Lehi is a somewhat small city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 19,150 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Lehi is the 31st largest community in Utah.

Lehi has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures.

Unlike some cities, Lehi isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lehi are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lehi is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lehi who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.85%), sales jobs (14.13%), and management occupations (8.81%).

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

Because of many things, Lehi is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Lehi a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Lehi has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Lehi's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Lehi is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Lehi Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Lehi citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 26.13% of adults in Lehi have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Lehi in 2000 was $16,074, which is middle income relative to Utah, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $64,296 for a family of four. However, Lehi contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Lehi home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lehi is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lehi include English, German, Danish, Swedish, Scottish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Lehi is English. Some people also speak Spanish.