Tooele is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 39,263 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Tooele is the 27th largest community in Utah. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Tooele, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Tooele, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Tooele’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Tooele does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $88,893.00.
Also of interest is that Tooele has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Tooele telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.92% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Tooele is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Tooele, the average commute to work is 31.96 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The percentage of adults in Tooele who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.99% of the adults in Tooele have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Tooele in 2022 was $32,835, which is middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,340 for a family of four. However, Tooele contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Tooele is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tooele home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tooele residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tooele also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.55% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tooele include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Tooele is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.