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Cottonwood Heights, UT
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Cottonwood Heights profile


Living in Cottonwood Heights



Cottonwood Heights is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 32,420 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Cottonwood Heights is the 30th largest community in Utah.

Cottonwood Heights home prices are not only among the most expensive in Utah, but Cottonwood Heights real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.75% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Cottonwood Heights, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Cottonwood Heights is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.70% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Cottonwood Heights in 2018 was $54,444, which is wealthy relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $217,776 for a family of four. However, Cottonwood Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cottonwood Heights is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cottonwood Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cottonwood Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cottonwood Heights include English, German, Irish, Danish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Cottonwood Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.