Where is new housing being built? Explore construction patterns
across Utah's 2,020 census block groups.
Hover circles to preview · Click a circle for details
Each circle represents a Census Block Group — a small geographic
area defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, typically containing 600 to 3,000 people.
Utah has about 2,020 block groups.
What do circle sizes mean?
Larger circles indicate more total housing units in that block group.
A large circle means a denser residential area; a small one means fewer homes.
What do the colors mean?
Colors show the percentage of housing built since 2020. Darker blue
means a higher share of new construction (a “construction hotspot”).
Light gray means minimal recent building activity.
Where does the data come from?
Housing data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates,
published by the U.S. Census Bureau.
View the source dataset (Table B25034).
What is the Opportunity Atlas layer?
The Opportunity Atlas overlay shows upward economic mobility scores by census tract,
based on research from Harvard University and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Learn more at Opportunity Insights.
Want to learn more about the data or other webtools? Email
tyler@socio-analytics.com
for additional info.
Welcome to the Building Trends Explorer
Pan: Click and drag to move around the map
Zoom: Use the +/− buttons, scroll wheel, or pinch gesture (trackpad/mobile)
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Click a circle: Open a detailed breakdown with benchmarks
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