West Valley City, Utah
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West Valley City is a city located in Salt Lake County in the state of Utah. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,896, making it the second largest city in the state. A 2004 estimate placed its population at 112,678. The city began to experience rapid growth in the 1970s, when the area that is now West Valley City consisted of the three separate communities of Hunter, Granger, and Chesterfield. These three unincorporated areas merged in 1980 to form the present-day city.
Geography
Image:UTMap-doton-WestValleyCity.PNG West Valley City is located at Template:Coor dms (40.689181, -111.993867)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 91.8 km² (35.5 mi²). 91.7 km² (35.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.17% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 108,896 people, 32,253 households, and 25,931 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,187.7/km² (3,076.3/mi²). There were 33,488 housing units at an average density of 365.2/km² (946.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.21% White, 1.15% African American, 1.17% Native American, 4.29% Asian, 2.90% Pacific Islander, 8.75% from other races, and 3.53% from two or more races. 18.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 32,253 households out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.71.
In the city the population was spread out with 33.7% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,773, and the median income for a family was $48,593. Males had a median income of $32,116 versus $22,693 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,031. 8.7% of the population and 6.7% of families were below the poverty line. 11.0% of those under the age of 18 and 3.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
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