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West Jordan is a city and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2000 Census, the city had a population of 68,336; by 2005, West Jordan had an estimated population of 91,444, placing it as the fourth most populated in the state. The city occupies the southwest end of the Salt Lake Valley at an elevation of 4,330 feet . The valley is surrounded by mountains that rise dramatically to an elevation of 11,752 feet . Named after the nearby Jordan River, the limits of the city begin on the river's western bank and end in the eastern foothills of the Oquirrh Mountains, where Bingham Canyon Mine, the world's largest man-made excavation, is located. Settled by Mormons in the mid-19th century, mainly to provide natural resources and military defenses for Salt Lake City, the city has developed into its own regional center in the 21st century. Currently the city has four major retail centers; Jordan Landing is one of the largest mixed-use planned developments in the...more

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Among the most common occupations in West Jordan are Sales and office occupations, 54%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 43%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 79 percent of workers in West Jordan, Utah work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed West Jordan Jobs are for receptionist jobs, administrative assistant jobs, customer service jobs, nursing jobs, driver jobs and medical assistant jobs.

The leading industries in West Jordan, Utah are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 23%; Manufacturing, 17%; and Retail trade, 17%. Simply Hired's West Jordan job listings indicate that the following industries in West Jordan are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Outpatient Surgery Centers, Trauma Centers and Misc Information Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in West Jordan, Utah is $35,176, and the median income of households in West Jordan was $56,630.

West Jordan has an unemployment rate of 4.2%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our West Jordan Trends data, the number of West Jordan, Utah jobs has increased by 89% since December 2006.

Population of West Jordan Total population 101,626 Male 50.53% Female 49.47% Median age 25.7     West Jordan Housing Owner-occupied homes 80.3% Median cost of a home $169,300 Median mortgage payment $879 Renter-occupied homes 19.7% Vacant housing 1.5% Median monthly rent $755     Average Income Median for all workers $26,124 Median for all male full-time $40,675 Median for all female full-time $29,677     Household Income Less than $10,000 2% $10,000 to $14,999 2% $15,000 to $24,999 5% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 28% $75,000 to $99,999 16% $100,000 to $149,999 11% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 1% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 9% High school graduate 27% Some college, no degree 28% Associate's degree 11% Bachelor's degree 17% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 65% Separated 1% Widowed 2% Divorced 7%     Race White 91% Black or African American 1% Asian 2% Other 6%     West Jordan Commute Carpool 12.8% Public transportation 1.5% Average travel time 24 minutes

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