West Jordan

Population & Demographics

West Jordan, UT

West Jordan is home to 116,692 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 66,200 resident workers commute each day.

UtahCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
116,692
people
Population

116,692 residents

Median age 33.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

West Jordan population & demographics

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

Population
116,692
Median age
33.3yrs
Median household income
$108,153
Median home value
$492,500
Median gross rent
$1,757/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
29.1%
Poverty rate
6.1%

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 West Jordan

How West Jordan 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).

White63.2%
Hispanic or Latino25.4%
Two or more races5.2%
Asian3.4%
Black1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.0%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%

Race across West Jordan

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 West Jordan.

West Jordan at a glance
Employed Residents
66,200
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
10.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
19.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Salt Lake City
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for West Jordan 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 West Jordan 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.

West Jordan

66,200 commutes, one dot at a time

West Jordan

Where 66,200 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Salt Lake City11.6 mi16,166
2West Jordan0.0 mi6,739
3West Valley City5.8 mi5,661
4Sandy7.6 mi3,716
5South Jordan3.6 mi3,508
6Murray6.4 mi3,448
7Draper9.3 mi3,209
8South Salt Lake8.8 mi2,338

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into West Jordan.

1West Jordan0.0 mi6,739
2West Valley City5.8 mi3,163
3South Jordan3.6 mi2,791
4Herriman7.3 mi2,093
5Salt Lake City11.6 mi1,826
6Sandy7.6 mi1,671
7Riverton6.2 mi1,621
8Taylorsville4.1 mi1,560

Top industries

The sectors that employ West Jordan’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 Trade14.7%
COConstruction12.6%
EDEducational Services12.0%
MFManufacturing11.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance10.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.8%
WSWholesale Trade6.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services2.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for West Jordan

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 Gbps98%
8 Gbps98%
See all internet providers in West Jordan

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