Sandy, Utah: commercial real estate data.
Sandy is a Census city of 94,291 people across 24.26 square miles of land, in Salt Lake County. Median household income is $112,176, 75.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 239 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $109.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sandy
What Sandy is
- Census place typecity
- Land area24.26 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,887
- County holding the largest share of its areaSalt Lake County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Sandy
- Population94,291
- Median age37.6
- Population under 1824,890
- Share under 1826.4 percent
- Population 65 and over14,880
- Share 65 and over15.8 percent
- Households33,568
- Family households24,708
- Share of households that are families73.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sandy
- Median household income$112,176
- Per capita income$52,871
- Civilian labor force50,333
- Employed49,004
- Unemployed1,329 plus or minus 272
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Adults 25 and over63,028
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sandy
- Housing units34,790
- Occupied units33,568
- Vacant units1,222 plus or minus 318
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Owner occupied25,255
- Renter occupied8,313
- Ownership rate75.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$614,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,777
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.0 percent
- Single family units27,103
- Share single family77.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,967
- Share in buildings of two or more20.0 percent
- Mobile homes720 plus or minus 144
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sandy gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute37,379
- Commuting under 15 minutes9,429
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more10,548
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.2 percent
- Drove alone66.8 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent
- Public transport1.1 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home22.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandy
SBA loans in Sandy (7(a))
- Approvals239
- Gross approval$109,418,200
- Average approval$457,817
- Median approval$212,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,045,700
- Largest approval$4,000,000
- Jobs supported2,208
- Jobs per approval9.2
- Loans with a final outcome62
- Paid in full58
- Charged off4
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans6.5 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.6 percent
- Share to franchises13.0 percent
- Distinct lenders49
- Distinct industries by NAICS124
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sandy, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Sandy (504)
- Approvals118
- Gross approval$62,908,000
- Average approval$533,119
- Median approval$377,000
- Largest approval$4,157,000
- Jobs supported1,019
- Loans with a final outcome54
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans1.9 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sandy, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sandy
Flood risk in Sandy
- NFIP communityCity of Sandy City
- NFIP community number490106
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/19/21
The City of Sandy City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 490106 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Salt Lake County, not Sandy
Salt Lake County context, not Sandy figures
- Establishments in Salt Lake County35,732
- Covered employment, Salt Lake County796,203
- Average annual pay, Salt Lake County$77,495
- Housing units permitted, Salt Lake County4,550
Every figure in this section is published for Salt Lake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sandy.
All Salt Lake County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sandy questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sandy, Utah?
94,291, in 33,568 households. Sandy city covers 24.26 square miles of land, which is 3,887 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sandy in?
Salt Lake County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sandy?
$112,176. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $614,100. Median gross rent is $1,777 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sandy businesses?
239 7(a) approvals totaling $109.4 m since FY2020, across 49 lenders, median approval $212,500, plus 118 504 approvals worth $62.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sandy, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sandy borrowers get paid back?
Of the 62 loans that have reached a final outcome, 58 were paid in full and 4 charged off, a charge off rate of 6.5 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Sandy in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sandy appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sandy City, city of, community 490106, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sandy figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Salt Lake County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sandy.
Is zoning published for Sandy?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.