Everything You Need to Know About the City of Sandy Utah

In 2017, Sandy, Utah had a population of 94.6k people with a median age of 35.7 and a median household income of $87,012 dollars. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Sandy, UT grew from 93,141 to 94,556, a 1.52 percent increase, and its median household income grew from $83,527 dollars to $87,012 dollars, a 4.17 percent increase.

The population of Sandy, UT is 84.6 percent White Alone, 8.94 percent Hispanic or Latino, and 3.02percent Asian Alone. N/A% of the people in Sandy, UT speak a non-English language, and 96.6 percent are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Sandy, UT is $309,800 dollars, and the homeownership rate is 76.8 percent. Most people in Sandy, UT commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 20.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Sandy, UT is 2 cars per household.

 

Health in Sandy

92.5 percent of the population of Sandy, UT has health coverage, with 63 percent on employee plans, 4.96 percent on Medicaid, 9.62 percent on Medicare, 14.1 percent on non-group plans, and 0.771 percent on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the place of Sandy, UT was $5,982 dollars in 2014. This is a 5.73 percent increase from the previous year ($5,658 dollars).

Primary care physicians in Sandy, UT see 1350 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.369 percent decrease from the previous year (1355 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1330 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 244 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Garfield County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (10.4 percent). Additionally, Tooele County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (31.9 percent).

 

Economy in Sandy

The economy of Sandy, UT employs 48.1k people and Sandy has an unemployment rate of 2.9 percent. Sandy has seen the job market increase by 1.5 percent over the last year. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 43.8 percent, which is higher than the US average of 33.5 percent. The largest industries in Sandy, UT are Retail Trade (5,957 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,619 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (5,340 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($125,066 dollars), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($122,708 dollars), and Utilities ($73,636 dollars).

Households in Sandy, UT have a median annual income of $87,012 dollars, which is more than the median annual income of $61,937 dollars across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $83,527 dollars in 2016, which represents a 4.17 percent annual growth.

 

Tax Rates for Sandy

– The Sales Tax Rate for Sandy is 6.9 percent.

– The Income Tax Rate for Sandy is 5.0 percent.

– Tax Rates can have a big impact when Comparing the Cost of Living.

 

Income and Salaries for Sandy

– The average earnings of a Sandy resident is $31,552 dollars a year.

– The Median household earnings of a Sandy resident is $78,048 dollars a year.