West Valley City city, UT

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 138,868 ( 9,388 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.8 square miles
Population density: 3876.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	59,711	43.00%	14.1%
Black:	3,436	2.47%	52.4%
Indian:	563	0.41%	50.5%
Asian:	13,274	9.56%	21.2%
2+ races:	3,914	2.82%	58.8%
Hispanic:	57,564	41.45%	34.2%

Total non-White:	79,157	57.00%	32.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-9,787	-9.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	19,175	18.0

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
129,480
69,498	53.67%
2,254	1.74%
1,137	0.88%
10,950	8.46%
2,465	1.90%
42,892	33.13%
59,982	46.33%

2000
108,823
76,502	70.30%
1,057	0.97%
1,007	0.93%
7,809	7.18%
2,473	2.27%
19,860	18.25%
32,321	29.70%

1990
86,976
75,859	87.22%
679	0.78%
1,018	1.17%
3,409	3.92%
n/a
6,011	6.91%
11,117	12.78%

1980
72,378
66,005	91.19%
485	0.67%
450	0.62%
1,220	1.69%
n/a
4,169	5.76%
6,373	8.81%

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

-7,004	-6.4
27,661	25.4

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

643	0.7
21,204	24.4

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

9,854	13.6
4,744	6.6

Age, Family & Household Data for West Valley City 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
30.2
43,324	31.2%
95,544	68.8%
12,487	9.0%

38,838
3.57

30,640	78.9%
22,071	72.0%
2,598	8.5%
8,198	21.1%

2010
Number	Percent
28.8
42,774	33.0%
86,706	67.0%
8,913	6.9%

37,139
3.48

29,564	79.6%
21,532	72.8%
3,013	10.2%
7,575	20.4%

2000
Number	Percent
27.0
36,564	33.6%
72,259	66.4%
5,765	5.3%

32,233
3.36

26,012	80.7%
20,006	76.9%
2,571	9.9%
6,221	19.3%

1990
Number	Percent
24.7
34,509	39.7%
52,467	60.3%
3,538	4.1%

25,950
3.34

21,228	81.8%
17,156	80.8%
2,346	11.1%
4,722	18.2%

1980
Number	Percent
21.6
31,202	43.1%
41,176	56.9%
2,075	2.9%

20,251
3.57

17,691	87.4%
15,314	86.6%
1,503	8.5%
2,560	12.6%

2022 Housing Data for West Valley City city, UT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	828	2.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,041	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	750	1.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	961	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,203	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,237	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,456	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,287	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,426	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,801	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,856	12.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,107	15.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,749	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,345	11.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,592	9.2%
$200,000 or more	2,199	5.7%

Median Household Income	81,719
Per Capita Income	27,259

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,819	4.7%
Public Assistance	729	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,918	10.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	40,996	77.3%
Unemployed	1,454	2.7%
In Armed Forces	230	0.4%

Total Labor Force	42,680	80.5%
Not in Labor Force	10,352	19.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	31,126	23,209	57.3%
Non-Profit	1,282	2,430	34.5%
Self-Employed	2,365	1,584	59.9%

Local Government	1,372	2,218	38.2%
State Government	1,262	1,521	45.3%
Federal Government	823	613	57.3%

Total Private + Self	33,491	24,793	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,739	6,782	41.1%
Total	38,230	31,575	54.8%

Pct. Govt.	11.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,752	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,300	24.7%
Professional, Technical	9,417	13.5%
Service Occupations	10,766	15.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	74	0.1%
All others	24,677	35.3%

White Collar		49.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	9,236	13.2%
Retail trade	9,027	12.9%
Construction	7,872	11.3%
Transportation and warehousing	6,740	9.6%
Health care and social assistance	5,986	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	4,943	7.1%
Educational services	4,588	6.6%
Finance and insurance	4,380	6.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,002	5.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,924	4.2%
Other services	2,661	3.8%
Wholesale trade	2,492	3.6%
Public administration	1,716	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,023	1.5%
Information	819	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	614	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	405	0.6%
Utilities	257	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	169	0.2%
Management	58	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	46,807	33.71%
Puerto Rican	879	0.63%
Cuban	35	0.03%
Dominican	235	0.17%

Total Central American	3,278	2.36%
Costa Rican	75	0.05%
Guatemalan	1,555	1.12%
Honduran	613	0.44%
Nicaraguan	26	0.02%
Panamanian	5	0.00%
Salvadoran	987	0.71%
Other Central American	17	0.01%

