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West Valley City, UT
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West Valley City profile


Living in West Valley City



West Valley City is a relatively large city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 134,470 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, West Valley City is the second largest community in Utah.

Also of interest is that West Valley City 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: 10.07% 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.

The citizens of West Valley City are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.70% of adults in West Valley City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in West Valley City in 2022 was $28,567, which is low income relative to Utah, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,268 for a family of four. However, West Valley City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

West Valley City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Valley City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in West Valley City, accounting for 42.48% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of West Valley City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in West Valley City include English, German, Irish, Danish, and Scottish.

West Valley City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.17%.

The most common language spoken in West Valley City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.