West Valley City, UT (Utah) Houses and Residents

Back to: West Valley City, Utah main profile, Utah, Utah smaller cities, Utah small towns, Utah forum, All US cities. Total population: 122,374 (Urban population: 122,156, Rural population: 218 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 33,484 (32,263 occupied: 23,422 owner occupied, 8,841 renter occupied) % of renters here:   27% State:   28% Housing density: 946 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in West Valley City, Utah on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Upscale Suburbs of Salt Lake City  (67 replies) how are these homes and their schools?  (27 replies) gangs  (43 replies) South Jordan/Daybreak - what to expect?  (29 replies) Is the entire West Valley not a good place to live?  (9 replies) Moving to Ogden  (61 replies) Median contract rent in 2007: $664 (lower quartile is $583, upper quartile is $776) Median contract rent in 2005: $604 (lower quartile is $492, upper quartile is $696) Housing units in West Valley City with a mortgage: 17,265 (3,072 second mortgage, 1,606 home equity loan, 65 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,024 Median year house/condo built: 1980 Median year apartment built: 1980 Household type by relationship Households: 108,330 In family households: 100,110 (20,570 male householders, 5,442 female householders) 20,309 spouses, 41,408 children (37,703 natural, 1,206 adopted, 2,499 stepchildren), 2,572 grandchildren, 1,617 brothers or sisters, 823 parents, 3,628 other relatives, 3,741 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 8,220 (3,111 male householders (2,181 living alone)), 3,110 female householders (2,561 living alone)), 1,999 nonrelatives In group quarters: 493 (442 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 6,937 2-persons, 5,518 3-persons, 5,766 4-persons, 3,762 5-persons, 2,126 6-persons, 1,903 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 4,742 1-person, 1,143 2-persons, 224 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons. 25,422 married couples with children. 6,758 single-parent households (1,749 men, 5,009 women). 77.5% of residents of West Valley City speak English at home. 13.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all). 2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 6.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 15,683 (14.4%) (30.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in West Valley City, UT: Less than $10,000: 10 $10,000 to $14,999: 31 $15,000 to $19,999: 20 $20,000 to $24,999: 22 $25,000 to $29,999: 25 $30,000 to $34,999: 24 $35,000 to $39,999: 19 $40,000 to $49,999: 47 $50,000 to $59,999: 18 $60,000 to $69,999: 105 $70,000 to $79,999: 215 $80,000 to $89,999: 384 $90,000 to $99,999: 1323 $100,000 to $124,999: 6866 $125,000 to $149,999: 7267 $150,000 to $174,999: 2726 $175,000 to $199,999: 670 $200,000 to $249,999: 266 $250,000 to $299,999: 118 $300,000 to $399,999: 91 $400,000 to $499,999: 11 $500,000 to $749,999: 9 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 22

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in West Valley City: Less than $100: 222 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 108 $200 to $249: 79 $250 to $299: 55 $300 to $349: 260 $350 to $399: 42 $400 to $449: 191 $450 to $499: 783 $500 to $549: 515 $550 to $599: 807 $600 to $649: 2,040 $650 to $699: 1,691 $700 to $749: 1,233 $750 to $799: 676 $800 to $899: 959 $900 to $999: 473 $1,000 to $1,249: 818 $1,250 to $1,499: 40 $1,500 to $1,999: 171 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 357

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.3%
Number of people working at home: 1,176 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 782 5 to 9 minutes: 4073 10 to 14 minutes: 7168 15 to 19 minutes: 10620 20 to 24 minutes: 9797 25 to 29 minutes: 3445 30 to 34 minutes: 7732 35 to 39 minutes: 1002 40 to 44 minutes: 1179 45 to 59 minutes: 2148 60 to 89 minutes: 1167 90 or more minutes: 668

