Roy, Utah Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Roy, UT Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • A
    Health Above average
  • B
    Income Around average
  • D
    Education Well below average

Source: Map AI Methodology

Population

Metric Roy Utah Avg U.S. Average
Population 39,212 3,390,702 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 4812.0 40.0 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 1.14% 1.76% 0.59%
Median age 33.8 33.3 37.3
Households 13,123 1,124,267 130,235,071

Population in Roy grew by 18.2% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 39,212 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Roy is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 24.6% of residents. That is 2.0 points below Utah as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Utah, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 49.9% of the people living in Roy and men 50.1%.

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Economy

Roy has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric Roy Utah Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $92,137 $95,466 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.48% 5.37% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 2.7% 3.5% 5.2%

The median household income in Roy is about 3% lower than in Utah.

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Housing

Metric Roy Utah Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $1,111,111 $498,552 $248,835
Median rent $1,661 $1,495 $1,407
Homeownership rate 81.0% 70.3% 65.2%

The median home price in Roy is about 55.7 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,661 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Roy spend about 42 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 175 hours, about 7.3 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Roy Utah Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 21.0 18.9 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 42.1 37.8 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 175 158 187
Estimated yearly cost $5,437 $4,885 $5,790
Work from home 16.0% 17.6% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 22,670 7,410 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 4,495 1,192 1,355

The average commute time in Roy is 21 minutes, longer than the 19 minutes in Utah.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Roy has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Roy Utah Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 19.0% 31.4% 31.6%
Average household size 2.97 2.97 2.53

Health

Roy has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric Roy Utah Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 78.1 80.0 78.3
Self-rated poor health 11.8% 13.1% 16.3%
Smokers 11.4% 11.3% 19.0%

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Roy, UT Compared With Nearby Cities

How Roy, UT compares with the 1 cities closest to it.

Area Population Median household income Median home price Commute
Roy, UT 39,212 $92,137 #2/2 $1,111,111 #1/2 21.0 min #2/2
Clinton, UT 20,426 $113,478 $624,999 20.8 min

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Roy, Utah.

How big is Roy, Utah by population?

About 39,212 people live in Roy, Utah, in 13,123 households of 3.0 people on average. The median age is 33.8, so residents are younger than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 4 years.

Is Roy, Utah urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Roy, Utah has 4,812 people per square mile, a density typical of a city. That is about 56 times the U.S. average of 86.

Is Roy, Utah an affordable place to live?

The median home costs 12.1 times the median household income ($1,111,111 against $92,137), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $1,661 a month takes about 22% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

Is unemployment high in Roy, Utah?

Unemployment in Roy, Utah is only 2.7%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

How educated are people in Roy, Utah?

19.0% of adults in Roy, Utah hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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