COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salt Lake City vs Grand Rapids
PLACE A
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
VS
PLACE B
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
Salt Lake City is 11% larger than Grand Rapids. Salt Lake City earns more, with a median household income $14,963 higher. Salt Lake City has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 9%).
SALT LAKE CITYGRAND RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,308,3771,183,645+11% vs Grand Rapids
Population density168365−197
Population growth15.6%9.2%+6.4 pts
Median age33.936.9−3.0
Male50.6%50.1%+0.5 pts
Female49.4%49.9%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born12.9%6.8%+6.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.3%76.3%−9.0 pts
Black1.6%6.2%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.3%10.1%+10.2 pts
Asian4.0%2.6%+1.4 pts
Other6.8%4.8%+2.0 pts
Median household income$98,059$83,097+$14,963
Per capita income$44,702$41,561+$3,141
Poverty rate8.0%9.7%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.438−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%36.7%+1.6 pts
Graduate degree14.2%12.9%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%4.0%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation72.2%66.5%+5.7 pts
Median home value$519,848$285,847+$234,001
Median gross rent$1,567$1,178+$389
Owner-occupied67.1%74.7%−7.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.1%5.8%−0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households46.1%45.8%+0.3 pts
Average commute22.822.1+0.7
Worked from home19.4%12.3%+7.1 pts
Public transit to work2.1%1.0%+1.0 pts
Uninsured9.0%4.7%+4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025