Salt Lake County, Utah
Kitchen remodeling in South Jordan, UT
South Jordan has 27,365 homes, about four in five of the occupied ones lived in by their owners. Half were built before 2007.
The homes of South Jordan
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates for South Jordan city.
More homes in South Jordan were built in the 2010s than in any other decade, 34% of them, followed by the 2000s at 27%. A kitchen put in when one of those houses was new is now about 11 years old, unless it has been redone since.
Only 9% of homes here were built before 1980. If yours was built before 1978, the firm that remodels it has to be certified for lead-safe work by Utah’s own program, which EPA authorized.
ZIP codes
ZIP codes where South Jordan is the largest place
| ZIP code | Homes | Owner-occupied | Median year built | Built before 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84095 | 13,654 | 75% | 2003 | 12% |
What kitchen trades earn here
Electricians in the Salt Lake City area earn a median $30.11 an hour and plumbers $31.15, against $30.38 and $30.67 across the country (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). That is what the workers are paid, not what a contractor charges for their time. All five kitchen trades: Salt Lake City area.
Before you sign: Utah
Utah exempts remodeling work under $7,000 in labor and materials from the contractor’s license, but the plumbing and electrical parts of such a job must still be done by licensed plumbing and electrical contractors, and a person doing a job over $3,000 without a license must have filed proof of liability insurance with the state.
Contracts, licenses and lead-safe rules in Utah · Permits · What it costs
Elsewhere in the Salt Lake City area
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