West Valley City.
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30 tracts·134K people·$419K median·3,732/mi²
Hispanic 43 · White 40 · Other 6 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 3 · Black 2
Married couple 55 · Other 30 · Living alone 15
Professional 28 · Retail 27 · Manufacturing 20 · Health 12 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 27 · Sales · office 22 · Production · transport 20 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 14
Drive alone 70 · Carpool 29 · Work from home 12 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in West Valley City is $419,100 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
West Valley City has 138,437 residents across 28 census tracts and 28 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 31.2; the population is 43.3% Hispanic or Latino, 40.4% White, 5.5% Other, 5.3% Asian, 3.1% Multiracial and 2.3% Black; the average household has 3.5 people; 16.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.9% (Census ACS).
Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley (51%), Diamond Ridge School (47%) and Neil Armstrong Academy (45%) lead the elementary schools; Hunter Jr High (22%), West Lake Jr High (22%) and Valley Jr High (19%) lead the middle schools; Vanguard Academy (55%), East Hollywood High (17%) and Hunter High (16%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,504/month, 5% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in West Valley City is $92,209 a year, 7% above the US median (Census ACS).
In West Valley City, median rent is $1,504/month and the median home value is $419,100 (Census ACS).
West Valley City reported 4.3 violent crimes and 21.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 62 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 15 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in West Valley City are earthquake (99), winter weather (89) and lightning (61), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.56g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In West Valley City, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).