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West Valley City, UT
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West Valley City profile


Living in West Valley City



West Valley City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 136,650 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, West Valley City is the second largest community in Utah.

Also of interest is that West Valley City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.31% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In terms of college education, the citizens of West Valley City rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.83% of adults 25 and older in West Valley City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in West Valley City in 2018 was $27,259, which is lower middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,036 for a family of four. However, West Valley City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

West Valley City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Valley City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Valley City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. West Valley City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 41.45% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Valley City include English, German, Irish, Danish, and Scottish.

In addition, West Valley City has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.04%).

The most common language spoken in West Valley City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.