Riverton

Population & Demographics

Riverton, UT

Riverton is home to 45,457 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,662 resident workers commute each day.

UtahCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
45,457
people
Population

45,457 residents

Median age 34.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Riverton population & demographics

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

Population
45,457
Median age
34.4yrs
Median household income
$126,910
Median home value
$592,700
Median gross rent
$2,137/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
37.7%
Poverty rate
3.6%

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 Riverton

How Riverton 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).

White82.1%
Hispanic or Latino10.5%
Two or more races3.2%
Asian2.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Some other race0.5%
Black0.3%

Race across Riverton

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 Riverton.

Riverton at a glance
Employed Residents
24,662
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
23.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Salt Lake City
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Riverton 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 Riverton 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.

58
Commute Score

58 / 100

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

Riverton

24,662 commutes, one dot at a time

Riverton

Where 24,662 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Salt Lake City16.8 mi4,596
2Draper5.3 mi1,722
3Riverton0.0 mi1,706
4South Jordan2.6 mi1,689
5West Jordan6.2 mi1,621
6Sandy7.1 mi1,560
7West Valley City12.0 mi1,396
8Murray10.1 mi1,059

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Riverton.

1Riverton0.0 mi1,706
2Herriman3.0 mi1,240
3West Jordan6.2 mi1,177
4South Jordan2.6 mi1,027
5Sandy7.1 mi589
6West Valley City12.0 mi554
7Lehi9.4 mi476
8Draper5.3 mi377

Top industries

The sectors that employ Riverton’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 Trade17.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance16.9%
EDEducational Services15.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.9%
COConstruction10.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.4%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises3.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Riverton

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 Gbps92%
8 Gbps92%
See all internet providers in Riverton

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