Layton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 82,601 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Layton is the ninth largest community in Utah.

Also of interest is that Layton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.78% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The citizens of Layton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.27% of adults in Layton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Layton in 2022 was $38,275, which is upper middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,100 for a family of four. However, Layton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Layton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Layton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Layton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Layton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.04% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Layton include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Danish.

The most common language spoken in Layton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.