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South Salt Lake

Utah · 26,934 residents (2025 est.) · 6.94 sq mi
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South Salt Lake is home to 26,352 people in Utah. Owners hold 38% of the housing stock. The median age is 31.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. Density works out to 3,797 people per square mile. That trails the Utah median by roughly 24%. 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 31.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 99%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
26,352
+20%since 2000
from 22,038 in 2000
26,934 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,797 / sq mi
+23%since 2009
from 3,088 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
31.4
+9%since 2000
from 28.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
6.94 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
8K13K18K23K28K19902000201020202024South Salt Lake
202426K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.4%(1,157)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.1%(1,073)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(1,680)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(1,701)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2410.9%(2,875)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3426.1%(6,890)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.9%(4,182)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.8%(3,115)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 646.2%(1,625)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 744.8%(1,278)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.2%(573)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.8%(203)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,152
+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $29,801 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,414
+155%since 2000
from $15,474 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.4%
+37.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 16.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.414
+4%since 2010
from 0.397 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade11%
US avg: 9.9%
Information8.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$410,200
+99%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $113,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,451
+40%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $568 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
38.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 38.0% in 2000
61.8% rent
Vacancy rate
7.9%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.30 people
−12%since 2009
from 2.60 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.7%
−12.2 ptssince 2009
from 34.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.8%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 45.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.7
+23%since 2009
from 4.6 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
91
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic65.7%(14,476)
Black2.7%(603)
Hispanic / Latino22.4%(4,932)
Asian2.6%(574)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic50.5%(13,301)
Black3.2%(838)
Hispanic / Latino27.8%(7,329)
Asian11.7%(3,076)
Other6.9%(1,808)
Diversity Score
81
+14%since 2009
from 71 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
Mexican18.9%(4,982)
Guatemalan1.1%(290)
Honduran0.9%(234)
Venezuelan0.9%(231)
Peruvian0.8%(211)
Cuban0.7%(176)
Dominican0.5%(142)
Puerto Rican0.5%(127)
Salvadoran0.5%(126)
Spaniard0.4%(98)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.3%(89)
Ecuadorian0.3%(80)
Uruguayan0.1%(39)
Colombian0.1%(34)
Bolivian0.1%(25)
Nicaraguan0.1%(18)
Asian origin
Nepalese4.6%(1,225)
Asian Indian3.4%(885)
Chinese1.6%(432)
Filipino0.8%(217)
Bhutanese0.7%(177)
Burmese0.4%(116)
Cambodian0.1%(25)
Vietnamese0.1%(19)
Pakistani0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Tongan0.7%(173)
Samoan0.3%(87)
Chamorro0.1%(18)
Ancestry
English12.4%(3,276)
German9.6%(2,525)
Irish6.4%(1,676)
Italian2.7%(708)
Scottish2.4%(640)
American2.3%(594)
Danish1.8%(483)
French1.8%(473)
British1.6%(427)
Welsh1.4%(357)
Dutch1.1%(279)
+ 30 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian1%(265)
Brazilian1%(257)
Swedish0.8%(212)
Norwegian0.7%(181)
Greek0.6%(161)
Arab0.5%(144)
Polish0.5%(134)
Iranian0.5%(131)
Canadian0.5%(123)
Swiss0.4%(111)
Czech0.4%(110)
Austrian0.4%(106)
Lithuanian0.3%(72)
Latvian0.3%(70)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(66)
Slovak0.2%(57)
Lebanese0.2%(44)
Finnish0.2%(44)
Nigerian0.2%(43)
Russian0.2%(40)
Ethiopian0.1%(31)
Portuguese0.1%(27)
Somali0.1%(23)
Australian0.1%(22)
Romanian0.1%(18)
West Indian0.1%(15)
Jamaican0.1%(15)
Belgian0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.8%
+22.4 ptssince 2000
from 13.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
86.6%
+12.6 ptssince 2000
from 74.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.8%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 3.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.3 min
+58%since 2000
from 12.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
64.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 65.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
13.4%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 15.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.2%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.5%
+14.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.6%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
−6.2 ptssince 2011
from 10.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
76.5%
+10.3 ptssince 2011
from 66.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
83.7%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 79.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.2%
+18.6 ptssince 2009
from 21.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
53.0%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 55.4% in 2009
Female
47.0%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 44.6% in 2009
Foreign born
22.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 22.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
2.9%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2012
from 11.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
14.2%
−13.5 ptssince 2013
from 27.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.4%
+20.8 ptssince 2017
from 68.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.4%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 93.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
78.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 78.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
69.0%
+5.4 ptssince 2016
from 63.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
17.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 17.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married48.5%(5,859)
Married36.2%(4,369)
Widowed0.8%(93)
Divorced14.5%(1,749)
Women 15+
Never married43.2%(4,485)
Married37.9%(3,929)
Widowed4.8%(493)
Divorced14.1%(1,465)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
14.2%
−13.5 ptssince 2013
from 27.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
56.2%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 54.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.1%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 11.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
8.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 7.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 17.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.6%
+5.5 ptssince 2020
from 64.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
23.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 24.0% 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)36.6%(225)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.4%(70)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36%(221)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(7)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 614 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 South Salt Lake, Utah?

South Salt Lake, Utah has about 26,352 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in South Salt Lake, Utah earns about $72,152 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is South Salt Lake, Utah expensive?

In South Salt Lake, Utah, the median home is worth about $410,200, and the typical rent is about $1,451 a month.

How educated are people in South Salt Lake, Utah?

About 35.8% of adults age 25 and over in South Salt Lake, Utah hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

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

About 15.8% of people in South Salt Lake, Utah live below the federal poverty line.

Has South Salt Lake, Utah grown since 1990?

Yes, South Salt Lake, Utah has grown since 1990. The population has added about 16,223 residents, a change of about 160 percent over that period.

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