Cottonwood Heights, Utah demographics

Cottonwood Heights, UT demographics: median age 40.0; 53.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Cottonwood Heights city, Utah · Incorporated city · GEOID 4916270. The survey estimates a population of 32,828 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Cottonwood Heights is 40.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 12,568 households (±339). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.0 ±1.6	32.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,828
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Under 18	7,143 ±675	21.8% ±2.1 pp	27.8%	22.0%
18–34	6,822 ±607	20.8% ±1.8 pp	26.5%	22.8%
35–64	12,740 ±753	38.8% ±2.3 pp	33.9%	38.0%
65 and older	6,123 ±477	18.7% ±1.5 pp	11.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,828
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Male	16,263 ±502	49.5% ±1.5 pp	50.7%	49.5%
Female	16,565 ±501	50.5% ±1.5 pp	49.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,828
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
White alone	28,731 ±599	87.5% ±1.8 pp	78.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	229 ±123 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	60 ±46 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,192 ±359	3.6% ±1.1 pp	2.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.2%
Some other race alone	482 ±222	1.5% ±0.7 pp	6.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,134 ±452	6.5% ±1.4 pp	9.7%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,828
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,917 ±600	94.2% ±1.8 pp	84.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,911 ±595	5.8% ±1.8 pp	15.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,568
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,644 ±346	60.8% ±2.2 pp	58.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	487 ±163	3.9% ±1.3 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,010 ±200	8.0% ±1.6 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,512 ±303	20.0% ±2.3 pp	20.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	915 ±208	7.3% ±1.6 pp	7.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,568
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,658 ±285	29.1% ±2.1 pp	37.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,910 ±478	70.9% ±3.3 pp	62.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,568
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,512 ±303	20.0% ±2.3 pp	20.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,120 ±517	40.7% ±4.0 pp	31.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,181 ±314	17.4% ±2.5 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,612 ±277	12.8% ±2.2 pp	14.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	703 ±165	5.6% ±1.3 pp	9.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	250 ±104	2.0% ±0.8 pp	5.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	190 ±82	1.5% ±0.6 pp	3.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,828
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Native	30,420 ±481	92.7% ±1.5 pp	91.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,408 ±476	7.3% ±1.4 pp	8.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 31,336
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
English only	28,326 ±557	90.4% ±1.6 pp	84.1%	77.7%
Spanish	795 ±264	2.5% ±0.8 pp	10.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	170 ±117 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	214 ±101	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	344 ±159	1.1% ±0.5 pp	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	602 ±267	1.9% ±0.9 pp	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	91 ±96 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	317 ±135	1.0% ±0.4 pp	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	17 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	31 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	140 ±86 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	209 ±184 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	80 ±71 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 23,548
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	680 ±286	2.9% ±1.2 pp	6.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,660 ±509	15.5% ±2.1 pp	22.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,781 ±476	20.3% ±2.0 pp	23.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,767 ±250	7.5% ±1.0 pp	9.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,883 ±528	33.5% ±2.1 pp	24.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,777 ±418	20.3% ±1.7 pp	13.0%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 32,520
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Same house	28,777 ±545	88.5% ±1.6 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,575 ±451	7.9% ±1.4 pp	7.8%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	456 ±191	1.4% ±0.6 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	594 ±222	1.8% ±0.7 pp	2.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	118 ±164 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.6% of Cottonwood Heights residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.4% in Utah and 8.4% nationally. 94.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cottonwood Heights	Utah	U.S.	Compared with Utah
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.6% ±1.0 pp	8.4%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.8% ±1.1 pp	93.4%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.1% ±0.9 pp	4.6%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Cottonwood Heights . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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