Cities / Utah / West Valley City

West Valley City, UT

138,437 people

Right Now

Weather

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Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 93°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Salt Lake City)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 7.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

SLC

7 mi — Salt Lake City International Airport

Population & People

Population

138,437

Median age

31.2

Median household income

$92,209

Poverty rate

9.9%

Unemployment rate

4.3%

Bachelor's degree+

16.1%

Avg. commute

20 min

Hispanic or Latino

43.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$419,100

Median gross rent

$1,504/mo

Homeownership rate

72.06%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,747

HUD Fair Market Rent (Salt Lake County, 4 mi from West Valley City), 2026. Efficiency $1259, 1BR $1456, 2BR $1747, 3BR $2333, 4BR $2666. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Utah commercial electricity

10.04¢/kWh

Utah industrial electricity

8.43¢/kWh

Utah residential electricity

13.07¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

315973.2

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

240786.9

All-Transactions House Price Index for Utah

858.12

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, Utah-specific series.

Nearby Airports

SLC

Salt Lake City International Airport

7 mi away

BOI

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field

294 mi away

LAS

Harry Reid International Airport

361 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Utah energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Utah economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).