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Population in July 2007: 30,885.
Males: 15,586  (50.5%)
Females: 15,299  (49.5%)

Median resident age:  32.4 years
Utah median age:  27.1 years

Zip codes: 84121.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $73,172 (it was $62,814 in 2000)
Cottonwood Heights:  $73,172
Utah:  $55,109

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $298,385 (it was $189,500 in 2000)
Cottonwood Heights:  $298,385
Utah:  $218,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $351,204; Detached houses: $361,515; Townhouses or other attached units: $307,319; In 2-unit structures: $222,208; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $118,238; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $125,749

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Races in Cottonwood Heights:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Cottonwood Heights: 91.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (30.6%), German (14.2%), Irish (7.8%), Swedish (6.4%), Danish (5.9%), United States (5.5%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4900 feet

Land area: 6.80 square miles.

Population density: 4540 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Cottonwood Heights

  • High school or higher: 95.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cottonwood Heights CDP

  • Never married: 28.9%
  • Now married: 58.5%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 3.0%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

2,002 residents are foreign born (3.1% Asia, 2.1% Europe, 1.5% Latin America).

This place:  7.3%
Utah:  7.1%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Cottonwood Heights, Utah in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cottonwood Heights to the number of sex offenders is 7721 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cottonwood Heights:  0.8% ($1,595)
Utah:  0.7% ($956)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sandy, UT (3.7 miles , pop. 88,418).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (357.1 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (490.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Little Cottonwood Creek Valley, UT (1.1 miles ), Cottonwood West, UT (1.6 miles ), Holladay, UT (1.6 miles ), Granite, UT (1.8 miles ), Midvale, UT (1.9 miles ), Sandy, UT (1.9 miles ), White City, UT (2.0 miles ), Murray, UT (2.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 49 buildings, average cost: $258,400
  • 2007: 33 buildings, average cost: $283,300

Latitude: 40.62 N, Longitude: 111.82 W


Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): City between the Canyons

Daytime population change due to commuting: -9,698 (-35.2%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,913 (12.5%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 801

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
  • Engineers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Cottonwood Heights:
  • ALTA VIEW HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; SANDY, UT)
  • ST MARK'S HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT)
  • COTTONWOOD HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; MURRAY, UT)

Political contributions by individuals in Cottonwood Heights, UT

Amtrak station near Cottonwood Heights:
  • 11 miles: SALT LAKE CITY (320 S. RIO GRANDE ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cottonwood Heights:
  • SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 7 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 11 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
  • UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 25 miles; OREM, UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT enrollment: 16,384)

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Churches in Cottonwood Heights include: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), Saint Thomas More Catholic Church (B), Saint James Episcopal Church (C), Faith Chapel Foursquare Gospel Church (D), Southeast Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Mountain View Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
Utah:  3.1 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  76.8%
Whole state:  76.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.4%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.9%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cottonwood Heights, UT


13 people in nursing homes
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Cottonwood Heights compared to Utah state average:

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Cottonwood Heights travel time to work


Cottonwood Heights mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Salt Lake County Utah:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (94%)
  • Electricity (6%)


Religon statistics for Cottonwood Heights

Adherents


NameChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchEpiscopal Church
Adherents83.0%8.8%0.8%0.8%0.7%
Congregations87.5%1.6%1.2%0.7%0.4%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaMuslim EstimatePresbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents0.6%0.6%0.5%0.5%3.7%
Congregations0.4%0.2%0.6%0.9%6.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$5,802$69,6244$8,689
Other Government Administration 5$24,387$58,5298$9,105
Streets and Highways 1$3,696$44,3520$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 3$10,491$41,9641$845
Totals for Government 10$44,376$53,25113$18,639


Cottonwood Heights government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - All Other: $309,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $830,000
    Central Staff Services: $503,000
    General Public Buildings: $280,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $249,000
    Regular Highways: $197,000
    Financial Administration: $172,000
    Parks and Recreation: $53,000
    Sewerage: $28,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $12,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $48,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $3,289,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,344,000
    Regular Highways: $1,088,000
    General - Other: $131,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,358,000
    General Local Government Support: $500,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $234,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $207,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,818,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,277,000
    All Other: $24,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,727,000
    Other License: $242,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $237,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $187,000
    Other Selective Sales: $21,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $807,000

