Tooele is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 38,588 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Tooele is the 27th largest community in Utah.
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.
A relatively large number of people in Tooele telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.78% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
One downside of living in Tooele, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.46 minutes every day commuting to work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Tooele rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.44% of adults 25 and older in Tooele have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Tooele in 2022 was $30,710, which is lower middle income relative to Utah, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,840 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 Asian. Tooele also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.08% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tooele include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Tooele is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.