Moving to Tooele, Utah

Population: 22,502. Estimated population in July 2024: 28,369 (+26.1% change)
Males: 11,155 (49.6%), Females: 11,347 (50.4%)

Tooele County

Zip code: 84074

Demographics

Median resident age: 27.5 years
Median household income: $43,862
Median house value: $121,200

Population by Race

Races in Tooele:

• White Non-Hispanic (85.9%)
• Hispanic (10.1%)
• Other race (3.8%)
• Two or more races (2.4%)
• American Indian (2.1%)
• Black (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (25.7%), German (12.0%), United States (8.2%), Irish (7.2%), Scottish (5.5%), Danish (5.0%).

Elevation: 4923 feet

Land area: 21.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tooele

• High school or higher: 86.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
• Unemployed: 5.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 33.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tooele city

• Never married: 18.2%
• Now married: 65.7%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 10.0%

1.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +8,523 (+61.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Tooele:

• MOUNTAIN WEST MEDICAL CENTER (2055 NORTH MAIN STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Tooele:

• COPPER HILLS YOUTH CENTER (about 23 miles; WEST JORDAN, UT)
• JORDAN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WEST JORDAN, UT)
• PIONEER VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WEST VALLEY, UT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tooele:

• SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 29 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Abbreviation: SLC)
• PROVO MUNI (about 46 miles; PROVO, UT; Abbreviation: PVU)
• HILL AFB (about 46 miles; OGDEN, UT; Abbreviation: HIF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tooele:

• BOLINDER FIELD-TOOELE VALLEY (about 6 miles; TOOELE, UT; Abbreviation: TVY)
• SALT LAKE CITY MUNI 2 (about 23 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Abbreviation: U42)
• JAKE GARN (about 28 miles; EAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT; Abbreviation: 17U)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tooele:

• UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 28 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
• SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
• UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 36 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
• BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
• UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
• WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
• UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)

Schools

Public high schools in Tooele:

• TOOELE HIGH (Students: 1,600; Location: 301 W VINE; Grades: 09 – 12)
• TOOELE HIGH (HOME STUDY) (Students: 18; Location: 50 S 200 W; Grades: 10 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Tooele:

• TOOELE JR HIGH (Students: 950; Location: 412 W VINE ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
• WEST ELEM SCH (Students: 719; Location: 451 W 300 S; Grades: KG – 06)
• NORTHLAKE ELEM SCH (Students: 692; Location: 268 N COLEMAN; Grades: KG – 06)
• EAST ELEM SCH (Students: 692; Location: 135 S 7TH STREET; Grades: KG – 06)
• MIDDLE CANYON ELEM SCH (Students: 659; Location: 751 E 1000 N; Grades: KG – 06)
• OVERLAKE ELEM SCH (Students: 636; Location: 2052 N 170 W; Grades: KG – 06)
• HARRIS ELEM SCH (Students: 534; Location: 251 N 1ST ST; Grades: KG – 06)
• TOOELE HIGH (SOUTH CAMPUS) (Students: 55; Location: TOOELE ARMY DEPOT, BLDG S110; Grades: 09 – 11)

Private primary/middle school in Tooele:

• ST. MARGUERITE’S SCHOOL (Students: 114; Location: 15 SO 7TH ST.; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Tooele:

• TOOELE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $400,700; Location: 128 WEST VINE STREET; 47,093 books; 1,262 audio materials; 764 video materials; 68 serial subscriptions)