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 39,045 (77%) Carpooled: 8,483 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,072 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%) Railroad: 6 (0%) Taxi: 15 (0%) Motorcycle: 24 (0%) Bicycle: 95 (0%) Walked: 632 (1%) Other means: 403 (1%) Worked at home: 1,176 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 1510 $10,000 to $14,999: 1438 $15,000 to $19,999: 1631 $20,000 to $24,999: 1952 $25,000 to $29,999: 2111 $30,000 to $34,999: 2274 $35,000 to $39,999: 2386 $40,000 to $44,999: 2417 $45,000 to $49,999: 2281 $50,000 to $59,999: 4505 $60,000 to $74,999: 4218 $75,000 to $99,999: 3609 $100,000 to $124,999: 1199 $125,000 to $149,999: 358 $150,000 to $199,999: 195 $200,000 or more: 149

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 30847
• English: 16900
• United States or American: 8182
• German: 7436
• Irish: 3084
• Danish: 3001
• Swedish: 2019
• Scottish: 1813
• Italian: 1795
• Dutch: 1696
• European: 1598
• Norwegian: 1348
• French (except Basque): 1227
• Welsh: 824
• Scotch-Irish: 818
• British: 757
• Scandinavian: 539
• Yugoslavian: 516
• Greek: 473
• Polish: 441
• Swiss: 417
• Canadian: 248
• Russian: 166
• French Canadian: 135
• Ukrainian: 130
• Subsaharan African:: 115
• Arab:: 110
• Finnish: 110
• African: 105
• Lebanese: 82
• Portuguese: 80
• Northern European: 75
• Hungarian: 75
• Basque: 74
• Austrian: 70
• Brazilian: 66
• Serbian: 66
• Czech: 64
• Czechoslovakian: 54
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 44
• Lithuanian: 42
• Australian: 38
• Icelander: 38
• Croatian: 37
• Haitian: 35
• Bulgarian: 26
• Iranian: 23
• Belgian: 21
• Celtic: 18
• Slovak: 17
• Iraqi: 15
• Cypriot: 14
• New Zealander: 13
• Other Subsaharan African: 10
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 9
• German Russian: 7
• Arab/Arabic: 7
• Acadian/Cajun: 6
• Slovene: 6
• Afghan: 6
• Syrian: 6
• Turkish: 5
• Alsatian: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 66816
• Northeast: 1500
• Midwest: 3460
• South: 3255
• West: 17334

52% of West Valley City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Utah.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 445
• Nursery to 4th grade: 173
• 5th and 6th grade: 557
• 7th and 8th grade: 525
• 9th grade: 742
• 10th grade: 1,200
• 11th grade: 1,037
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,808
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,495
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,551
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,301
• Associate degree: 2,484
• Bachelor's degree: 2,590
• Master's degree: 657
• Professional school degree: 204
• Doctorate degree: 51

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 467
• Nursery to 4th grade: 159
• 5th and 6th grade: 602
• 7th and 8th grade: 457
• 9th grade: 662
• 10th grade: 1,137
• 11th grade: 1,136
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,477
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,728
• Less than 1 year of college: 3,235
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,875
• Associate degree: 2,276
• Bachelor's degree: 2,372
• Master's degree: 469
• Professional school degree: 223
• Doctorate degree: 33

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $53,364
• Black householders: $85,160
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $57,422
• Asian householders: $37,734
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $47,562
• Some other race householders: $61,842
• Two or more races householders: $53,191
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $41,074

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $181,300
• Black or African American householders: $189,053
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $170,585
• Asian householders: $193,142
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $177,352
• Some other race householders: $179,044
• Two or more races householders: $185,106
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $178,198

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 22,556
• One, attached: 1,506
• Two: 1,390
• 3 or 4: 1,856
• 5 to 9: 1,071
• 10 to 19: 1,303
• 20 to 49: 525
• 50 or more: 944
• Mobile homes: 2,312
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,500

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Utah:	4.2%

Here:	3.5%
Utah:	3.9%

Here:	15.4%
Utah:	27.4%

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