Moving to Draper, Utah

About Draper, Utah
Draper

Draper is a city in Salt Lake and Utah counties in the U.S. state of Utah, about 20 miles (32 km) south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. As of the 2020 census, the population is 51,017, up from 7,143 in 1990.

Draper is part of two metropolitan areas; the Salt Lake County portion is in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, while the Utah County portion is in the Provo-Orem metropolitan area.

The Utah State Prison is in Draper, near Point of the Mountain, alongside Interstate 15. Gary Gilmore's execution occurred on 17 January 1977. The Utah Legislature voted to relocate the state prison to Draper in 2014 and in 2015 approved the Salt Lake City location the prison relocation commission recommended. The Draper Prison will close in 2022. Inmates will be moved to a new prison facility in Salt Lake City; the new prison is slated for completion in mid-2022.

Draper has two UTA TRAX stations (Draper Town Center, 12300/12400 South and Kimball's Lane 11800 South) as well as one on the border with Sandy (Crescent View 11400 South). A FrontRunner commuter rail station serves the city's west side. The city has around 5 FLEX bus routes connecting neighboring communities and two bus routes to Lehi Frontrunner Station and River/Herriman, connecting at Draper Town Center and the Draper Frontrunner Stations.

The city is home of 1-800 Contacts and a large eBay campus.

Gender
Gender Draper Utah Country
Female 48.4% 49.6% 50.8%
Male 51.6% 50.4% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Draper Utah Country
Less than $10,000 2.6% 3.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 1.2% 2.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 2.8% 6.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 3% 7.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 7.1% 11.8% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 15% 19.1% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10% 15.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 20.2% 19.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 15.1% 7.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 23% 7% 8.3%
Education


Education Draper Utah Country
< 9th Grade 2% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 4% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 14% 23% 27.0%
Other College 24% 26% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 31% 23% 20.0%
Master's Degree 12% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 3% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Draper Utah Country
White 82.9% 77.9% 60.1%
African American 2.2% 1.1% 12.2%
American Indian 0.4% 0.9% 0.6%
Asian 3.5% 2.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.7% 0.9% 0.2%
Other 0.6% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.5% 2.5% 2.8%
Hispanic 7.3% 14.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity