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Salt Lake City

Utah · 218,428 residents (2025 est.) · 111 sq mi
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With 208,007 people, Salt Lake City is a city in Utah. 46% of homes are owner-occupied. 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. The median age is 32.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $539,500. People stay put here: 79% were in the same home a year ago.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
208,007
+14%since 2000
from 181,743 in 2000
218,428 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,876 / sq mi
+16%since 2009
from 1,620 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
32.9
+10%since 2000
from 30.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
111 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
155K170K184K198K213K19902000201020202024Salt Lake City
2024208K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.7%(9,791)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 93.9%(8,210)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.8%(10,088)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(14,069)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2411.7%(24,335)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3421.6%(45,024)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.9%(28,923)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.9%(22,739)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649%(18,725)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.8%(16,140)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.5%(7,228)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.3%(2,735)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$75,090
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,944 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$51,173
+147%since 2000
from $20,752 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.0%
+25.6 ptssince 2009
from 24.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.6%
−1.7 ptssince 2000
from 15.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.503
+4%since 2010
from 0.485 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services7.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade5%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$539,500
+94%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $152,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,414
+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $564 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
45.8%
−5.4 ptssince 2000
from 51.2% in 2000
54.2% rent
Vacancy rate
8.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.14 people
−12%since 2009
from 2.43 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.3%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 28.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.1%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 43.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
7.2
+40%since 2009
from 5.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
78
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic70.6%(128,377)
Black1.7%(3,108)
Hispanic / Latino18.8%(34,254)
Asian3.6%(6,498)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic64.4%(133,922)
Black2.3%(4,713)
Hispanic / Latino20.8%(43,201)
Asian4.9%(10,257)
Other7.7%(15,914)
Diversity Score
67
+9%since 2009
from 61 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican14.9%(30,937)
South American1.7%(3,596)
Central American1.5%(3,017)
Peruvian0.7%(1,489)
Guatemalan0.6%(1,269)
Spaniard0.5%(1,100)
Puerto Rican0.5%(998)
Salvadoran0.4%(932)
Venezuelan0.3%(651)
Colombian0.3%(597)
Cuban0.2%(497)
Argentine0.2%(411)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.2%(397)
Dominican0.1%(224)
Panamanian0.1%(198)
Chilean0.1%(197)
Costa Rican0.1%(170)
Ecuadorian0.1%(170)
Bolivian0%(60)
Asian origin
Chinese1%(2,183)
Asian Indian0.6%(1,333)
Burmese0.6%(1,229)
Vietnamese0.6%(1,172)
Filipino0.4%(898)
Japanese0.3%(710)
Korean0.3%(623)
Pakistani0.2%(409)
Laotian0.2%(316)
Nepalese0.1%(268)
Taiwanese0.1%(194)
Kazakh0.1%(144)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0.1%(107)
Malaysian0%(83)
Hmong0%(66)
Cambodian0%(47)
Uzbek0%(16)
Pacific Islander origin
Tongan0.9%(1,856)
Samoan0.8%(1,681)
Chamorro0.2%(313)
Guamanian0.1%(113)
Fijian0%(47)
Ancestry
English20.5%(42,690)
German11.9%(24,700)
Irish8.3%(17,368)
Italian4.1%(8,490)
Scottish3.4%(7,116)
American2.8%(5,856)
Swedish2.7%(5,669)
Danish2.7%(5,618)
French2.1%(4,393)
Norwegian2%(4,160)
Dutch1.7%(3,520)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.6%(3,302)
Polish1.4%(2,853)
British1%(2,055)
Russian0.8%(1,649)
Swiss0.8%(1,595)
Greek0.7%(1,536)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(1,476)
Arab0.5%(1,100)
Ukrainian0.5%(1,004)
Czech0.3%(705)
Brazilian0.3%(677)
Hungarian0.3%(629)
Nigerian0.3%(624)
Canadian0.3%(563)
Portuguese0.3%(558)
Somali0.3%(547)
Austrian0.2%(504)
Lebanese0.2%(474)
Iranian0.2%(363)
Turkish0.2%(337)
Kenyan0.2%(331)
Finnish0.2%(320)
Egyptian0.1%(286)
Croatian0.1%(279)
Serbian0.1%(244)
Romanian0.1%(241)
Lithuanian0.1%(220)
Armenian0.1%(217)
West Indian0.1%(209)
Ethiopian0.1%(201)
Slovene0.1%(186)
Belgian0.1%(169)
Slovak0.1%(164)
Haitian0.1%(128)
Iraqi0%(83)
Ghanaian0%(65)
Syrian0%(37)
Guyanese0%(36)
Latvian0%(35)
Bulgarian0%(32)
Moroccan0%(31)
Israeli0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
51.5%
+16.6 ptssince 2000
from 34.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.1%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 83.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
22.4%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 14.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.5 min
+65%since 2000
from 11.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
57.5%
−12.0 ptssince 2009
from 69.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.5%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
4.8%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
20.8%
+16.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
5.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
10.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.2%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 7.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
73.0%
+1.9 ptssince 2011
from 71.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.0%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 77.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
50.7%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 40.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Female
48.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Foreign born
14.9%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 17.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.9%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.3%
+2.0 ptssince 2012
from 10.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.4%
−9.9 ptssince 2013
from 20.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.0%
+11.2 ptssince 2017
from 79.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 94.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
79.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 79.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
76.5%
+3.2 ptssince 2016
from 73.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
14.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2016
from 15.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married49.9%(46,271)
Married37.7%(34,998)
Widowed1.6%(1,469)
Divorced10.8%(9,996)
Women 15+
Never married43.9%(38,243)
Married39.9%(34,781)
Widowed4.6%(3,989)
Divorced11.7%(10,171)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.4%
−9.9 ptssince 2013
from 20.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 60.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
12.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
73.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 73.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
23.8%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 22.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28%(1,906)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.2%(1,647)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.3%(2,132)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(332)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(38)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,806 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Salt Lake City, Utah?

Salt Lake City, Utah has about 208,007 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Salt Lake City, Utah?

The typical household in Salt Lake City, Utah earns about $75,090 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Salt Lake City, Utah expensive?

In Salt Lake City, Utah, the median home is worth about $539,500, and the typical rent is about $1,414 a month.

How educated are people in Salt Lake City, Utah?

About 51.5% of adults age 25 and over in Salt Lake City, Utah hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Salt Lake City, Utah?

About 13.6% of people in Salt Lake City, Utah live below the federal poverty line.

Has Salt Lake City, Utah grown since 1990?

Yes, Salt Lake City, Utah has grown since 1990. The population has added about 48,071 residents, a change of about 30 percent over that period.

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