Latest news about poverty in Sandy, UT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
7.4% of Sandy, UT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 11.0% less than the poverty level of 8.2% across the entire state of Utah. 5.0% of high school graduates and 22.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 35.4%. For comparison, it was 18.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sandy, UT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sandy:
7.4%
Whole state:
8.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sandy:
3.6%
Whole state:
3.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sandy:
14.6%
Utah:
14.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sandy:
21.0%
Utah:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
35.4%
Residents above poverty level:
18.1%
Poverty by age in Sandy, UT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sandy,UT (percentage below poverty level)
1.3%Under 5 years
2.7%5 years
2.6%6 to 11 years
4.5%12 to 14 years
10.6%15 years
1.6%16 and 17 years
3.3%18 to 24 years
4.3%25 to 34 years
4.0%35 to 44 years
2.7%45 to 54 years
4.3%55 to 64 years
3.2%65 to 74 years
3.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sandy,UT (percentage below poverty level)
7.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
5.7%6 to 11 years
3.7%12 to 14 years
3.0%15 years
2.6%16 and 17 years
6.1%18 to 24 years
8.9%25 to 34 years
2.2%35 to 44 years
2.5%45 to 54 years
4.7%55 to 64 years
7.5%65 to 74 years
4.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sandy,UT (% below half of poverty level)
2.0%Under 6 years
2.4%6 to 11 years
2.8%12 to 17 years
2.1%18 to 24 years
4.7%25 to 34 years
2.2%35 to 44 years
1.6%45 to 54 years
2.3%55 to 64 years
1.0%65 to 74 years
2.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sandy, UT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sandy, UT (%)
4.3%White
4.5%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.7%Asian
19.0%Native Hawaiian
4.7%Other race
7.2%2+ races
6.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sandy, UT (absolute numbers)
3,079White
39Black
0American Indian
25Asian
183Native Hawaiian
210Other race
5622+ races
653Hispanic
6.1%Below poverty level
93.9%Above poverty level
20.0%Below poverty level
80.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sandy, UT
Children below poverty level:
Sandy, Utah:
3.8%
State:
8.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sandy:
5.0%
Utah:
6.0%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sandy:
22.3%
Utah:
13.5%
45.4%Married-couple family
18.1%Male, no wife present
36.5%Female, no husband present
4.1%Worked full-time, year-round
43.3%Worked part-time
52.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
12.7%One full-time, other didn't work
17.7%Both worked part-time
16.9%One part-time, other didn't work
52.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.1%1995 to 1998
12.2%1990 to 1994
31.5%1980 to 1989
41.2%1970 to 1979
3.3%1960 to 1969
2.1%1950 to 1959
1.0%1940 to 1949
2.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.2%1999 to 2000
6.9%1995 to 1998
14.4%1990 to 1994
28.2%1980 to 1989
40.4%1970 to 1979
4.9%1960 to 1969
1.7%1950 to 1959
0.9%1940 to 1949
1.4%1939 or earlier
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