COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salt Lake City vs Raleigh
PLACE A
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
VS
PLACE B
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Salt Lake City is 18% smaller than Raleigh. Raleigh earns more, with a median household income $2,606 higher. Raleigh has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 16%).
SALT LAKE CITYRALEIGHDIFFERENCE
Total population1,308,3771,595,720−18% vs Raleigh
Population density168753−585
Population growth15.6%25.1%−9.4 pts
Median age33.937.6−3.7
Male50.6%49.0%+1.6 pts
Female49.4%51.0%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born12.9%13.7%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.3%57.2%+10.1 pts
Black1.6%18.4%−16.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.3%12.4%+7.9 pts
Asian4.0%6.9%−3.0 pts
Other6.8%5.1%+1.7 pts
Median household income$98,059$100,665−$2,606
Per capita income$44,702$51,874−$7,172
Poverty rate8.0%8.7%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.444−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%51.2%−12.9 pts
Graduate degree14.2%20.3%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%4.1%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation72.2%68.8%+3.4 pts
Median home value$519,848$427,923+$91,924
Median gross rent$1,567$1,521+$46
Owner-occupied67.1%66.7%+0.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.1%7.2%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households46.1%46.2%−0.1 pts
Average commute22.826.6−3.8
Worked from home19.4%26.0%−6.6 pts
Public transit to work2.1%0.5%+1.5 pts
Uninsured9.0%8.0%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025