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. Tooele has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Tooele, where 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.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.92% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
In Tooele, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.96 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, Tooele is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.99% of adults 25 and older 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.