Draper

Population & Demographics

Draper, UT

Draper is home to 50,278 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,878 resident workers commute each day.

UtahCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
50,278
people
Population

50,278 residents

Median age 34.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Draper population & demographics

Who lives in Draper — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
50,278
Median age
34.3yrs
Median household income
$128,910
Median home value
$784,800
Median gross rent
$1,894/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
51.9%
Poverty rate
6.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Draper

How Draper breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White77.0%
Hispanic or Latino8.1%
Asian6.2%
Two or more races5.2%
Black1.8%
Some other race0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%

Race across Draper

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Draper.

Draper at a glance
Employed Residents
24,878
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
25.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Salt Lake City
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Draper proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Draper commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

60 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Draper

24,878 commutes, one dot at a time

Draper

Where 24,878 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Draper, by worker count.

1Salt Lake City16.8 mi4,437
2Draper0.0 mi3,386
3Sandy4.5 mi2,212
4Lehi7.1 mi1,340
5Murray9.7 mi1,104
6South Jordan6.6 mi1,087
7West Valley City14.1 mi1,058
8West Jordan9.3 mi784

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Draper.

1Draper0.0 mi3,386
2Sandy4.5 mi3,309
3West Jordan9.3 mi3,209
4South Jordan6.6 mi2,567
5Lehi7.1 mi2,372
6Salt Lake City16.8 mi2,209
7West Valley City14.1 mi2,084
8Herriman8.0 mi2,044

Top industries

The sectors that employ Draper’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade15.0%
FIFinance and Insurance10.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance7.4%
COConstruction7.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.1%
INInformation7.0%
WSWholesale Trade6.7%
EDEducational Services5.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Draper

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

8 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps94%
8 Gbps94%
See all internet providers in Draper

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