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Granite School District Overview

Western Governors University located in Granite School District area. A total of 127,771 households are located in Granite School District area. Among them, 50,601 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.60 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 134,395 and 108,625 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

11.05% (43,578) of residents are non-citizens and 27.27% (107,567) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Granite School District, Utah
Household	127,771
Population	394,495
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	50,601 (39.60%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	134,395
Total Students	108,625
Pre-Kindergarten	6,834
Kindergarten	5,960
Grade 1-8	48,892
Grade 9-12	24,405
College/Graduate School	22,534
Veterans	286,763
Non-citizen	43,578
Non-English Home Language	107,567
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

299,788 residents are over the age of 16 and 212,985 people are in labor force. Among them, 212,706 people are in civilian labor force and 279 are in armed labor force. 204,179 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Granite School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	201,394	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	155,536	77.23%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	25,754	12.79%
Public transportation	5,984	2.97%
Walked	2,961	1.47%
Other method	2,155	1.07%
Worked from home	9,004	4.47%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	204,179	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	65,294	31.98%
Service	31,593	15.47%
Sales and office	50,334	24.65%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	21,094	10.33%
Production, transportation, and material moving	35,864	17.56%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	204,179	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,228	1.09%
Construction	17,354	8.50%
Manufacturing	24,785	12.14%
Wholesale trade	5,542	2.71%
Retail trade	23,367	11.44%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	14,296	7.00%
Information	4,074	2.00%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	16,361	8.01%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	25,896	12.68%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	37,111	18.18%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	17,688	8.66%
Other services, except public administration	9,337	4.57%
Public administration	6,140	3.01%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	204,179	-
Private wage and salary workers	169,788	83.16%
Government workers	24,734	12.11%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	9,412	4.61%
Unpaid family workers	245	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $86,022 for the 127,771 households in Granite School District area, Utah. The average income of a single worker is $32,114. 339,980 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.13%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	127,771	-
Less than $10,000	4,460	3.49%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,639	2.85%
$15,000 - $24,999	8,389	6.57%
$25,000 - $34,999	10,686	8.36%
$35,000 - $49,999	17,436	13.65%
$50,000 - $74,999	27,374	21.42%
$75,000 - $99,999	20,234	15.84%
$100,000 - $149,999	21,241	16.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,376	5.77%
More than $200,000	6,936	5.43%
Median Household Income	$66,794	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$86,022	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	92,317	-
Less than $10,000	2,563	2.78%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,358	1.47%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,371	4.73%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,813	7.38%
$35,000 - $49,999	11,561	12.52%
$50,000 - $74,999	19,391	21.00%
$75,000 - $99,999	16,547	17.92%
$100,000 - $149,999	17,501	18.96%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,286	6.81%
More than $200,000	5,926	6.42%

Median Family Income	$75,118	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$94,650	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,114	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$46,200	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$46,200	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	394,718	-
With health insurance coverage	339,980	86.13%
Public coverage	93,107	23.59%
Private health insurance	279,595	70.83%
Without health insurance coverage	54,738	13.87%

Housing

There are 134,342 housing units in Granite School District area, Utah with 127,771 units (95.11%) occupied. 86,804 houses (67.94%) are occupied by owner and 40,967 houses (32.06%) are rented. The average housing value is $247,500 and the average rental cost is $1,089. 2,644 houses (1.97%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 8,313 houses (6.19%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	134,342	-
Occupied	127,771	95.11%
Owner Occupied	86,804	67.94%
Renter Occupied	40,967	32.06%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	86,698	64.54%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	10,211	7.60%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	33,363	24.83%
Mobile Homes	4,070	3.03%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	134,342	-
Built 2014 or later	2,644	1.97%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,760	2.05%
Built 2000 - 2009	14,520	10.81%
Built 1990 - 1999	18,472	13.75%
Built 1980 - 1989	21,001	15.63%
Built 1970 - 1979	31,669	23.57%
Built 1960 - 1969	16,980	12.64%
Built 1950 - 1959	17,983	13.39%
Built 1949 or earlier	8,313	6.19%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	134,342	-
1 room	1,814	1.35%
2 rooms	2,262	1.68%
3 rooms	9,062	6.75%
4 rooms	21,408	15.94%
5 rooms	19,553	14.55%
6 rooms	18,921	14.08%
7 rooms	19,153	14.26%
8 rooms	16,144	12.02%
9 rooms or more	26,025	19.37%
Median Number of Rooms	6.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	134,342	-
no bedroom	1,861	1.39%
1 bedroom	9,590	7.14%
2 bedrooms	30,593	22.77%
3 bedrooms	38,973	29.01%
4 bedrooms	33,386	24.85%
5 bedrooms or more	19,939	14.84%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	86,804	-
Less than $50,000	3,664	4.22%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,271	1.46%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,855	7.90%
$150,000 - $199,999	14,829	17.08%
$200,000 - $299,999	31,231	35.98%
$300,000 - $499,999	20,129	23.19%
$500,000 - $999,999	7,266	8.37%
$1,000,000 or more	1,559	1.80%
Median House Value	$247,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	39,375	-
Less than $500	1,801	4.57%
$500 - $999	14,237	36.16%
$1,000 - $1,499	16,828	42.74%
$1,500 - $1,999	5,182	13.16%
$2,000 - $2,499	849	2.16%
$2,500 - $2,999	235	0.60%
$3,000 or more	243	0.62%
Median Rental Costs	$1,089	-

Demographic

A total of 397,605 people lives in Granite School District area, Utah with 199,782 male and 197,823 female. The males to female ratio is 50.25 to 49.75. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	397,605	-
Male	199,782	50.25%
Female	197,823	49.75%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	397,605	-
Under 5 years	31,313	7.88%
5 - 9 years	31,055	7.81%
10 - 14 years	29,920	7.53%
15 - 19 years	27,962	7.03%
20 - 24 years	26,092	6.56%
25 - 34 years	65,182	16.39%
35 - 44 years	57,431	14.44%
45 - 54 years	44,867	11.28%
55 - 59 years	19,625	4.94%
60 - 64 years	20,383	5.13%
65 - 74 years	25,394	6.39%
75 - 84 years	12,971	3.26%
85 years and older	5,410	1.36%
Median Age	32.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	397,605	-
One Race	382,013	96.08%
White	280,201	70.47%
Black or African American	10,490	2.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,876	0.97%
Asian	18,972	4.77%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8,337	2.10%
Other	60,137	15.12%

Two or more races	15,592	3.92%
White and Black or African American	1,789	0.45%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	2,176	0.55%
White and Asian	3,008	0.76%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	117	0.03%