COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salt Lake City vs Richmond
PLACE A
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
VS
PLACE B
Richmond, VA
Salt Lake City is 6% smaller than Richmond. Salt Lake City earns more, with a median household income $8,391 higher.
SALT LAKE CITYRICHMONDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,308,3771,389,338−6% vs Richmond
Population density168318−150
Population growth15.6%10.8%+4.9 pts
Median age33.939.1−5.2
Male50.6%48.6%+2.0 pts
Female49.4%51.4%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born12.9%8.9%+4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.3%54.7%+12.7 pts
Black1.6%27.6%−26.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.3%8.4%+11.9 pts
Asian4.0%4.2%−0.2 pts
Other6.8%5.1%+1.7 pts
Median household income$98,059$89,669+$8,391
Per capita income$44,702$47,682−$2,980
Poverty rate8.0%10.0%−2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.449−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%41.1%−2.8 pts
Graduate degree14.2%16.2%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%4.5%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation72.2%66.5%+5.6 pts
Median home value$519,848$351,202+$168,646
Median gross rent$1,567$1,492+$75
Owner-occupied67.1%68.1%−1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.1%6.1%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households46.1%47.1%−1.0 pts
Average commute22.825.5−2.7
Worked from home19.4%18.8%+0.6 pts
Public transit to work2.1%1.0%+1.1 pts
Uninsured9.0%6.5%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025