About Mapleton

Mapleton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Utah. With a population of 5,951 people and just one neighborhood, Mapleton is the 56th largest community in Utah.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mapleton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mapleton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mapleton who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.97%), management occupations (11.97%), and sales jobs (10.58%).

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

A relatively large number of people in Mapleton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.41% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Because of many things, Mapleton is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Mapleton really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Mapleton perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Mapleton is a very car-oriented town. 97.83% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Mapleton is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Mapleton has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Mapleton Information and Demographics

The education level of Mapleton citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 26.77% of adults in Mapleton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Mapleton in 2000 was $17,746, which is upper middle income relative to Utah, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $70,984 for a family of four. However, Mapleton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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