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Salt Lake County

Population in July 2007: 11,558.
Males: 5,776  (50.0%)
Females: 5,782  (50.0%)

Median resident age:  23.0 years
Utah median age:  27.1 years

Zip codes: 84084.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $60,336 (it was $51,199 in 2000)
Oquirrh:

$60,336
Utah:

$55,117
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $17,694

Oquirrh CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $209,788 (it was $131,600 in 2000)
Oquirrh:

$209,788
Utah:

$224,700
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $203,991; Detached houses: $206,846; Townhouses or other attached units: $169,309; In 2-unit structures: $171,969
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Oquirrh races chart
  • White alone - 8,508 (81.9%)
  • Hispanic - 1,307 (12.6%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 166 (1.6%)
  • Two or more races - 156 (1.5%)
  • Asian alone - 141 (1.4%)
  • Black alone - 63 (0.6%)
  • American Indian alone - 40 (0.4%)
  • Other race alone - 9 (0.09%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Oquirrh: 93.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (23.2%), German (11.8%), United States (11.7%), Swedish (6.7%), Danish (5.6%), Irish (4.8%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Land area: 1.75 square miles.

Population density: 6619 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Oquirrh:

  • High school or higher: 88.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oquirrh CDP:

  • Never married: 23.7%
  • Now married: 67.3%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 0.6%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

955 residents are foreign born (6.8% Latin America).

This place:  9.2%
Utah:  7.1%

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

Oquirrh CDP:  0.9% ($1,202)
Utah:  0.7% ($956)
Oquirrh satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: West Jordan, UT (2.6 miles , pop. 68,336).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (352.5 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (491.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Kearns, UT (1.3 miles ), West Jordan, UT (1.6 miles ), Taylorsville, UT (2.0 miles ), West Valley City, UT (2.1 miles ), Bingham, UT (2.3 miles ), South Jordan, UT (2.4 miles ), Magna, UT (2.5 miles ), Murray, UT (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.63 N, Longitude: 112.02 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -4,429 (-42.6%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 187 (4.0%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 801

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

5.4%
Utah:

5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (18%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Finance and insurance (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Data processing, libraries, and other information services (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

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Average climate in Oquirrh, Utah

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Earthquake activity:

Oquirrh-area historical earthquake activity is below Utah state average. It is 5% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 98.5 miles away from the city center
On 3/16/1992 at 14:42:49, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.2 ML, Depth: 7.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 11.5 miles away from Oquirrh center
On 4/17/2003 at 01:04:19, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.4 ML, Depth: 0.2 mi) earthquake occurred 77.5 miles away from the city center
On 3/7/2000 at 02:16:04, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.2 ML, Depth: 1.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/4/1992 at 18:22:09, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from Oquirrh center
On 8/6/2007 at 08:48:40, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 3.9 ML, Depth: 1.0 mi) earthquake occurred 90.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Salt Lake County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Landslides: 2, Storms: 2, Mudslide: 1, Fire: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Oquirrh:

  • JORDAN VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, about 4 miles away; WEST JORDAN, UT)
  • INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; MURRAY, UT)
  • THE ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 7 miles away; MURRAY, UT)

Amtrak station near Oquirrh:

  • 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 Oquirrh:

  • Salt Lake Community College (about 5 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,080)
  • University of Phoenix-Utah Campus (about 7 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 3,097)
  • Western Governors University (about 9 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 15,870)
  • Westminster College (about 11 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 2,451)
  • University of Utah (about 13 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 20,534)
  • Utah Valley University (about 30 miles; Orem, UT; FT enrollment: 15,072)
  • Brigham Young University (about 33 miles; Provo, UT; FT enrollment: 30,109)

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Church in Oquirrh: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Salt Lake County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  CO  SO2 NO2 Ozone  PM2.5 PM10

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.6. This is about average.
City:

35.6
U.S.:

32.0
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.470. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.7 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.470
U.S.:

0.334
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.56. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.8 miles away from the city center.
City:

3.56
U.S.:

2.43
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 18.3. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.8 miles away from the city center.
City:

18.3
U.S.:

9.4
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 25.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.7 miles away from the city center.
City:

25.4
U.S.:

28.3
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.7 miles away from the city center.
City:

10.1
U.S.:

9.6
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 0.0434. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 5.7 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.0434
U.S.:

0.0522
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 27.2. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

27.2
U.S.:

22.1


Average household size:
This place:  3.9 people
Utah:  3.1 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  90.5%
Whole state:  76.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

5.1%
Whole state:

9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

1.8%
Whole state:

3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oquirrh, UT


Oquirrh compared to Utah state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Oquirrh travel time to work - commute
Oquirrh mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (92%)
  • Electricity (8%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Salt Lake County Utah:


2008 Presidential Election results in Salt Lake County Utah:
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Religion statistics for Oquirrh (based on Salt Lake County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 67.50%
Here67.5%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameLDS (Mormon) ChurchCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchJewish
Adherents83.0%8.8%0.8%0.8%0.7%
Congregations87.5%1.6%1.2%0.7%0.3%
NameEpiscopal ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaMuslim EstimatePresbyterian Church (USA)Other
Adherents0.7%0.6%0.6%0.5%3.5%
Congregations0.4%0.4%0.2%0.6%7.2%
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 146
Salt Lake County:

1.45 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:

1.37 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 16
This county:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 47
Salt Lake County:

0.47 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:

0.41 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 246
Salt Lake County:

2.45 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.82 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 558
Here:

5.55 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.09 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

6.5%
Utah:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Salt Lake County:

22.7%
Utah:

23.6%

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 Oquirrh:

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

Strongest FM radio stations in Oquirrh:

  • KBYU-FM (89.1 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY)
  • KUER-FM (90.1 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • KURR (99.5 FM; BOUNTIFUL, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KODJ (94.1 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, 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.)
  • 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)
  • 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)

TV broadcast stations around Oquirrh:

  • KUTV (Channel 2; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: KUTV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • 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)
  • KEJT-LP (Channel 48; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LICENSE CORP.)
  • KSL-TV (Channel 5; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • K59GS (Channel 59; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: ALPHA & OMEGA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KUWB (Channel 30; OGDEN, UT; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF UTAH, LLC)
  • KTVX (Channel 4; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KJZZ-TV (Channel 14; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: LARRY H. MILLER COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KSTU (Channel 13; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • KTMW (Channel 20; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: ALPHA & OMEGA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KUBX-LP (Channel 58; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K68FY (Channel 68; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K66FN (Channel 66; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: AZTECA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K18FJ (Channel 18; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 full and 1 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
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 Value
LOANS ORIGINATED121$181,54731$137,284511$166,9837$80,85415$123,6350$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED15$168,9252$102,57574$185,8772$132,6504$120,8330$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED11$180,0317$149,663141$180,71310$62,5536$144,1751$34,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN15$169,8356$168,93379$180,4964$122,3452$157,4750$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$198,6370$022$175,5990$01$230,2800$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1135.27 , 1135.28, 1135.29

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 full and 1 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED9$165,76823$191,587
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$236,22010$198,041
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$03$188,553
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$06$201,832
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1135.27 , 1135.28, 1135.29

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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