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West Valley City city, Utah: commercial real estate data.
West Valley City city is a Census city of 138,437 people across 35.83 square miles of land, in Salt Lake County. Median household income is $92,209, 72.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 124 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $91.6 m.
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West Valley City
What West Valley City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area35.83 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,864
- 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 West Valley City
- Population138,437
- Median age31.2
- Population under 1841,549
- Share under 1830.0 percent
- Population 65 and over12,510
- Share 65 and over9.0 percent
- Households39,617
- Family households31,317
- Share of households that are families79.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in West Valley City
- Median household income$92,209
- Per capita income$30,104
- Civilian labor force74,506
- Employed71,318
- Unemployed3,188
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over81,893
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in West Valley City
- Housing units41,433
- Occupied units39,617
- Vacant units1,816 plus or minus 385
- Vacancy rate4.4 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Owner occupied28,548
- Renter occupied11,069
- Ownership rate72.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$419,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,504
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.6 percent
- Single family units30,673
- Share single family74.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,904
- Share in buildings of two or more19.1 percent
- Mobile homes2,856
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How West Valley City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute61,655
- Commuting under 15 minutes14,091
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more16,277
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.4 percent
- Drove alone69.8 percent
- Carpooled14.6 percent
- Public transport1.8 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home11.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA 7(a) lending to West Valley City borrowers
- Approvals124
- Gross approval$91,593,800
- Average approval$738,660
- Median approval$252,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,939,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,450
- Jobs per approval11.7
- Loans with a final outcome32
- Paid in full30
- Charged off2
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans6.3 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.8 percent
- Share to franchises12.1 percent
- Distinct lenders29
- Distinct industries by NAICS74
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA 504 lending to West Valley City borrowers
- Approvals80
- Gross approval$65,273,000
- Average approval$815,913
- Median approval$578,000
- Largest approval$3,130,000
- Jobs supported953
- Loans with a final outcome29
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Salt Lake County, not West Valley City
Salt Lake County context, not West Valley City figures
These are Salt Lake County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Valley City measurements.
- Establishments in Salt Lake County35,732
- Employment at those establishments, Salt Lake County693,721
- Covered employment, Salt Lake County796,203
- Average annual pay, Salt Lake County$77,495
- Average weekly wage, Salt Lake County$1,490
- Housing units permitted, Salt Lake County4,550
- Of those, single family, Salt Lake County2,848
- County product, 2024, Salt Lake County$153,846,066,000
- County product change over the prior year, Salt Lake County5.0 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Salt Lake County$74,026
Every figure in this section is published for Salt Lake County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Valley City. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Valley City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Valley City, Utah?
138,437, in 39,617 households. West Valley City city covers 35.83 square miles of land, which is 3,864 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Valley City 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 West Valley City?
$92,209. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $419,100. Median gross rent is $1,504 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Valley City businesses?
124 7(a) approvals totalling $91.6 m, across 29 lenders, median approval $252,000, plus 80 504 approvals worth $65.3 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Valley City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Valley City borrowers get paid back?
Of the 32 loans that have reached a final outcome, 30 were paid in full and 2 charged off, a charge off rate of 6.3 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Are the county figures on this page West Valley City figures?
No, and they are labelled 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 West Valley City.
Is zoning published for West Valley City?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.