Sandy

Population & Demographics

Sandy, UT

Sandy is home to 94,291 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 49,072 resident workers commute each day.

UtahCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
94,291
people
Population

94,291 residents

Median age 37.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Sandy population & demographics

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

Population
94,291
Median age
37.6yrs
Median household income
$112,176
Median home value
$614,100
Median gross rent
$1,777/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
46.0%
Poverty rate
5.5%

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 Sandy

How Sandy 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).

White77.9%
Hispanic or Latino11.4%
Two or more races4.5%
Asian3.6%
Some other race1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.7%
Black0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%

Race across Sandy

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 Sandy.

Sandy at a glance
Employed Residents
49,072
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
22.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Salt Lake City
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Sandy 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 Sandy 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

65 / 100

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

Sandy

49,072 commutes, one dot at a time

Sandy

Where 49,072 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Salt Lake City12.4 mi11,267
2Sandy0.0 mi6,392
3Draper4.5 mi3,309
4Murray5.4 mi2,716
5West Valley City10.9 mi2,389
6South Jordan6.7 mi1,893
7Midvale3.3 mi1,856
8West Jordan7.6 mi1,671

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Sandy.

1Sandy0.0 mi6,392
2West Jordan7.6 mi3,716
3Salt Lake City12.4 mi2,898
4South Jordan6.7 mi2,679
5West Valley City10.9 mi2,450
6Draper4.5 mi2,212
7Herriman10.1 mi1,851
8Lehi11.6 mi1,757

Top industries

The sectors that employ Sandy’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 Trade14.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance9.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.6%
FIFinance and Insurance8.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.3%
COConstruction7.4%
EDEducational Services6.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.2%
MFManufacturing5.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Sandy

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 Gbps100%
8 Gbps100%
See all internet providers in Sandy

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).