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Cottonwood Heights: Fort Union Blvd., Cottonwood Heights, Utah (Utah's Newest City)
 

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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 to 9-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 
 
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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 (4.1 miles , pop. 88,418).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (385.0 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (490.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Little Cottonwood Creek Valley, UT (1.1 miles ), Holladay, UT (2.7 miles ), Cottonwood West, UT (2.8 miles ), Granite, UT (3.3 miles ), Sandy, UT (4.1 miles ), White City, UT (4.5 miles ), Midvale, UT (4.7 miles ), East Millcreek, UT (4.9 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

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 6 miles; MURRAY, UT)

Political contributions by individuals in Cottonwood Heights, UT

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cottonwood Heights:
  • SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 16 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; ID: SLC)
  • PROVO MUNI (about 29 miles; PROVO, UT; ID: PVU)
  • HILL AFB (about 36 miles; OGDEN, UT; ID: HIF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cottonwood Heights:
  • SALT LAKE CITY MUNI 2 (about 12 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; ID: U42)
  • SKYPARK (about 19 miles; BOUNTIFUL, UT; ID: BTF)
  • JAKE GARN (about 29 miles; EAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT; ID: 17U)

Amtrak station near Cottonwood Heights:
  • 12 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 8 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 8 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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Cottonwood Heights travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Salt Lake County Utah:


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

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 6$26,611$53,22210$11,495
Financial Administration 1$5,416$64,9923$7,320
Totals for Government 7$32,027$54,90313$18,815


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)
  • KBJA (1640 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • KLLB (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WEST JORDAN, UT; Owner: UNITED SECURITY FINANCIAL, INC.)
  • KSOP (1370 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT; Owner: KSOP, INC.)
  • KNRS (570 AM; 5 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKDS (1060 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT; Owner: HOLIDAY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZNS (1280 AM; 10 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KWDZ (910 AM; 5 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cottonwood Heights:
  • KCPX (105.7 FM; CENTERVILLE, UT; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KXRK (96.3 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KQMB (102.7 FM; MIDVALE, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • 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.)

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)
  • KUCL-LP (Channel 26; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE BROADCASTING)
  • K66FN (Channel 66; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: AZTECA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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