,949	90.81%
54	0.13%
225	0.52%
780	1.82%
n/a
2,884	6.72%
3,943	9.19%

1980
27,192
24,659	90.68%
16	0.06%
205	0.75%
410	1.51%
n/a
1,894	6.97%
2,533	9.32%

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

19,429	28.5
16,067	23.6

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

18,982	44.3
6,342	14.8

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

14,290	52.6
1,410	5.2

Age, Family & Household Data for West Jordan 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
32.6
33,347	28.7%
83,036	71.3%
10,248	8.8%

35,976
3.22

28,853	80.2%
23,107	80.1%
1,819	6.3%
7,123	19.8%

2010
Number	Percent
28.2
36,506	35.2%
67,206	64.8%
4,817	4.6%

29,849
3.46

24,768	83.0%
19,601	79.1%
2,242	9.1%
5,081	17.0%

2000
Number	Percent
25.0
25,719	37.7%
42,497	62.3%
2,246	3.3%

18,920
3.58

16,217	85.7%
13,732	84.7%
1,114	6.9%
2,703	14.3%

1990
Number	Percent
20.8
19,970	46.6%
22,922	53.4%
1,138	2.7%

11,025
3.87

9,645	87.5%
8,191	84.9%
936	9.7%
1,380	12.5%

1980
Number	Percent
18.9
13,249	48.7%
13,943	51.3%
501	1.8%

6,779
4.00

6,347	93.6%
5,776	91.0%
353	5.6%
432	6.4%

2022 Housing Data for West Jordan city, UT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	632	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	689	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	481	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	649	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	463	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	852	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	985	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	936	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,433	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,705	4.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,382	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,015	16.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,865	13.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,850	13.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,757	13.2%
$200,000 or more	3,282	9.1%

Median Household Income	99,002
Per Capita Income	34,765

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,037	2.9%
Public Assistance	421	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,807	5.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	47,626	80.6%
Unemployed	1,542	2.6%
In Armed Forces	104	0.2%

Total Labor Force	49,272	83.4%
Not in Labor Force	9,827	16.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,730	18,639	58.9%
Non-Profit	1,648	2,690	38.0%
Self-Employed	2,832	1,483	65.6%

Local Government	1,572	3,017	34.3%
State Government	1,171	1,757	40.0%
Federal Government	1,102	432	71.8%

Total Private + Self	29,562	20,122	59.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,493	7,896	41.0%
Total	35,055	28,018	55.6%

Pct. Govt.	14.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,101	16.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,490	24.5%
Professional, Technical	12,982	20.5%
Service Occupations	8,936	14.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	18	0.0%
All others	15,700	24.8%

White Collar		61.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	7,460	11.8%
Health care and social assistance	7,299	11.5%
Manufacturing	6,813	10.8%
Educational services	5,599	8.9%
Construction	5,357	8.5%
Finance and insurance	4,554	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,195	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	4,104	6.5%
Accommodation and food services	3,472	5.5%
Other services	3,042	4.8%
Public administration	2,509	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,338	3.7%
Wholesale trade	1,811	2.9%
Information	1,434	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,412	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	836	1.3%
Utilities	391	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	294	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	163	0.3%
Management	126	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	17,196	14.78%
Puerto Rican	738	0.63%
Cuban	101	0.09%
Dominican	229	0.20%

