South Jordan is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 29,461 people and two constituent neighborhoods, South Jordan is the 15th largest community in Utah.

Unlike some cities, South Jordan isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in South Jordan are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Jordan is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in South Jordan who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.49%), sales jobs (14.25%), and management occupations (12.61%).

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

Because of many things, South Jordan is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making South Jordan 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, South Jordan has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, South Jordan's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Residents of South Jordan by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 97% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented city. While South Jordan may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Being a small city, South Jordan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

South Jordan Information and Demographics

The education level of South Jordan citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 30.90% of adults in South Jordan have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in South Jordan in 2000 was $20,938, which is wealthy relative to Utah, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,752 for a family of four. However, South Jordan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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