6.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.01%
Utah average:  8.03%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($578 average AGI)
Salt Lake County:  0.13%
Utah average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Utah County, UT  0.78% ($37,416 average AGI)
from Davis County, UT  0.58% ($35,109)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.20% ($38,615)


5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,406 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.73%
Utah average:  7.46%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($344 average AGI)
Salt Lake County:  0.05%
Utah average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Utah County, UT  0.78% ($42,346 average AGI)
to Davis County, UT  0.72% ($44,626)
to Tooele County, UT  0.22% ($39,144)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cottonwood Heights:
  • KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBEE (860 AM; 10 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KFNZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLLB (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WEST JORDAN, UT; Owner: UNITED SECURITY FINANCIAL, INC.)
  • KBJA (1640 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • KSOP (1370 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT; Owner: KSOP, INC.)
  • KKDS (1060 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT; Owner: HOLIDAY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWDZ (910 AM; 5 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KMRI (1550 AM; 10 kW; WEST VALLEY CITY, UT; Owner: KMRI RADIO, LLC)
  • KNRS (570 AM; 5 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cottonwood Heights:
  • KCPX (105.7 FM; CENTERVILLE, UT; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KSOP-FM (104.3 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: KSOP, INC.)
  • K272DP (102.3 FM; TOOELE, UT; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KRCL (90.9 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: LISTENERS COMMUNITY RADIO OF UTAH)
  • KBZN (97.9 FM; OGDEN, UT; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOSY-FM (106.5 FM; SPANISH FORK, UT; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KRSP-FM (103.5 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KBER (101.1 FM; OGDEN, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KISN-FM (97.1 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKAT (101.9 FM; OGDEN, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSFI (100.3 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KUBL-FM (93.3 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KODJ (94.1 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KUER-FM (90.1 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • KBYU-FM (89.1 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY)
  • KURR (99.5 FM; BOUNTIFUL, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBEE-FM (98.7 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K248AK (97.5 FM; DRAPER, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXRK (96.3 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KQMB (102.7 FM; MIDVALE, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Cottonwood Heights:
  • KUTV (Channel 2; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: KUTV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K59GS (Channel 59; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: ALPHA & OMEGA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KEJT-LP (Channel 48; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LICENSE CORP.)
  • KULC (Channel 9; OGDEN, UT; Owner: UTAH STATE BOARD OF REGENTS)
  • KUED (Channel 7; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • KBYU-TV (Channel 11; PROVO, UT; Owner: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY)
  • KSL-TV (Channel 5; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KUWB (Channel 30; OGDEN, UT; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF UTAH, LLC)
  • KJZZ-TV (Channel 14; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: LARRY H. MILLER COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KUCL-LP (Channel 26; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE BROADCASTING)
  • KTVX (Channel 4; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K66FN (Channel 66; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: AZTECA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KSTU (Channel 13; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Cottonwood Heights)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3
  • Aircraft: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-35 (Glider, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: None
    N-Number: 2851H , Serial Number: 51, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 01/16/1976
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Paul H Schweizer, 3526 Greenhills Dr, Cottonwood Heights, UT 84093, Other Owners: Jordan H Schweizer
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-28RT-201 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-435A/0-435C (190 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 29557 , Serial Number: 28R-7918144, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 04/23/1979
    Registrant (Corporation): Wilber-White Aviation LLC, 8485 Danish Rd, Cottonwood Heights, UT 84093
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 89186 , Serial Number: 15282665, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 10/18/1978
    Registrant (Individual): Charlton D Rose, 7059 Brookhill Dr, Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 full and 3 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED18$237,481333$233,082500$210,31362$116,9350$090$228,1270$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$031$212,15468$214,74914$97,3740$012$202,4180$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$325,28587$211,213185$291,73830$167,6271$225,19036$275,8611$49,370
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$357,16027$208,62171$252,60713$77,8210$07$220,2330$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$09$238,51416$275,9848$106,7430$02$692,3350$0
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See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1110.02 , 1112.01, 1112.02, 1113.02, 1113.04, 1113.05, 1113.06

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 full and 3 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED83$252,13922$293,9879$264,338
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED10$283,5965$314,6742$273,170
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$274,5701$251,1700$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$284,8631$324,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1110.02 , 1112.01, 1112.02, 1113.02, 1113.04, 1113.05, 1113.06

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 38
  • Hazardous Condition: 41
  • Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Cottonwood Heights


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