Total South American	3,400	2.45%
Argentinean	183	0.13%
Bolivian	142	0.10%
Chilean	292	0.21%
Colombian	758	0.55%
Ecuadorian	273	0.20%
Paraguayan	14	0.01%
Peruvian	927	0.67%
Uruguayan	116	0.08%
Venezuelan	686	0.49%
Other South American	9	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,930	2.11%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	2,441	1.76%
Cambodian	900	0.65%
Filipino	756	0.54%
Indian	747	0.54%
Chinese	558	0.40%
Japanese	401	0.29%
Laotian	320	0.23%
Thai	242	0.17%
Burmese	148	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	75,094	58.9%
Spanish	40,299	31.6%
Other Asian	4,558	3.6%
Vietnamese	2,041	1.6%
Other	1,616	1.3%
Other Indo-European	1,459	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	905	0.7%
Tagalog	479	0.4%
Chinese	440	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	19,794	14.3%
German	9,027	6.5%
Irish	5,069	3.7%
Danish	4,553	3.3%
American	4,219	3.0%
Scottish	3,381	2.4%
Italian	2,998	2.2%
European	2,806	2.0%
Swedish	2,740	2.0%
Norwegian	2,547	1.8%
Dutch	1,503	1.1%
Welsh	1,466	1.1%
French	1,422	1.0%
Scandinavian	1,332	1.0%
British	1,297	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	119,407	86.0%
Not a citizen	19,461	14.0%

Native	108,265	78.0%
Foreign-born	30,603	22.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,801	7.2%	7,719	9.6%	28,314	35.1%	26,045	32.3%	9,739	12.1%	3,028	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,801	7.2%
9-12 Years	7,719	9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	28,314	35.1%
Some College	26,045	32.3%
Bach. Degree	9,739	12.1%
Grad Degree	3,028	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +8,083	D +915	R + 3.1%
D +8,998
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,297	D +9,013	D + 26.0%
D +10,310
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	43%	Joe Biden (D)	23,029	52.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	18,894	42.8%	2,258	5.1%	44,181	-15	-4	2.93%
2016	35%	Hillary Clinton (D)	14,031	41.3%	Donald Trump (R)	10,811	31.9%	9,096	26.8%	33,938	-13	-14	2.97%
2012	35%	Mitt Romney (R)	17,597	56.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	12,719	40.5%	1,080	3.4%	31,396	-16	9	3.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, West Valley City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

23,029

52.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

18,894

42.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,046

2.4%

Other

1,212

2.7%

TOTAL

44,181

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -4

2016 President, West Valley City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

14,031

41.3%

Donald Trump (R)

10,811

31.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,445

4.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

440

1.3%

Evan McMullin (I)

6,314

18.6%

Other

897

2.6%

TOTAL

33,938

Turnout: 35%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -14

2012 President, West Valley City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

12,719

40.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

17,597

56.0%

Other

1,080

3.4%

TOTAL

31,396

Turnout: 35%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Valley City city, UT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	42%	Spencer Cox (R)	21,015	48.9%	Chris Peterson (D)	19,347	45.0%	2,647 [+]	6.2%	43,009	-14	2.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Dan Cottam (Libertarian) 1,486 (3.5%); Greg Duerden (Independent American) 660 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 501 (1.2%);
2018	S1	33%	Mitt Romney (R)	15,401	47.7%	Jenny Wilson (D)	14,628	45.3%	2,248 [+]	7.0%	32,277	-15	3.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig Bowden (Libertarian) 977 (3.0%); Tim Aalders (Constitution) 701 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 570 (1.8%);
2016	S3	34%	Mike Lee* (R)	17,004	51.5%	Misty Snow (D)	13,977	42.3%	2,057 [+]	6.2%	33,038	-17	2.96%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Stoney Fonua (Independent American) 1,231 (3.7%); Bill Barron (I) 826 (2.5%);
2016	G	35%	Gary Herbert* (R)	16,854	50.3%	Mike Weinholtz (D)	14,874	44.4%	1,786 [+]	5.3%	33,514	-16	2.98%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Brian Kamerath (Libertarian) 1,098 (3.3%); Dell Schanze (Independent American) 641 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 47 (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	40,398
Median Value	$333,600

Occupied	38,838	96.1%
Vacant	1,560	3.9%

Owned	27,607	71.1%
Rented	11,231	28.9%
Median Rent	$1,360

Single-Family Units	29,750	73.6%
Detached	26,349	65.2%
Attached	3,401	8.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,064	12.5%
Mobile Homes	2,742	6.8%

West Valley City city, UT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West Valley City city, UT

2022 Housing Data for West Valley City city, UT

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Valley City city, UT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for West Valley City city, UT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Valley City city, UT

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Valley City city, UT

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Valley City city, UT