Total Central American	1,894	1.63%
Costa Rican	66	0.06%
Guatemalan	493	0.42%
Honduran	35	0.03%
Nicaraguan	64	0.05%
Panamanian	17	0.01%
Salvadoran	1,219	1.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	4,149	3.56%
Argentinean	675	0.58%
Bolivian	99	0.09%
Chilean	240	0.21%
Colombian	654	0.56%
Ecuadorian	299	0.26%
Paraguayan	70	0.06%
Peruvian	580	0.50%
Uruguayan	104	0.09%
Venezuelan	1,428	1.23%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,338	2.01%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	654	0.56%
Vietnamese	612	0.53%
Chinese	298	0.26%
Laotian	240	0.21%
Indian	191	0.16%
Korean	137	0.12%
Cambodian	125	0.11%
Japanese	108	0.09%
Burmese	84	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	87,147	80.1%
Spanish	16,984	15.6%
Other Asian	1,224	1.1%
Other Indo-European	671	0.6%
Tagalog	579	0.5%
Vietnamese	564	0.5%
Chinese	450	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	362	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	234	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	27,560	23.7%
German	10,223	8.8%
Irish	7,277	6.3%
American	5,517	4.7%
Danish	4,294	3.7%
Scottish	3,949	3.4%
Italian	3,615	3.1%
European	3,470	3.0%
Swedish	3,126	2.7%
Norwegian	2,521	2.2%
British	2,275	2.0%
French	1,900	1.6%
Dutch	1,539	1.3%
Welsh	1,499	1.3%
Scandinavian	1,108	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	108,423	93.2%
Not a citizen	7,960	6.8%

Native	102,727	88.3%
Foreign-born	13,656	11.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,926	2.7%	3,921	5.5%	19,349	27.2%	26,192	36.8%	14,390	20.2%	5,409	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,926	2.7%
9-12 Years	3,921	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	19,349	27.2%
Some College	26,192	36.8%
Bach. Degree	14,390	20.2%
Grad Degree	5,409	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +11,652	R +1,981	D + 0.9%
D +9,671
2020 vs. 2012	R +2,541	D +8,669	D + 30.1%
D +11,210
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	26,054	52.2%	Joe Biden (D)	21,171	42.4%	2,697	5.4%	49,922	-5	5	3.32%
2016	48%	Donald Trump (R)	14,402	38.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	11,500	30.4%	11,962	31.6%	37,864	-7	-8	3.31%
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	23,513	68.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	9,961	28.9%	1,011	2.9%	34,485	-4	21	3.38%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, West Jordan city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

21,171

42.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

26,054

52.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,267

2.5%

Other

1,430

2.9%

TOTAL

49,922

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, West Jordan city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

11,500

30.4%

Donald Trump (R)

14,402

38.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,607

4.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

388

1.0%

Evan McMullin (I)

9,103

24.0%

Other

864

2.3%

TOTAL

37,864

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -8

2012 President, West Jordan city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

9,961

28.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

23,513

68.2%

Other

1,011

2.9%

TOTAL

34,485

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Jordan city, UT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	57%	Spencer Cox (R)	28,843	59.3%	Chris Peterson (D)	16,849	34.6%	2,979 [+]	6.1%	48,671	-4	3.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Dan Cottam (Libertarian) 1,600 (3.3%); Greg Duerden (Independent American) 705 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 674 (1.4%);
2018	S1	45%	Mitt Romney (R)	21,635	59.3%	Jenny Wilson (D)	12,421	34.1%	2,403 [+]	6.6%	36,459	-3	3.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig Bowden (Libertarian) 980 (2.7%); Tim Aalders (Constitution) 849 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 574 (1.6%);
2016	S3	47%	Mike Lee* (R)	23,568	64.0%	Misty Snow (D)	11,395	31.0%	1,839 [+]	5.0%	36,802	-4	3.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Stoney Fonua (Independent American) 1,038 (2.8%); Bill Barron (I) 801 (2.2%);
2016	G	48%	Gary Herbert* (R)	23,094	61.9%	Mike Weinholtz (D)	12,489	33.5%	1,748 [+]	4.7%	37,331	-5	3.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Brian Kamerath (Libertarian) 1,139 (3.1%); Dell Schanze (Independent American) 523 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 86 (0.2%);

*: 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	37,058
Median Value	$412,100

Occupied	35,976	97.1%
Vacant	1,082	2.9%

Owned	27,836	77.4%
Rented	8,140	22.6%
Median Rent	$1,489

Single-Family Units	30,017	81.0%
Detached	26,556	71.7%
Attached	3,461	9.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,301	14.3%
Mobile Homes	833	2.2%

West Jordan city, UT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West Jordan city, UT

2022 Housing Data for West Jordan city, UT

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Jordan city, UT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for West Jordan city, UT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Jordan city, UT

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Jordan city, UT

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Jordan city, UT