Sandy is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 88,259 people and 16 constituent neighborhoods, Sandy is the fourth largest community in Utah.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sandy is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sandy is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sandy who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.00%), sales jobs (16.35%), and management occupations (12.21%).

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

Sandy is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Sandy's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The city of Sandy is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Sandy Information and Demographics

The education level of Sandy citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 34.75% of adults in Sandy have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sandy in 2000 was $22,928, which is wealthy relative to Utah, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,712 for a family of four. However, Sandy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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