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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of South Jordan is $29,964, which is higher than the state average of $24,312 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. South Jordan median household income is $91,228, which has grown by 20.94% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.88% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average South Jordan residents spend 24.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 21.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #45

South Jordan, UT	29,964 USD
Utah	24,312 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Jordan, UT	38,638 USD
Utah	27,248 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Jordan, UT	51,651 USD
Utah	36,589 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Jordan, UT	25,875 USD
Utah	19,798 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #21

South Jordan, UT	91,228 USD
Utah	59,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

South Jordan, UT	105,016 USD
Utah	75,204 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #216

South Jordan, UT	20.94%
Utah	30.88%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	South Jordan, UT		Utah		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.02%	$13,243, see rank	20.86%	$14,567	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.72%	$20,424, see rank	23.25%	$18,329	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.40%	$4,021, see rank	2.13%	$3,692	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.80%	$28,647, see rank	15.60%	$24,686	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

South Jordan, UT	99,115 USD
Utah	67,612 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

South Jordan, UT	111,948 USD
Utah	83,673 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	South Jordan, UT	Utah	U.S.
White	$91,286, see rank	$61,396	$56,900
Black	$116,289, see rank	$39,915	$35,600
Hispanic	$88,359, see rank	$42,155	$42,396
Asian	$103,750, see rank	$60,046	$73,244
Hawaiian Native	$91,875, see rank	$51,265	$53,370
One Race, Other	$78,333, see rank	$40,938	$40,300
Two or More Races	$74,821, see rank	$48,434	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	South Jordan, UT	Utah	U.S.
less than 25	$48,571, see rank	$31,012	$25,788
25 to 44	$90,587, see rank	$61,895	$58,398
45 to 64	$106,426, see rank	$74,778	$65,027
65 or over	$65,543, see rank	$44,070	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	South Jordan, UT	Utah	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	39,529, see rank	2,057,591	248,775,628
Male¹	20,119, 50.90%, see rank	49.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	16,421, 81.62%, see rank	76.33%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	43, 0.21%, see rank	0.36%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	16,378, 81.41%, see rank	75.96%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	15,427, 94.19%, see rank	93.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	951, 5.81%, see rank	6.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,698, 18.38%, see rank	23.67%	30.72%
Female¹	19,410, 49.10%, see rank	50.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,339, 58.42%, see rank	59.80%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,339, 58.42%, see rank	59.74%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,812, 95.35%, see rank	93.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	527, 4.65%, see rank	6.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,071, 41.58%, see rank	40.20%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	South Jordan, UT	Utah	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	26,018, 100%	1,282,333	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	20,561, 79.03%, see rank	76.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,060, 7.92%, see rank	11.90%	9.59%
Public Transportation	905, 3.48%, see rank	2.40%	5.06%
Walked	247, 0.95%, see rank	2.55%	2.78%
Other Means	214, 0.82%, see rank	1.96%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,031, 7.81%, see rank	4.88%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

South Jordan, UT	24.2 minutes
Utah	21.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	South Jordan, UT	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	26,239	1,299,818	143,435,233
Male¹	15,427, 58.79%, see rank	55.78%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,443, 48.25%, see rank	35.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,131, 7.33%, see rank	12.10%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,311, 21.46%, see rank	19.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,326, 8.60%, see rank	9.37%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,388, 9.00%, see rank	16.95%	17.94%
Female¹	10,812, 41.21%, see rank	44.22%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,060, 46.80%, see rank	37.63%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,246, 11.52%, see rank	19.99%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,121, 38.12%, see rank	35.13%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	28, 0.26%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	71, 0.66%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	286, 2.65%, see rank	6.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Jordan, UT	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	26,239, 100%	1,299,818	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	296, 1.13%, see rank	2.04%	1.96%
Construction	1,750, 6.67%, see rank	6.41%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,555, 9.74%, see rank	10.84%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	808, 3.08%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,302, 12.58%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,109, 4.23%, see rank	4.64%	4.93%
Information	715, 2.72%, see rank	2.21%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,935, 11.19%, see rank	6.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,872, 14.76%, see rank	11.66%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,456, 20.79%, see rank	22.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,577, 6.01%, see rank	8.91%	9.49%
Public Administration	950, 3.62%, see rank	5.26%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	914, 3.48%, see rank	4.63%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	South Jordan, UT	%	Utah	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,328	4.13%, see rank	12.76%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	390	2.94%, see rank	9.44%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.