Eagle Mountain is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 54,149 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Eagle Mountain is the 20th largest community in Utah. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Eagle Mountain, 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 Eagle Mountain, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Eagle Mountain’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Eagle Mountain does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $100,837.00.
Housing costs in Eagle Mountain are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Utah.
Also of interest is that Eagle Mountain has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.32% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Because of many things, Eagle Mountain is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Eagle Mountain really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Eagle Mountain perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Eagle Mountain, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.51 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The population of Eagle Mountain is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.51% of adults in Eagle Mountain have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Eagle Mountain in 2022 was $27,480, which is lower middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,920 for a family of four. However, Eagle Mountain contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Eagle Mountain is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Eagle Mountain home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eagle Mountain residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Eagle Mountain also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.29% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Eagle Mountain include English, German, Danish, European, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Eagle Mountain is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.